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. . . Ordinance 588 January 27, 1997 Page 6 b. The antenna would cause interference with other existing or planned equipment at the tower or building. c. Existing or approved towers and commercial buildings cannot reasonably accommodate the antenna at a height necessary for the proposed antenna to function. d. Existing or approved towers and commercial buildings are outside of the documented search area. e. The owners or lessors of existing or approved towers and commercial buildings are unwilling to allow co-location upon their facilities~or are unavailable to grant such an allowance. [ Approval cannot be obtained for co-locating upon an existing tower or antenna site which is within the documented search area but outside Mounds View municipal boundaries. Subd.2. It is the City's intent to encourage co-locating providers to share accessory equipment building space whenever possible and practical so as to minimize the number of necessary accessory buildings and their impact upon the surrounding community. An applicant co- locating on another provider's tower shall incorporate its base transceiver station and all other equipment into an existing accessory equipment building or suitable principal structure. except as otherwise provided in this Subd. 2. Tfthis requirement cannot be met due to insufficient space within the existing accessory building. security issues. competition or compatibility concerns. or for other reasons. one of the following options. ranked in preferential order. shall be utilized: a. The existing accessory building shall be expanded to a size sufficient to house the co-Iocator's equipment. Such building expansion shall match the design and features of the existing accessory equipment building. The applicant shall obtain a building permit from the City prior to construction. b. A cement pad shall be constructed alongside and adiacent to the existing accessory equipment building upon which the co-locator's equipment shall be attached. The applicant shall obtain a building permit from the City prior to construction. c. A separate building shall be constructed that conforms to all the requirements set forth in Section 1124.05 of this Code.