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o d t al Case #6: Request for a C n i ion Use Permit for Personal Communication Case of Verizon Wireless Vice Chair Kociscak closed the re~lar portion of the Planning Commission meed!Cat 9~03 p.m. Vice Chair Kociscak called the public hearing to order at 9:03~4',:~: '!?' '"~ '2~ ~3~? Vedzon Wireless requestin~ a conditional use permit t%~?uct an~perate cellular antennas on the new City water tower generally located off Of~ od Drive]~!:~,subject property is zoned BW Business Warehouse, surrounding parcel:S;fo' ~ei~0rth, so~-~a~ and west are also zoned BW Business Warehouse. VeriZon Wireless ~S pro~g to!:'~'{'~ll aT&ular antennas on the new City water tower at a height of approximately' I 10 feet hbg~{~ade. The applicant is also proposing to construct a 12-foot by 30-foot (360 square feet) equi~i~n~c building on the property. The new City water tower was constructed to allow for a second floo;'~.z, zanin~;i~g~ea in the base of the tower,. The mezzanine area:~i!:i~e,...constructed for the purpd~e~:6~h~using potential cellular users equipment so that tli~pr~b:~rtY';~op~ding the tower bas~?w~Uld not need to be utilized for several accessory bufidlngs!;:~e aP~}i~fl;~.prg~,o_ sing to'fiff'lize the driveway that will be installed fbr City accesS-{6 the t0.~[. TSere ~?~:imii~ers~el stationed at the site on a permanent basis, i:;% ;~?;.. Jaymes LittlejohntT_~om~[ for the applid~,~}'~t;~'ted his clis:~t is concerned about having his equipment on a~-SbC°fid"floOr mezzanine. M~?Littlejohn explained that the biggest danger to his client is thati~:gmezzaninei~llapse; there i~,!;b.et~&a 25 and 28 tons of equipment, if the equipment/~:4'~ the ground¢'~re is no danger'~d~li';ipse. He explained that having equipment inside :~>~ai:er tower is nof:~);big concern; t2t6/}~bzzanine level is a concern. Mr. Littlejohn questi~0~d"~7~:the st~.irbbp¢,:~uggest~!~' equipment be on the inside since this is an industrial dis~t:7:~rHe~:fi6te~fe:~S_.~j:¢f, lb~fandscaping proposed and it has a positive effect of buffering the baS~i~'~ water tower, l:]'~e equipment went in the tower, there is no reason for ..:.:cl ::~ity to provide ~o~% landscaping. He also explained that cellular is used for 911 and burglar ,,~'. i~!(iS~':~i,~{~S}?~,there is a ~;~Ta~pse,,biSth 911 and backup for burglar system calls are down. His client is not wiEifig;t_o take that ?i~:'~.He summarized it made good sense to have the equipment on the ground .......... ~: 5:"~ Commissioner':'i~eve asked if the gTound floor would be used for storage and Community Development AsSistant Wald explained it would be u'~e:d for the City's storage. '"'(CommissiOS&; Reeve stated he has done fifteen of these placements in Florida where the '~4~ipmen~,'h~ been put on the mezzanine and it has worked welI. -340- Planning Commission/August 7, 2001 Page 14 of 31