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SECTION 10. City Code Section 11.35, Subd. 2 is amended by adding paragraph F. as follows: F. Antennas and Towers, in those locations and subject to the limitations contained in City Code Section 11.06. SECTION 11. City Code Chapter 11 is amended by adding Section 11.06 as follows: "Section 11.06. Towers and Antennas. Subd. 1. Purpose. In order to accommodate the communication needs of residents and business while protecting the public health, safety, and general welfare of the community, the Council finds that these regulations are necessary in order to: A. facilitate the provision of commercial wireless telecommunications services to the residents and businesses of the City; B. minimize adverse visual effects of towers through careful design and siting standards; C. avoid potential damage to adjacent properties from tower failure through structural standards and setback requirements; and, D. maximize the use of existing and approved towers and buildings to accommodate new commercial wireless telecommunication antennas in order to reduce the number of towers needed to serve the community. Subd. 2. Prohibition. No tower or antenna shall be erected, constructed, maintained. altered or used unless in compliance with this section. Subd. 3. Towers in Rural and Residential Zoning Districts. Towers shall be allowed in the Rural and Residential Zoning Districts only as follows: A. Towers for amateur radio communication and conforming to all applicable provisions of this Code shall be allowed only in the rear and side yards of rural and residential zoned lots. B. Towers for Commercial Wireless Telecommunications Services and conforming to all applicable provisions of this Code shall be allowed only in the following residentially -zoned locations: 1. parks, when compatible with the nature of the park; 2. schools; and Page 57