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b) The setback of the tower from the nearest property line <br />is not less than the height of the antenna. Exceptions <br />to such setback may be granted in such cases when a <br />qualified structural engineer specifies in writing that any <br />failure of the pole will occur within a lesser distance <br />under all foreseeable circumstances. The setback shall <br />not be reduced in cases where the subject site abuts a <br />residential zoning district. The setback requirements <br />shall not be reduced below the minimum accessory <br />building setback requirements of the base zoning <br />district or the failure area of the tower, whichever is <br />greater. <br />3) Transmitting, receiving and switching equipment shall be <br />housed within an existing structure whenever possible. If a <br />new equipment building or cabinet is necessary for <br />transmitting, receiving and switching equipment, it shall be <br />situated in the side or rear yard of the principal use, meet all <br />applicable accessory building setback requirements, and shall <br />be screened from view by landscaping where appropriate. <br />4) At the discretion of the City, a security fence not greater than <br />eight (8) feet in height with a maximum opacity of fifty (50) <br />percent shall be provided around the support structure, as well <br />as no climb security measures shall be provided on the tower <br />or support structure. <br />c. Temporary Mobile Towers. Personal wireless service antennas <br />located upon a temporary mobile tower as a permitted secondary use <br />may be used on an interim basis until a permanent site is constructed <br />shall require the approval of an administrative permit and shall <br />comply with the following standards: <br />1) Temporary mobile towers are exempt from co- location and <br />permanent tower structure design standards provided for in the <br />following sections: Section 3, Subd. 15.B.8; Section 3, Subd. <br />15.8.9; Section 3, Subd. 15.D; and Section 3, Subd. 15.E. <br />2) The termination date of the permit shall not exceed one <br />hundred twenty (120) days. Temporary mobile towers located <br />on a site longer than one hundred twenty (120) days shall <br />require the processing of an interim use permit subject to the <br />standards contained in Section 2, Subd. 3. of this Ordinance. <br />11 <br />