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U S WEST Wireless,L.L.C. <br /> 426 North Fairview Avenue Room 101 <br /> St.Paul,MN 55014 <br /> • P L. '+e�i. I F'Mdi Mil w <br /> June 3, 1998 <br /> Mr. Scott Harlicker <br /> 13065 Orono Parkway <br /> P.O. Box 490 <br /> Elk River,MN 55330 <br /> RE: Additional information regarding US West Wireless's proposed <br /> Communications Facility at 19050 Industrial Blvd. N.W. <br /> Site No. SCL-005 <br /> Mr. Scott Harlicker, <br /> As you requested please find enclosed a narrative of the required findings for a variance <br /> to be granted. <br /> 1) The literal enforcement of the ordinance would cause undue (unnecessary, <br /> unavoidable, extreme) hardship. <br /> • The required setbacks equal to the height of the monopole places an unnecessary <br /> hardship for the proposed facility. As the structural integrity letter attached as <br /> Exhibit C to the conditional use permit application indicates, in the event of <br /> extremely high winds the monopole is designed not to fall but to bend like an upside <br /> down j just enough to off-load the wind resistance. The literal enforcement of the <br /> ordinance would force the pole to unnecessarily be placed 150'from all property <br /> lines. This would place the facility near the center of most industrial zoned properties <br /> which would greatly interfere with reasonable development of the property, or be <br /> impossible due to existing development as is the case with the proposed site. It is <br /> important to note that the proposed site is centrally located in an industrial park, <br /> which greatly helps to buffer it from residential areas. <br /> 2) The hardship is caused by special conditions and circumstances which are peculiar to <br /> the land and structure involved and which are not characteristic of or applicable to <br /> other lands or structures in the same district. <br /> The hardship is peculiar to the land and structure involved. The proposed monopole <br /> does not have the same safety concerns regarding setbacks, as would a building or <br /> even a guyed tower. The proposed monopole location works with the existing fully <br /> developed property and gives it at least 90'setback from all property lines. Ninety <br /> feet is well over half the height of the monopole and clearly poses no threat to public <br /> safety. <br /> Access2T""Advanced PCSTM' <br /> Paging Services <br />