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Little Canada CUP Application 1 April 1991 Page 3 the Little Canada Zoning Ordinance requires a conditional use permit for telephone transmission facilities which exceed the height limits established in the district where the facility is to be located. This section of the Ordinance also limits the maximum height of such facilities to 200 feet. In this case, the height restriction in the B -W District is 36 feet and the proposed tower would be 125 feet. In addition, a portion of the area that USWNVG proposes to lease from MR, Mueller is part of a larger parcel for which a PUD was approved some time ago. As a result, we have been informed, by Mr. Grittman, that the PUD would have to amended to accommodate the proposed cellular facility. According to Mr. Grittman, the process for amending a PUD is the same as that for a conditional use permit and therefore the issues related to each can be reviewed under the same application. Local Zoning Requirements Special Use Criteria Section 921.010 C. in the Little Canada Zoning Ordinance addresses the criteria which must be met before a conditional use permit is granted. Each finding is addressed below: The proposed action has been considered in relation to the specific policies and provisions of and has been found to be consistent with the official City Comprehensive Land Use Plan. The Land Use Guide Plan within the Comprehensive Plan for the city of Little Canada designates the subject property for Industrial /Business use. The proposed cellular telephone facility is consistent with industrial and business uses. In fact this use can be said to be complementary to business and industrial uses since many of the people who utilize cellular telephones do so for business purposes. Policy 4, of the Comprehensive Land Use Plan, calls for the City to identify and facilitate the development of activities complementary to existing industrial activities within the City. In addition, policy 8 of the Plan suggests the City should cooperate in the provision of public services for those industries within the City. The proposed site is or will be compatible with present and future land uses of the area. The property is in an area is that is intended for Business - Warehouse use. The site itself has an office building on it. This building represents the first phase of an office /warehouse PUD that was approved for lots 19, 20, and 21 of J.F. Eisenmenger's Garden Lots. A copy of the site plan for this PUD, showing the location of the proposed equipment building and tower, is included with this application. The proposed cellular telephone facility would be located on the very north end of lot 19. However, this lot has been altered from the original plan as part of an agreement with MnDot in which Mr. Mueller has purchased additional land from them adjacent to the north side of his existing property in this area. As a result the proposed equipment building and self support tower can be accommodated on the site without interfering with previously approved development plans. Page 49