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Chairperson Nixt called the regular meeting of the Planning Commission back to order at 7:30 <br />p.m. <br /> <br />Chairperson Nixt stated his concern that this location is predominantly residential and the <br />equipment building is of a substantial size. He asked about the uniqueness of this location that <br />requires equipment structure of this size as opposed to other locations that are not of this <br />magnitude. <br /> <br />Mr. Nelson stated until six weeks to eight weeks ago, Verizon Communications used a 12 foot <br />by 20 foot equipment structure, as had other companies. The additional 10 feet is designed to <br />incorporate an on-site generator to keep the site from going down should there be a power <br />failure. He advised that Verizon has determined that for all future sites, they will be asking for a <br />larger sized building to accommodate that generator <br /> <br />Chairperson Nixt asked if this is a corporate decision or as a result of contractual obligations that <br />require maintaining readiness at these sites. <br /> <br />Mr. Nelson stated he is unable to answer that question but knows it is critical in the business of <br />cellular communications to keep all sites operational. <br /> <br />Chairperson Nixt noted this would be a fairly large structure for the City to construct and <br />maintain should them be a total of three co-locators at this site. <br /> <br />Mr. Nelson explained that the current equipment needed will not fill this building, but Verizon is <br />not interested in constructing a building that needs to be expanded to handle on-going changes in <br />technology. <br /> <br />Commissioner Kociscak asked what the tower base measures. <br /> <br />Mr. Nelson stated the old tower base is 30 feet in diameter. He pointed out that the proposed <br />placement of the building is east/west perpendicular to the tower base. <br /> <br />Commissioner Kociscak asked what the height of the building is. <br /> <br />Mr. Nelson answered it is ten feet high. <br /> <br />Commissioner Wivoda inquired regarding the appropriate action since the City Council is <br />studying this issue. <br /> <br />Chairperson Nixt suggested consideration include additional conditions such as relocation to a <br />City structure. He stated it is nice to see the applicant is willing to provide screening to this <br />extent but he would like staff to assure it would not be impacted by another building. <br /> <br />Planning Commission/April 3, 2001 <br /> Page 5 of 18 <br /> <br /> <br />