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CASE <br /> <br /> RECONSIDER ORDINANCE TO AMEND COMMERCIAL TOWER REGULATIONS <br /> By: Community Development Director Sylvia Frolik <br />Background: <br /> <br />On October 24, 2000, the City Council introduced an ordinance to amend the City's commercial <br />tower regulations. The following is a summary of the proposed changes to the tower regulations: <br /> <br /> Restrict commercial towers on residential property to parcels at least 10 acres in size <br /> that are located in an area to be identified as a Tower Overlay District (same area as <br /> that depicted in the draft comprehensive plan as the Rural Preserve Area); <br />· Restrict all other towers in the Residential district, generally, to church, park, <br /> government, school, utility, and institutional sites at least 10 acres in size. <br />· Establish a tower setback from adjacent residential dwellings equal to 1.5 times the <br /> height of the tower. <br />· Increasing the tower height in residential zones from 75 to 120 feet (designed for at <br /> least 3 antennas). <br />· Co-location radius was increased from ½ mile to 1 mile. <br /> <br />Observations: <br /> <br />Subsequent to Council' s introduction of the ordinance on October 24, City Staff determined that <br />some minor text changes were necessary in the ordinance. We needed to clarify that 10 acre <br />parcel sizes should not be required for the placement of antennas on existing towers or structures <br />in any district, or parks adjacent to industrial or commercial uses, provided the antenna does not <br />extend more than 15 feet above the highest point of the structure. The changes to the ordinance <br />since introduction are shown as bold italics on the enclosed draft. <br /> <br />When Staff presented these additions to the City Council on November 14, it was determined <br />that the changes were not significant enough to require another public hearing. However, the <br />Council did request that the changes proposed by Staff be reviewed by the Planning Commission <br />prior to Council taking final action to adopt the ordinance. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />City Staff recommends approval of the proposed changes to the draft ordinance. <br /> <br />Commission Action: <br /> <br />Motion by and seconded by to recommend that City Council adopt the <br />proposed tower ordinance as presented by the Planning Commission and modified by City Staff. <br /> <br />Copy To: <br />Meg McMonigal/MFRA <br /> <br />PC: 12/05/00 <br /> <br /> <br />