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therefore proViiqg tl~at the existence of this tower did not lower the property value. Mr. Monson reiterated h~s l~ve f~r Mr. Rohs' house, the beauty of the neighborhood and the people, He stated his new plan iW~S tO plant a screen of about twenty 20 to 30' pine trees (placed with attention to beauty) all the 'WayI down the front of the property. The tower will be located behind the house ~ here there is a 10 [drop and also _00 distance between the back of the house and the street. He stated tie v,,o~k~d this plan out after finding out on Thursday night that the neighbors didn't like what he was Pr~)posjng to do. He included a diagram of this new plan and also photographs of the subjec! propertl, and surrounding area. Commissioneri[De~mer asked Ms. Frolik if there were any stipulations in the neighborhood's covenence reg .m', ding towers. Ms. Frolik replied that there were no restrictions. Becky Peterso,n, 15801 Traprock Street N.W., Ramsey - asked Mr. Rohs if he had anything proving that Ih{ distance from the back of his house to the street is actually 300'. Mr. Rohs ans~ered that he didn't have a document stating that, however, he knows that figure to be very accumaX. Mr. Monson sigtedlthat Mr. Rohs "stepped" the distance and came up with 295'. He added, with regard to the pl}antihg of a tree screen, that if the neighbors requested it, he would buy and plant 25 to 35' pine tr¢~ insiead of the original plan of 20 to 30' trees. Ron Beaubienl 15855 Traprock Street N.W., Ramsey - stated he was surprised that Mr. Monson was pursuing ~s pl~an when the neighborhood voted it down. Mr. Monson stated !he wanted the chance to submit his new plan of tree screening to the neighbors to review it. Mr. Beaubien ~gain stated his surprise at Mr. Monson pursuing the tower and stated that he's been a resident in R ~msCy for 11 years and what Mr. Monson is proposing is a hobby versus a lifestyle and he feels th~ t factor should be taken into consideration. Mr. Monson al,q'ee{:l HAM radio operating is considered a hobby but there are many values to this type of comm.~nicgtion. One big plus is being able to communicate with the military service people. : Acting Chairm'an I-~Iendriksen stated he is particularly interested in the last paragraph on the case sheet with re,rd {to FAA rulings and questioned if this subject had been discussed with City Attorney Bill ~oodrich. Ms. Frolik replied ;that she had not discussed this with Mr. Goodrich, however, what she learned from the FCCliHeadquarters was that the judges will generally adhere to any ruling by a Federal Commission;. iShe =lso stared that the City would process ali requests as a conditional use permit. She called atte~tiori to the survey she conducted with neighboring cities and listed the following: Anoka:, Andover: Chamglin: No codes in place regarding towers and antennas; all requests are processed as conditional use permits. Height restriction of 35 feet; to exceed that requires a special use permit. Height restriction of 60 feet; to exceed that requires a conditional use permit. Planning & Zoning/December 4, 1990 Page 7 of 12