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<br />... <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />to these Towers and Antennas, such as the appropriate locations for the Towers and Antennas and <br /> <br /> <br />the conditions under which they may be allowed within the City, including structural and construction <br /> <br /> <br />requirements, co-location, setbacks, and height limitations. The City has received inquiries from <br /> <br /> <br />companies desiring to construct Towers and Antennas and other facilities in the City. The City <br /> <br /> <br />Council finds that it is necessary to conduct studies to determine if there is a need to amend the City's <br /> <br /> <br />Zoning Code or its comprehensive plan relating to Towers and Antennas, and if so, to adopt the <br /> <br /> <br />appropriate amendments. The City Council finds that there.is a need to adopt interim measures for <br /> <br />the purpose of establishing an orderly planning process and protecting the health. safety and welfare <br />of its citizens regarding such matters. <br /> <br />Subd. 3. <br /> <br />MORATORIUM. <br /> <br />A moratorium on the new use, development, or <br /> <br />construction of Towers and Antennas within the City is established. During the term of the <br /> <br /> <br />moratorium, no application for final site and building plan approval, building permits, and other <br /> <br /> <br />permits and approvals related to such towers shall be accepted by the City. Neither the Planning <br /> <br /> <br />Commission nor the City Council shall consider or grant approval of any application of such work. <br /> <br />No building permits for such work shall be issued for the development or construction of Towers and <br /> <br />Antennas within the City. For the purposes of the moratorium, the term Towers and Antennas shall <br /> <br />include any pole, spire, structure, or combination thereof, including supporting lines, cables, wires, <br /> <br />braces, and masts, intended primarily for the purpose of mounting Towers and Antennas or similar <br /> <br />apparatus above grade, for the purpose of providing commercial wireless telecommunication services <br /> <br /> <br />to the public. The moratorium shall not apply to (a) the use of existing water towers in the city, or <br /> <br /> <br />(b) Towers and Antennas work that has received all necessary permits and approval from the City <br /> <br /> <br />prior to the effective date of this ordinance. <br /> <br />2 <br />