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32 <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> DATE: 11/13/01 MEETING DATE: 11/20/01 <br /> TO: Planning Commission Members <br /> FROM: Susan Henry, Assistant City Managerav___ <br /> SUBJECT: Wireless Telecommunication Towers and Facilities Ordinance <br /> -Requested Action: <br /> The City of St. Anthony is requesting to add to Chapter 16, Zoning and Land Use a new <br /> section, Section 1680: Wireless Telecommunication Towers and Facilities, and repeal <br /> Section 1160: Antennas and Towers under Chapter 11, Penal Regulations. <br /> Background: <br /> The Planning Commission reviewed the ordinance in its entirety at its September 18 <br /> meeting. The public hearing for the ordinance is November 20. <br /> The new wireless antenna ordinance is product of a culmination of hard work by a <br /> Planning Commission subcommittee. While the issue was studied, there was a <br /> moratorium on the construction or erection of antennas and communication towers. The <br /> moratorium expired October 18, 2001. <br /> The new ordinance is comprehensive and establishes building and design standards <br /> and placement. The new, ordinance creates a Telecommunication Overlay District <br /> (TOD), or permitted use areas, as well as a process for obtaining a conditional use <br /> permit outside of the District. <br /> The City Attorney's Office has eliminated and/or combined the language found in <br /> Chapter 11 (Section 1160). The language pertaining to dish antennas was integrated <br /> into the new wireless ordinance. <br /> Staff Recommendation: <br /> Staff recommends approval. <br /> Attachments: <br /> • Section 1680: Wireless Telecommunication Towers and Facilities <br />