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AGENDA ITEM C STAFF ORIGINATOR Mary Kay Wyland DATE January 8, 1993 TOPIC 92-53-ACUP, NSP, Old Birch Street by Radio Tower(s) , Request to construct 16 x 16 building BACKGROUND This case involves a request by NSP to build a 16 x 16 radio communication building and install an outside generator with a 1000 gallon LP Tank near the existing 500' radio tower off Birch Street. The site will be entirely enclosed by a 6' chain link fence with gravel grounds. The property in question is Zoned R-1 Residential and this particular use is not specifically allowed according to the Zoning Code. However, a Conditional Use Permit was granted on this site in 1973 for the 500' radio tower and control building that currently exist. This request is an amendment to that permit. FINDINGS OF FACT: A. The proposed use should not endanger or be detrimental to the public. B. The City's Land Use Plan indicates this property as Rural in character although the current Zoning Ordinance designates the site as R-1 Residential. A Conditional Use Permit was approved in 1973 to allow the 500' radio tower and adjoining structures that now exist on the site. Further, a better portion of the site is low and wet making residential development unlikely at this time. C. The essential character of the site will not change with the addition of this 16 x 16 building. Heavy vegetation screens the site from Birch Street and the adjoining residential neighborhood to the west. The applicant is proposing a steel sheet type siding which should be addressed by the Planning & Zoning Board. There is no provision for steel siding in the residential zoning district. Steel siding is permitted in a commercial, industrial, or public/semi public district by Conditional Use Permit Only. D/E. Utilities are not required to service this proposed construction. F. Excessive noise, traffic, etc., should not pose a problem with this use due to the distance from adjoining properties.