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F. The City has received requests regarding the location of commercial use antenna towers <br /> • <br /> within the City of Rosemount. The City Council wishes to have uniform standards set <br /> that will allow the establishment of these uses, yet protect the public health of the citizens <br /> and the aesthetics of the community. <br /> 1. Anyone wishing to establish a commercial use antenna tower in Rosemount needs to <br /> obtain an application. The application must be accompanied by a non-refundable <br /> application fee. The application fee shall be established by City Council annually. All <br /> technical data and all relevant information shall be submitted to the Planning Commission <br /> and City Council for its review. <br /> 2. Upon receiving approval by the City Council and obtaining the appropriate permits, the <br /> following standards for commercial use antenna towers shall be met: <br /> a. A tower shall be designedand situated to be as visually unobtrusive as possible, <br /> shall be screened as appropriate, shall not be multi-colored, and shall contain no <br /> signage, including logos, except as may be required by any State and Federal. <br /> regulations. <br /> b. Shall be permitted in Agriculture (AG) zone east of Akron Avenue and not <br /> within two (2) miles of another commercial antenna tower. <br /> c. No guy wires shall be used. • <br /> d. The setbacks of commercial use antenna towers shall equal the height of the <br /> tower. The height of the tower shall be a function of the setback. A commercial <br /> use antenna tower can not locate any closer than 500 feet from a residential <br /> structure. <br /> e. The structural integrity of a commercial use antenna tower must be approved by <br /> a certified engineer. <br /> f. When lighting is used, including when lighting is required by the FAA or other <br /> federal or state authority, it shall be oriented inward so as not to project onto <br /> surrounding residential property. <br /> g. Non-climbable fencing shall enclose the area on which the commercial use <br /> antenna tower is located. <br /> h. Accessory structures to enclose transmission equipment, power equipment, or <br /> any equipment located on the ground near the tower that is used in conjunction <br /> with the commercial antenna tower. <br /> IVB-2 S <br />