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The City of Lino Lakes participated in a group of Minnesota cities to engage the <br />municipal telecommunications law firm of Bradley Law, LLC to draft a model small <br />wireless facility ordinance to help the City comply with the new laws and to prepare for <br />the anticipated applications to install small wireless facilities in the City. The following <br />recommendation amends the City Zoning Ordinance (new text is underlined): <br />§ 1007.053 ANTENNAS. <br />(1) Purpose and Intent. The purpose of this section is to establish predictable and <br />balanced regulations for the siting and screening of wireless communications equipment <br />in order to accommodate the growth of wireless communication systems within the City <br />of Lino Lakes while protecting the public against any adverse impacts on the City's <br />aesthetic resources and the public welfare. The provisions of the section are intended to <br />maximize the use of existing towers, structures, and buildings to accommodate new <br />wireless telecommunication antennas in order to minimize the number of towers needed <br />to serve the community. The Collocation of a Small Wireless Facility and the installation <br />or replacement of a Wireless Support Structure in connection with the Collocation of a <br />Small Wireless Facility on the Wireless Support Structure is subject to Chapter 305 of the <br />Lino Lakes Cites <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Staff recommends approval of the Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment to Section <br />1007.053 to Allow for Small Wireless Facilities. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />None. <br />4 <br />