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Chairperson Nixt questioned if this would be covered by ETC designation requirements applied • generally to cellular providers. Mr. Edwards replied yes, typically in a case like this the City's equipment is much smaller than the cellular company's equipment, and the tower is "built to accommodate additional equipment. Additional emergency equipment would not be a problem. Mr. Zaetsch clarified his suggestion went beyond emergency planning. The City should think about whether it will be a provider of services such as Wi -Fi. For that sort of system multiple land locations would be needed, and there would be a need to plan for the easements upfront. Mr. Edwards indicated at this time the tower has not been designed. The City could provide T- Mobile with information for any additional equipment the City would want to put in so the tower is designed to accommodate it. Commissioner Cleveland inquired about the possibility of locating the tower on the County 800 megahertz tower that is being built on the property behind the old City Hall. Mr. Edwards replied that tower will be about three to four miles to the east of this tower, and that area is being covered by a totally different tower. Typically these towers that they are able to service are within 1 to 1 '/2 miles from each other, depending on the amount of users. In cities where there are a lot of users it is not uncommon to have sites within 1 1 /z miles from each other. Motion by Chairperson Nixt, seconded by Commissioner Trites Rolle, to close the, public hearing. Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Trites Rolle, Cleveland, Hunt, Levine, and Van Scoy. Voting No: None. Absent: Commissioner Brauer. The public hearing was closed at 7:38 p.m. Commission Business Chairperson Nixt called the regular meeting of the Planning Commission back to order at 7:38 p.m. Commissioner Van Scoy expressed concern in locating the tower this close to an R -1 property. He indicated he is also a little concerned about trying to approve a site plan without the actual setbacks determined yet. Chairperson Nixt . noted the worst case scenario would be a 10 foot setback. This would be 10 feet to the edge of the compound, which will be 30 feet from the center of the tower, so the minimum distance from the edge of the property to the center of the tower is 30 feet. • Planning Commission /January 4, 2007 Page 7 of 35 _g_