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MY OF REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION Agenda Section IO,7'O6, !LA STAFF REPORT . Report Number: 617- )'I y. G 711I�f [D S Report Date: 1/9/97 0 1. CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE — f �7 January 13. 1997 — Special Order of Bus. '°t''.,,.Part •Qs 0� Consent Agenda X Public Hearings X. Council Business Item Description: Public hearing and introduction of Ordinance No. 588, amending Chapter1124 of the Zoning Code relating to the location and design of wireless telecommunication facilities within the City of Mounds View;Planning Case No. SP-001-96. Administrator's Review/Recommendation: -No Comments to supplement this report -Comments attached. Explanation/Summary(attach supplement sheets as necessary) Summary: On August 12, 1996, the City Council approved a 180-day moratorium on the new use, development or construction of wireless telecommunications towers and antennae within the City(Ordinance No. 587). This moratorium will expire on March 8, 1997. The Planning Commission held a special session on October 23, 1996 to discuss this topic at which meeting industry representatives were present to give short presentations and to answer questions. Staff presented the Commission with a draft ordinance for review on December 4, 1996, which generated additional comments and suggestions from both the Planning Commission and industry representatives. These comments and suggestions were incorporated into a revised ordinance that the •nning Commission recommended for adoption on December 18, 1996. This ordinance allows wireless telecommunication towers and antennae as follows: In any zoning district: Telecommunication antennae are permitted uses in any zoning district only if mounted upon the water tower, co-located upon another provider's tower, or upon utility poles. In residential districts: Telecommunication antennae are allowed in any residential district with the approval of a conditional use permit, but can only be mounted on educational facilities, religeous institutions, government or public utility buildings, or upward thrusting architectural elements such as church steeples, bell towers or smokestacks. Antennae shall not extend more than 10 feet above the height of the roof and shall not be mounted upon pitched roofs. Towers are not allowed in residential districts. In remaining districts: Towers and antennae in non-residential districts require a CUP and have the following height limitations: B-1 and B-2 districts, 75 feet with a bonus of an additional 20 feet (95 feet total)with a co- locator. In the B-3, B-4, and I-1 districts, 100 feet with a 20 foot bonus (120 feet total) with a co-locator. In the PF and CRP districts, tower heights are also limited to 100 feet with a 20 foot bonus for a co-locator. However, towers in the PF and CRP districts are allowed conditionally only if incorporated into new or existing facilties or structures, such as using the tower as a light standard or if located into mature tree stands that provide a suitable screen for at least half the height of the tower. *COMMENDATION: The Planning Commission, on a vote of 7 ayes and 0 nayes, and the staff recommend adoption of Ordinance No. 588, amending Chapter 1124 of the Zoning Code relating to the location and design of wireless telecommunication facilities as presented.