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Page 1 of 1 <br />Barnhart, Jeremy <br />From: Steve Trueman [steve@truemansac.com] <br />Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 9:28 PM <br />To: Barnhart, Jeremy <br />Subject: ELK RIVER HUNTING CLUB CUP FOR SPRINT TOWER <br />Jeremy, <br />Per our conversation earlier today, it was my oversight to not mention Sprints request to not be <br />bound by your current zoning ordinance requiring a "Fall Zone Letter" (item 3 in staff report) and <br />requirement for all ground equipment to be housed within a structure (item 12 in staff report) <br />below at the Planning Commission meeting last night. <br />3. Engineered fall zone analysis shall be conducted by a qualified structural engineer. <br />This report shall specify in writing that any collapse of the tower would occur within <br />a specified fall zone within a lesser distance than the setback. Section 30-1837 h-(5) <br />12. All accessory equipment related to towers and antennas must be housed within a <br />structure, to be constructed of compatible materials, including wood, brick, or <br />stucco. 30-1837 h (1) and (2) <br />Because of where the tower will be located, approximately 330 feet from the closest property line, <br />even if the entire tower were to fall, it would remain within the land owner's property which would <br />defeat the purpose of requiring a fall zone letter which are normally required only in cases where <br />the tower is set back less than the height of the tower from property lines and some form of <br />assurance is needed to show that the tower would collapse in half in the extremely unlikely even <br />the tower were to fall over. Also, because the area we will be locating the tower is heavily <br />wooded, the ground equipment will not be visible from any neighboring parcels and barely visible <br />on only the north side to the landowner. Sprint utilizes outdoor equipment cabinets for their <br />equipment, not a shelter and as such their equipment is designed to be housed in outdoor <br />cabinets. Since the site is hidden from view, we ask that we be allowed to use equipment cabinets <br />at this site. <br />For both of these, will the City Staff support us in our requests? Thanks Jeremy. <br />Steve <br />Steve Trueman <br />Trueman Site Acquisition_for Sprint <br />6842 Merrimac Lane N. <br />Maple Grove, MN x5311 <br />612-859-9787 <br />Fax: 763-773-6842 <br />05/13/2010 <br />