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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />JUNE 26, 1996 <br />told him a monopole tower can be designed to support as <br />many antennas as you want. <br />Morelan asked what other cities are doing. <br />The Planner replied that some cities have a tiered <br />ordinance in place. If certain conditions are met, the <br />tower is a permitted use or an administrative permit. <br />However, without those conditions, the conditional use <br />permit process is required. <br />Morelan asked if the City can limit the amount of <br />zoning which would allow tower locations. <br />The Planner reported that it is his understanding FCC <br />interpretations pre-empt local zoning to a certain <br />extent. Some cities allow towers in industrial zones <br />with only administrative approval. Any where else <br />would be a conditional use permit. <br />Scalze stated that her intent is not to limit towers, <br />but to find out how other cities are addressing this <br />issue and put a policy in place for Little Canada. <br />Scalze asked if a user fee could be charged in lieu of <br />taxes similar to what Shoreview does. <br />The Administrator reported that Shoreview charges a <br />user fee for the two big antennas. He was not aware of <br />user fees being charqed for cell site towers. However, <br />staff could check on this issue. <br />Morelan suggested a condition of approval be that Green <br />construct a monopole tower which will accommodate two <br />to three times the number antennas they plan to locate <br />on the tower. <br />The Planner stated that the issue is co-location, and a <br />co-location would have to meet some specifications of <br />the other company. A tower could be constructed which <br />would support additional antennas. However, if the <br />tower does not fit within a company's cell design, co- <br />location will not be requested. <br />The City Administrator agreed there was need for <br />further study of this issue. The Administrator pointed <br />out that cable TV administration and their attorney are <br />working with the League of Minnesota Cities on this <br />issue. The City could enact a moratorium on the <br />construction of free-standing cell towers until such <br />time as a policy has been enacted. The Administrator <br />reported that it is his understanding that the FCC has <br />23 <br />