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CU2014-001 Staff Report September 17, 2014 Page 2 The CUP will remain in effect indefinitely so long as there are no changes to the operation and there have been no problems or reasons, which would warrant the City Council to re-examine the CUP. CUP Considerations: Chapter 1125 of the Zoning Code requires that the Planning Commission review and address any potential adverse effects which include, but are not limited to, relationship with the Comprehensive Plan, geographical area involved, potential depreciation, the character of the surrounding area and the demonstrated need for such a use. Each of these potential adverse effects is addressed below. Relationship with the Comprehensive Plan. Dell-Comm’s property is zoned I-1, Industrial and is surrounded by other industrial businesses and the TownsEdge Manufactured Home Park on the north side. If the requested conditional use permit were approved, this CUP would be in line with the Comp Plan “Light Industrial” land use designation for this property. The Location and Character of the Surrounding Area. Dell-Comm is located on Mustang Circle in the industrial area of the City. The tower would be located in the southeast corner of their property, in an unused, heavily wooded area. Access to the cell tower would currently only be through Dell-Comm’s parking lot. They will make a 12-foot wide gravel access drive from their parking lot, along the east side of the property going south to the tower. The site plan shows a 20-foot wide future gravel access road leading to Mustang Circle, but there are no plans to construct this road at this time. The residential manufactured home park on the north side of 4860 Mustang Circle is approximately 500 feet from where the tower will be located. There is a wooded border with tall, mature trees along the property line between the manufactured home park and the industrial properties on Mustang Drive and Mustang Circle. The tower itself will be setback 55 feet from the east and south property lines. The tower and the ground equipment are required to be surrounded by an eight foot (8’) fence for security and screening. This fenced area will have approximately 40-foot setbacks from the east and south property lines. The fence and ground equipment will be approximately 250 feet from the street and won’t be visible due to the woods. The proposed cell tower should not be out of place in this primarily industrial area. Depreciation. Since the surrounding area is primarily industrial, the proposed antenna tower should result in little, adverse effect upon the surrounding area. There is a residential neighborhood on the north side of Dell-Comm’s property, but due to their office building and the woods, the tower should not be very noticeable to these residents. The Demonstrated Need for Such a Use. Cell phones have become an item that most people now have, and the industry continues to expand. Due to this growth, communication companies must continue to offer better and larger coverage areas. This part of the City is in need of improved cell service, and since telecommunications is Dell-Comm’s industry, they can also use the tower for training their employees in addition to providing a tower for other cell companies to install their antennas.