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• RESPONSE TO TOWER OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT REQUIREMENTS <br /> (responses in Bold) <br /> 900. 10 (19. ) Antenna Tower Overlay Zoning District <br /> A. Purpose. The purpose of the Antenna Tower Overlay <br /> District is to protect the public health, safety, general <br /> welfare, and to accommodate the telecommunication needs of <br /> residents and businesses by providing a specific zoning <br /> district for the use of land for the establishment and <br /> operation of wireless telecommunication towers . Since this <br /> use is unique, a special zoning district is appropriate, <br /> and the City of Elk River reserves the right to determine <br /> the suitability of a rezoning request to Antenna Tower <br /> Overlay District based on criteria which includes the <br /> following: <br /> i. The compatibility of the rezoning request with <br /> surrounding land uses <br /> The use will be compatible with the surrounding land uses. The <br /> proposed design and location for the tower will be screened as <br /> much as possible with existing mature trees. The proposed <br /> • equipment and lower part of the tower will not be able to be seen <br /> from surrounding properties or Highway 169 corridor. Only the <br /> upper portion of the tower will be able to be seen above the top of <br /> the tree line. The tower will be a monopole design with a <br /> galvanized steel finish,which will blend into the sky background. <br /> ii. That the proposed rezoning is necessary in order <br /> to provide effective wireless telecommunication <br /> coverage for the City <br /> The proposed tower overlay zone is necessary in order to provide <br /> effective wireless telecommunication coverage for the City. There <br /> are no tower overlay zoned properties in the search ring area. The <br /> closest existing tower is over a mile to the south of this proposal. <br /> The existing tower site was tested by our Radio Frequency <br /> Engineer and failed to meet radio frequency test requirements. <br /> iii. The rezoning is in accordance with the <br /> Comprehensive Plan for the City. <br /> The proposed tower overlay zone is in accordance with the <br /> Comprehensive Plan for the City. The proposed tower will <br /> provide wireless communications in a location where there is a <br />