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(3) <br />necessary provisions and safeguards. The fees shall be established by the city council <br />after considering comparable rates in other cities, potential expenses, risks to the city, <br />and other appropriate factors; <br />4. The antennas or tower will not interfere with other users who have a higher priority as <br />discussed in subsection (e)(1) of this section; <br />5. Upon reasonable notice, the antennas or tower may be required to be removed at the <br />users expense; <br />6. The applicant must reimburse the city for any costs which it incurs because of the <br />presence of the applicant's antennas or towers; and <br />b. The user must obtain all necessary land use approvals, including a conditional use permit <br />from the city. <br />Special requirements. The use of certain city -owned property, such as water tower sites and <br />parks, for wireless telecommunication antennas or towers brings with it special concerns due to <br />the unique nature of these sites. The placement of wireless telecommunication antennas or <br />towers on these special city -owned sites will be allowed only when the following additional <br />requirements are met: <br />a. Water tower sites. The city's water tower represents a large public investment in water <br />pressure stabilization and peak capacity reserves. Protection of the quality of the city's water <br />supply is of prime importance to the city. As access to the city's water storage system <br />increases, so too increases the potential for contamination of the public water supply. For <br />these reasons, the placement of wireless telecommunication antennas or towers on existing <br />or future water tower sites will be allowed only when the city is fully satisfied that the following <br />requirements are met: <br />1. The applicant's access to the facility will not increase the risks of contamination to the <br />city's water supply; <br />2. There is sufficient room on the structure and/or on the grounds to accommodate the <br />applicant's facility; <br />3. The presence of the facility will not increase the water tower maintenance costs to the <br />city; and <br />4. The presence of the facility will not unreasonably interfere with maintaining the water <br />tower. <br />b. Parks. Wireless telecommunication antennas will be considered only in parks on existing <br />structures after the recommendation of the park and recreation commission and approval of <br />the city council. Antennas may extend a maximum on 20 feet above existing structures. In <br />addition, antennas are not permitted in those parks that have been titled to the plat in which <br />they were dedicated or have restrictive covenants prohibiting any use except park and <br />recreation use. <br />(4) Application process. All applicants who wish to locate a wireless telecommunication antenna or <br />tower on city -owned property must submit to the city administrator, or his designee, a completed <br />application and detailed plan that complies with the submittal requirements of the zoning <br />ordinance along with other pertinent information requested by the city. <br />Termination. The city council may terminate any lease if it determines that any one of the following <br />conditions exists: <br />(5) <br />a. A potential user with a higher priority cannot find another adequate location and the potential <br />use would be incompatible with the existing use; <br />b. A users frequency broadcast unreasonably interferes with other users of a higher priority, <br />regardless of whether or not this interference was adequately predicted in the technical <br />analysis; or <br />Page 2 <br />