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226 May 14, 1984 Mr. Davidson said he had inspected this area and approximately one - half of the area has been improved. Mr. Bruggeman felt that the 32' street surface requirement is too wide for his type of development. Mr. Davidson told Mr. Bruggeman that these standards ahve been estab- lished by Ordiannce and that the width of the surface may be modified by the width of the cut could not. He felt the width of the cut is necessary for snow storage. Mr. Kulaszewicz felt this had been dealt with previously and some concessions had been made at that time. Acting Mayor Reinert felt this had been dealt with previously and that no further concession would be made at this time. PUBLIC HEARING - TRANSMISSION TOWERS Acting Mayor Reinert opened the continued public hearing on the proposed Ordinance change as it relates to the installation of transmission towers at 7:35 P.M. and requested background information from the Attorney. Mr. Hawkins reported the Planning and Zoning Board was asking for an amendment to the Zoning Ordiannce eliminating Transmission Towers from the Rural (R) area. Mr. McLean, representing the Planning and Zoning Board, was present to answer questions from the Council. Mr. McLean felt these towers add nothing to the City as to a tax base, nothing aesthetically to the community, nothing in the way of providing employment and this is a scarifice of a lot of land that could otherwise be used in a more advantageous manner. He pointed out the conflict with the FAA. He also reported there had been no discussion or thought of the matter of the CB or Ham Raido operators. He reported that the feeling of the Planning and Zoning was that the installation of one tower seems to breed the installation of more towers in the same area and they were concerned this City will end up with a twoer farm such as in Shoreview. There was discusion on the manner in which this amendment should be worded to accomplish the wishes of the Planning and Zoning Board. 1 Mr. Schumacher reported that the Cable TV persons had contacted him with the imformation that within the next month or so they will be appeariang with a request for a 150' tower to service Cable TV in this City. The staff will rewrite this amendment and present to the Council for their consideration. The basic concept will allow a private tower to a height of 200' in the industrialarea, there would be a need for a conditional use permit for towers over this height. Mr. Kulaszewicz moved to close the public hearing at 7:45 P.M. Seconded by Mr. Bohjanen. Motion carried unanimoulsy. The revised amendment will be forwarded to the Planning and Zoning Board before being considered by the Council.