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Meeting Date: 3/10/93 <br /> Agenda Item: PH -1 <br /> CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS <br /> PUBLIC HEARING <br /> ITEM DESCRIPTION: Public Hearing for a conditional use permit <br /> under section 9 -10.01 [2] (d) of the zoning <br /> code for 1547 Larpenteur Avenue. <br /> SUBMITTED BY: Mr. Kevin Alm, Edward D. Jones Co. <br /> Tim Hilger, representing property owner <br /> REVIEWED BY: Planning Commission <br /> Brian Standing, Planning Intern <br /> Reason for Public Hearing: <br /> The planning commission held a public hearing on February 22, <br /> 1993, within a week of public notification of residents. A <br /> second hearing is necessary to satisfy legal provision requiring <br /> ten days prior notice. <br /> Request: <br /> Edward D. Jones Co., an investment consultant firm, plans to <br /> open an office in Bullseye Plaza at 1547 Larpenteur Avenue. Mr. <br /> Alm, the office manager, has requested a conditional use permit <br /> to allow the installation of a 6 -foot diameter satellite dish <br /> antenna on the exterior rear wall of the building. <br /> Analysis: <br /> The nature of Jones Co.'s work requires uninterrupted computer <br /> and communications links with the firm's headquarters in St. <br /> Louis and with market information systems around the world. <br /> Jones Co. has designed its system entirely around satellite <br /> transmission. The zoning code for a B -2 district lists broadcast <br /> and telecommunications facilities as a conditional use. <br /> As indicated in the site plan, the antenna would be mounted to <br /> the exterior rear wall of the building, abutting an alley. The <br /> antenna would protrude from the roof line by 6 1/2 feet, and <br /> would be mounted in a recessed area of the building, 14 feet from <br /> the alley right of way. According to the manufacturer, the <br /> antenna would weigh 383 pounds and is designed to survive a <br /> maximum wind speed of 125 m.p.h. <br /> Staff have visited the location to determine potential visual <br /> impacts on the surrounding area. The alley abuts the rear of 6 <br /> residential lots on Crawford. The antenna should not be <br />