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JAN-02-1997 11:50 CITY OF RAMSEY 612 427 5543 P. 10/11 No new or existing telecommunications service shall interfere with public safety telecommunications. All applications for new service shall be accompanied by an intermodulation study which provides a technical evaluation of existing and proposed transmissions and indicates all potential interference problems. Before the introduction of new service or changes in existing service, telecommunication providers shall notify the City at least ten calendar days in advance of such changes and allow the City to monitor interference levels during the testing process. 9.15.16 ADDITIONAL. SUBMITTAL. REQUIREMENTS In addition to the information required elsewhere in this Code, development applications for towers shall include the following supplemental information: (a) A report from a qualified and licensed professional engineer which (1) describes the tower height and design including a cross section and elevation, (2) documents the height above grade for all potential mounting positions for co-located antennas and the minimum separation distances between antennas, (3) describes the tower's capacity, including the number and type of antennas that it can accommodate, (4) documents what steps the applicant will take to avoid interference with established public safety telecommunications, • (5) includes an engineer's stamp and registration number, and, (6) includes other information necessary to evaluate the request. (b) For all commercial wireless telecommunication service towers, a letter of intent committing the tower owner and his or her successors to allow the shared use of the tower if an additional user agrees in writing to meet reasonable terms and conditions for shared use. (c) Before the issuance of a building permit, the following supplemental information shall be submitted: (1) Proof that the proposed tower complies with regulations administered by the Federal Aviation Administration, and, (2) a report from a qualified and licensed professional engineer which demonstrates the tower's compliance with the aforementioned structural and electrical standards. 9.15.17 ANTENNAS DESIGNED FOR PRIVATE RECEPTION OF TELEVISION AND RADIO SIGNALS Antennas designed for private reception of television and radio signals, including antennas (less than fifty (50) feet in height if free-standing and fifteen (15) feet in height if roof mounted) used for amateur or recreational purposes,provided they are not located in a front yard and do not infringe upon requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration, • shall be exempt from the provisions of Chapter 9.15. Antennas that are intended to be fifty (50) feet or more in height if free-standing and fifteen (15) feet or more in height if roof- mounted shall require a conditional use permit from the City.