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1) 2) 3) PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT ANOKA COUNTY CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS EMERGENCY RADIO RECEIVER TOWER March 1, 1990 That Bruce Wojack, representing Anoka County Central Communications Division, and hereinafter referred to as "Applicant", has properly appied for a conditional use permit to construct and maintain an emergency radio receiver tower facility in the Rural Business District. That the Applicant appeared before the Ramsey Planning and Zoning Commission for a public hearing pursuant to Sections 170.016 and 170.013D of the Ramey City Code on March 6, 1990 and that said public hearing was properly advertised and that the minutes of said public hearing are hereby incorporated by reference. That the subject property is generally known as legally described as follows: and is 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) That the subject property is zoned Rural Business and is approximately .3 acres in size. That according to Section 170.016 of the Ramsey City Code, radio receiver towers are not a permitted use in the Rural Business District, or in any other district, but may be permitted upon obtaining a conditional use permit. That the property to the west of the subject parcel is zoned Rural Business and the properties to the north, south and east are zoned R-1 Rural Residential. That on February 26, 1990, the City received an application from Anoka County Central Communications Division for a conditional use permit to construct and maintain an emergency radio receiver tower in the Rural Business District. That the Applicant has stated that a receiver tower is necessary in the subject area to alleviate problems encountered by Ramsey Police and Fire Departments attempting to receive transmissions from Central Communications. That the Applicant has stated that the proposed facility will be used to improve the capability to receive radio transmissions in the area and will not be used as a radio transminer facility. That the proposed facility will consist of a utility pole approximately 50 (fifty) feet in height on which an antenna will be mounted; an antenna approximately 5 (five) feet in height; an 81 (eighty-one) square foot equipment shelter structure; and surrounded by a 6 (six) foot fence for safety and security purposes. That there is a similar permitted use in the City approximately 2.25 miles from the subject site and a similar pre-existing non-conforming use approximately 5.5 miles from the subject site. That the proposed use will not be dangerous or detrimental to persons residing or worldng in the area.