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Commissioner Cleveland expressed concern with the setback being so close to an R -1 area. She questioned what the maximum distance is that the base of the tower will take up. • Mr. Edwards indicated the base of the tower will be a 6 foot diameter and will taper up to about 1 '!Z feet at the top. Commissioner Levine indicated he is comfortable with the safety aspects of the tower location. Motion by Commissioner Levine, seconded by Chairperson Nixt, to recommend that City Council adopt Findings of Fact favorable to a request from T- Mobile to construct_ a telecommunications tower on the fire station property. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Levine, Cleveland, Hunt, and Trites Rolle. Voting No: Commissioner Van Scoy. Absent: Commissioner Brauer. Motion by Commissioner Levine, seconded by Chairperson Nixt, to recommend that the City Council approve the request for a conditional use permit, based on Findings of Fact and adopt a resolution declaring terms of same, contingent upon the applicant submitting an acceptable - landscaping plan, the shifting of the tower compound to the north and west, within the. permissible setbacks; and contingent upon a rezoning of the property to Public -Quasi Public. Chairperson. Nixt made a friendly amendment to recommend that the City Council consider what other personal utilization they might find appropriate for the tower and -to work with the applicant to make arrangements to accommodate that use. • Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Levine, Cleveland, Hunt, and Trites Rolle. Voting No: Commissioner Van Scoy. Absent: Commissioner Brauer. Case #3: Request for Sketch Plan Review "of CBR Development; Case of CBR _ Development Associate Planner Dalnes stated Tom Rollings submitted a sketch plan application to develop 10 townhome units on an approximately 1.9 acre parcel located generally on ' the east side of Nowthen Boulevard, north of Sunwood Drive. The property is currently zoned R -1 Residential and is guided low density residential by the Comprehensive Plan. In order for the development to proceed, a rezoning to medium density housing will be required, as well as a comprehensive plan amendment to Medium Density Residential. Associate Planner Dalnes advised access is problematic on the site. Nowthen Boulevard (CSAH 5) is a County Road. It is anticipated that the Highway Department will not grant access for the additional lots requested because the spacing guidelines from the intersection of Sunwood Drive are not met. The development proposes to construct a public cul -de -sac with a private street extending from the public "spine." Any streets, public or private, must have a turnaround provision. The proposed townhomes would require density transitioning measures on the portions of property abutting existing single - family homes. It does not appear that there is sufficient space to accommodate the transitioning requirements on this property. • Planning Commission /January 4, 2007 Page 8 of 35 -10-