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<br />CASE # (p <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A PERSONAL <br />COMMUNICATION SERVICE TOWER; <br />CASE OF AMERICAN PORTABLE TELECOM <br />By: Community Development Intern Kirk Skoog <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />The City has received an application from American Portable Telecom (APT) to construct and <br />operate a personal communication service (PCS) tower on the Rum River Plaza property located <br />at St. Francis Boulevard and 167th Avenue in Ramsey. <br /> <br />The following items are enclosed for your information: <br /> <br />a) Site location map <br />b) Proposed site plan <br />c) A letter of intent to allow co-location <br />d) A portion of the lease agreement which requires the Applicant to remove its tower <br />and equipment upon cessation of use <br />e) A letter from Michelle R. Johnson dated July 9, 1997 <br />f) Proposed fmdings of fact <br />g) Proposed conditional use permit <br /> <br />Notification: <br /> <br />State law requires that properties within 350 feet of the subject property be notified of the public <br />hearing. Staff attempted to notify properties within 750+ feet of the public hearing pertaining to <br />the request. <br /> <br />Ob,servations: <br /> <br />The applicant is proposing to construct a 50 meter (approximately 165 feet) monopole on this <br />site to the west of the existing building. There will be up to nine directional panel antennas <br />mounted on the tower. The tower will be constructed to accommodate the equipment of at least <br />two additional users. Unmanned prefabricated equipment cabinets measuring approximately 5' <br />high x 3' wide x 3' deep will be located near the base of the tower. The antennas will transmit <br />and receive low power radio signals. The tower will be coated with galvanized metal which <br />weathers to a light gray color. There will be no personnel stationed at the site. No signs will be <br />posted on the tower or cabinets except applicable warning or equipment information signs. The <br />existing access from 167th Avenue to the site is sufficient. Red cedar trees will be planted <br />around the perimeter of the cell site. <br /> <br />Several residents have raised the issue of the possibility of adverse effects on property values at <br />sites near the proposed tower. I talked to Jerry Faust at the Anoka County Assessor's office on <br /> <br />(pI <br />