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Memo to Mayor aand City Council/Qwest August 20, 2001 Page 2 The site is on the east side of Highway 169. On the west side of Highway 169 is a gravel mining operation, to the south is a single family residence, to the north is Elk River Bituminous and to the east is land that is undeveloped. The property is hilly and wooded. The tower will be located at the south end of the property, near the top of the hill. The existing house on the property is located about 300' north of the tower, at the bottom of the hill. There is a neighboring house located about 213' south of the proposed tower. The area surrounding the tower is wooded. The only woods to be removed is the area for a 12' wide access road and the area around the tower. The base of the tower will not be visible from either home. At the July 24th Board of Adjustment meeting, the applicant was granted a variance to the setback requirements from the south and west property lines. The required setback from all property lines is a distance equal to the height of the tower. The proposed tower is 150 feet high which requires a 150 foot setback from all property lines. The proposed setbacks for the antenna tower are: · 400 feet from the north property line · 125 feet from the south property line · 75 feet from the west property line · 150 feet from the east property line Rezoning In order to construct the proposed tower, a rezoning to AT is required. This overlay district was established to manage the proliferation of antenna towers and to ensure their proper placement regarding health, safety ands welfare of the community. This overlay district does not change the underlying A1 and ME zoning districts, all the uses allowed and the dimensional regulations in the A1 and ME districts will continued to be allowed on land zoned AT. In considering a rezoning request of this nature, consideration should be given to the compatibility with surrounding land uses and whether the rezoning is necessary to provide effective wireless telecommunication coverage for the city. The proposed rezoning is compatible with the surrounding land uses. The applicant has shown that this location is necessary in order to provide effective wireless telecommunication coverage for the city. The rezoning is also in consistent with the Comprehensive Plan for the city. Conditional Use Permit Co-location requirements The applicant has looked at co-locating on the wind generator on 225th Avenue and the existing towers at County Road 33 and Proctor Street. The towers on County Road 33 will not provide the coverage they need and the rotating blades on the wind generator interfere S:\PLANNING\SCOTT~cu01-25cc.doc