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IP Moratorium <br /> In wry, staff recarunands a 90 day moratorium on the mon of towers for the following <br /> • The missing seeing regulations do not adequately address the unique needs and impacts of wireless <br /> telecommunication towers and expose the city to potential legal challenges. Tower requests need to be <br /> deferred while appropriate revisions are made to the zoning ordinance. <br /> • The League of Mamesota Cities has formed work groups of municipal officials who will be offering <br /> guidance to cities in the form of reoar=eaded zoning changes and model lease requirements. This <br /> guidance well be a valuable resource and should be available in the month of ApriL <br /> • The raotsiorium will allow time for review and oomrueat on proposed ordinance changes by all affected <br /> per, iocluding the providers, the public, and staff's teleconummicatioris consultant. The <br /> moratoriums will ensure that ordinance changes will not need to be rushed through aid that all the <br /> issues caa be completely examined. <br /> • The moratotiunt will give the city a chance to adopt a canprehensive policy on the use of city owned <br /> land for wireless telecommunications facilities and ensure that requests are handled.on a consistent <br /> basis. <br /> By limiting the moratorium to 90 days, the city is recognizing the time constraints faced by the new <br /> providers is bringing their service on line. There arc cities in the area that have adopted twelve month <br /> moratoriums. Moreover,the moratorium would not restrict the placement of wireless telecommunications <br /> antennas on existing buildings or towers. Time city encourages such placement of antennas as a method for <br /> reducing the member of freestanding towers. <br /> S <br /> i <br /> Ppiatmiatcamiostntemaramesmcioc <br /> V-3 <br />