RES 15-062 Resolution Approving a Variance from the Wireless Telecommunication Tower Height Requirement at 2801 37th Ave NE

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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION 15 -062 RESOLUTION APPROVING A VARIANCE FROM THE WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION TOWER HEIGHT REQUIREMENT AT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 280137TH AVE NE WHEREAS, the City of St. Anthony Village received a request from the Applicant Verizon Wireless and Property Owner 2801 Coho LLC for a variance from the wireless telecommunication tower height requirement to allow an extension of the existing tower to the height of 83 feet at the property located at 280137 th Ave NE on August 24, 2015, legally described as follows: Lot 2, Block 1, Apache Terrace 2nd Addition, Ramsey County, Minnesota WHEREAS, the property located at 2801 37th Ave NE is located within the City's LI: Light Industrial Zoning District; and WHEREAS, per Section 90.04 of city code, the height of a wireless telecommunication tower shall not exceed 75 feet; and WHEREAS, the Applicant has requested an ten (10) foot variance from the tower height requirement; and WHEREAS, the Applicant has provided an analysis from the RF engineer that states that coverage, particularly within the Silver Lake neighborhood, cannot be provided by co- locating at a lower height on the existing tower; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission acting as the Board of Adjustments and Appeals, reviewed and considered the request based on the related documents shown in the Applicant's application in a public hearing at their regular meeting on September 28, 2015 and recommended approval of the request; and NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council's hereby approves the requested variance, subject to the following conditions: 1. The height of the wireless telecommunication tower at 2801 37th Ave NE shall not exceed 85 feet. 2. The height of any antenna installed on the wireless telecommunication tower at 2801 37th Ave NE shall not exceed 87 feet. 3. Issuance of a building permit for the extension of the tower and installation of the antenna that meets all the requirements of the building code, all other provision of the zoning code not subject to this variance, and all other applicable regulations.