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Item No: 5A Meeting Date: September 17, 2014 Type of Business: Planning Case City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Mounds View Planning Commission From: Heidi Heller, Planning Associate Item Title/Subject: Consideration of a Conditional Use Permit for a 150 foot Cell Tower at 4860 Mustang Circle, Dell-Comm; Planning Case CU2014-001 Introduction: The applicant and property owner, FAC Holdings (Dell-Comm is the business operating here), is requesting approval of a conditional use permit to construct a 150 foot cell tower on their property at 4860 Mustang Circle. Dell-Comm designs, furnishes and installs telecommunications systems, applications and services. They have been in business since 1990 and do infrastructure cabling, fiber optic cabling, outside plant cabling, security solutions and telephone systems. City Code Requirements: Section 1124.03, Subd. 2: Allows for towers and antennae as a conditional use in specific districts. Industrial districts allow towers and antennae up to 150 feet tall. Section 1124.05 Subd. 1 Setbacks: The minimum setback from any property line or public right-of-way for a wireless telecommunications tower is thirty feet (30’) unless abutting a residential district, then at least half the height of the tower. When placed on a lot improved with a principal building, the wireless telecommunications tower shall be located only in the rear yard or interior side yards not abutting streets. Wireless telecommunication towers shall not be placed between the principal building and any street abutting the property. Setbacks for accessory equipment structures associated with wireless telecommunication towers and antennae shall meet the requirements as outlined in Section 1104.01, subdivision 4 of the Zoning Code. Section 1125.01, Subd. 1e: The Planning Commission is required to review the possible adverse effects of the requested conditional use. Section 1125.01, Subd. 1g: which states that the Planning Commission shall make findings of fact and recommend such actions or conditions relating to the request as it deems necessary to carry out the intent and purpose of the Zoning Code and forward such findings to the City Council. Discussion: Dell-Comm is proposing to construct a 150-foot tall cell tower on their property. Telecommunication towers are allowed in all zoning districts, but the heights permitted vary by the property zoning. Industrial districts allow for the tallest towers at 150 feet. The proposed tower would be located on the southeast corner of their property in a wooded, unused area. Dell-Comm would own the tower and use it for empoyee training and certification purposes, along with leasing antenna space to other cellular phone companies.