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Motion by Councihnember Anderson, seconded by Councilmember Hendriksen, to table action. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Anderson, Hendriksen, Kurak, and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Leon Fisher stated that he owned the land to the west of the Pehlkes and indicated that he would be willing to give up land on his property for the drainage easement in exchange for an access from 152"a Avenue. Mayor Gamec directed Mr. Fisher to meet with staff regarding the issue. Case#8: Request for a Conditional Use Permit to Construct a Monopole Telecommunication Tower; Case of American Tower Corporation Community Development Director Frolik stated that the City has received an application from American Tower Corporation to construct and operate a 175-foot monopole telecommunication tower for Verizon Wireless on the property located at 14165 Ramsey Boulevard, which is owned by Bruce Volk. The applicant is proposing to construct a 175 foot monopole tower along the east side of Mr. Volk's 4.68 acre parcel. The applicant is proposing to lease a 10,244 square feet area. The proposed tower location will be to the northeast of the existing Auto Repair building located on the subject property. The site is zoned Business Warehouse and properties to the north, east, and west are also zoned Business Warehouse. Property on the south side of the railroad tracks is zoned B-3 Highway Business. The proposed lease area will contain a six foot chain link fence around a 50-foot by 50-foot area. This area will contain the 12-foot by 20-foot equipment shelter and provides enough space to support equipment for future co-locators. The site will be heavily landscaped with trees and shrubs. Staff feels that the landscaping plan exceeds City standards. The subject property currently has access through a gravel driveway derived fi'om Ramsey Boulevard. The applicant is proposing to extend the existing gravel driveway to the east and to the north to access the tower location. The applicant has submitted information Stating that if the tower were ever to fall, it would collapse on top of itself into a "fall zone." The fall zone is indicated on the site plan and is significantly set back from any structure or easement on the subject property. City Code establishes that no new tower shall be approved unless the Council finds that the equipment planned for the proposed tower cannot be accommodated on an existing tower or structure within a one mile radius of the proposed tower. There are no tall structures in the one mile search area that would satisfy the desired seamless coverage. The City is currently constructing a water tower to the north of the subject property that could facilitate the proposed telecommunication service. However, the applicant has stated that due to the projected July completion date for the water tower and their intention to also co- locate on the existing water tower located off of County Road #5 and Dysprosium Street, the new water tower site does not meet their immediate need to fill the existing coverage gaps by January 2001, and does not ultimately provide for a higher coverage area. The applicant has stated and provided propagation maps explaining that the existing 120 foot tower approximately one mile to the west of the subject property is not high enough to meet their desired coverage needs. They stated that co-locating on this tower would still provide several gaps in coverage. There will be City Council/January 23, 2001 Page 19 of 34