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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />CHAPTER 1124 <br /> <br />WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITIES <br /> <br />SECTION: <br /> <br />1124.01: Purpose <br />1124.02: Definitions <br />1124.03: Allowance for Towers and Antennae by Zoning District <br />1124.04: Co-Location Requirements <br />1124.05: Siting and Design Requirements <br />1124.06: Procedural Requirements <br />1124.07: Nonconforming Wireless Telecommunication Antennae and Towers <br /> <br /> <br />1124.01: PURPOSE: The zoning regulation of wireless telecommunications facilities is <br />intended to provide for the appropriate location, development and installation of <br />telecommunications towers and antennae within the City of Mounds View (“City”). The <br />provisions of this Code are intended to protect the health, safety and aesthetic concerns of the <br />community by minimizing the adverse visual effects of towers and antennae through careful <br />design, siting and screening; by avoiding potential damage from tower failure to adjacent <br />properties through structural standards and setback requirements; and by maximizing the use <br />of existing towers, structures or buildings to accommodate new telecommunications antennae <br />in the City. (Ord. 588, 2-10-97) <br /> <br />1124.02: DEFINITIONS: The following words and terms, for purposes of this Chapter, <br />shall be defined as follows: <br /> <br />Subd.1. ACCESSORY EQUIPMENT STRUCTURE: A building or cabinet-like structure <br />located adjacent to, or in the immediate vicinity of, a wireless telecommunication tower or <br />antenna to house equipment customarily incidental to the receiving or transmitting of <br />wireless broadcasts, cellular telephone calls, voice messaging and paging services. (Ord. <br />588, 2-10-97) <br /> <br />Subd.2. ANTENNAE: Equipment used for transmitting or receiving radio frequency signals <br />which is attached to a tower, building or other structure, usually consisting of a series of <br />directional panels, microwave or satellite dishes, or omnidirectional "whip" antennae. (Ord. <br />588, 2-10-97) <br /> <br />Subd. 3. ANTENNAE STEALTH: Wireless telecommunication antenna designed to blend <br />into the surrounding environment or integrated into the physical structure to which it is <br />attached. (Ord. 588, 2-10-97) <br /> <br />Subd. 4. BASE TRANSCEIVER STATION: Equipment that provides the link between <br />wireless communications and land-based public telephone switching networks, including <br />radio frequency transceivers, back-up power sources, power amplifiers, and signal <br />processing hardware, typically contained in a small building or cabinet. (Ord. 588, 2-10-97) <br /> <br />