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3. For towers in parking lots lights associated with the parking lot lighting. In addition, no tower shall have constructed thereon, or attached thereto, in any way, any platform, catwalk, crow'snest, or like structure, except during periods of construction or repair. Section 36 -609. Removal of Abandoned or Damaged Towers. Any tower and /or antenna that is not used for one (1) Year shall be deemed abandoned and may be required to be removed in the same manner and pursuant to the same procedures as for dangerous or unsafe structures established by Minnesota Statutes, Sections 463.15 through 463.26. Section 36 -610. Co- location of Personal Wireless Communication Service Equipment. A proposal for a new personal wireless service tower shall not be approved unless it can be documented by the applicant to the satisfaction of the city council that the telecommunications equipment planned for the proposed tower cannot be accommodated on an existing or approved tower or commercial building within one -half mile radius, transcending municipal borders, of the proposed tower due to one or more of the following: 1. The planned equipment would exceed the structural capacity of the existing or approved • tower or commercial building. 2. The planned equipment would cause interference with other existing or planned equipment at the tower or building. 3. Existing or approved structures and commercial buildings within one -half mile radius cannot or will not reasonably accommodate the planned equipment at a height necessary to function. 4. For residential district sites the applicant must demonstrate, by providing a city -wide coverage /interference and capacity analysis, that the location of the antennas as proposed is necessary to meet the frequency reuse and spacing needs of the communication service system, and to provide adequate coverage and tapacity to areas that cannot be adequately served by locating the antennas in a less restrictive district or on existing structure. 5. For all commercial wireless telecommunications service towers, a letter of intent committing the tower, the owner and his or her successors to allow the shared use of the tower if an additional user agrees in writing to meet reasonable terms and conditions for shared use. Section 36 -611. Interference with Public Safety Telecommunications. All new or existing telecommunications service and equipment shall meet or exceed all Federal Communication Commission (FCC) standards and regulations and shall not interfere with public safety telecommunications. Page 69