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23 <br /> Subd. 11. Exceptions to Collocation. The City may waive any or all of the collocation <br /> requirements if it is determined that: <br /> (a) The planned WTF would exceed the structural capacity of the existing or <br /> approved Tower, building or structure, as documented by a qualified and licensed <br /> professional engineer, and the existing or approved Tower,building or-structure <br /> cannot be reinforced, modified, or replaced to accommodate planned or <br /> equivalent equipment. <br /> (b) The planned WTF would cause interference materially impacting the usability of <br /> other existing or planned WTFs at the structure as documented by a qualified <br /> radio frequency engineer selected by the City and the interference cannot be <br /> prevented. <br /> (c) No existing Tower, building or structure within an applicant's search radius can <br /> or will accommodate the planned equipment at a height necessary to function <br /> reasonably as documented by a qualified radio frequency engineer selected by the <br /> City. <br /> Section 1680.05. Permitted Uses/Administrative Approval. Towers and WTFs shall be a <br /> permitted use in a Light Industrial district, as described in Section 1610 of the Code, and on <br /> City-owned property. Towers and WTFs proposed in a Light Industrial district or on City- <br /> owned property may be administratively approved. <br /> Subd. 1. The following provisions shall govern the issuance of administrative approvals <br /> for Towers and WTFs: <br /> (a) Each applicant for administrative approval shall submit an application to the City <br /> Manager providing the information set forth in Section 1680.07,when applicable, <br /> and a nonrefundable fee as established by resolution of the City Council to <br /> reimburse the City for the costs of reviewing the application. <br /> (b) The City Manager shall review an application for administrative approval of a <br /> Tower or WTF and determine if the proposed use complies with this Section. <br /> (c) The City Manager shall respond to each such application within sixty(60) days <br /> after the filing of the application by either approving or denying the application. <br /> If the City Manager fails to respond to the applicant within said sixty(60) days, <br /> then the application shall be deemed to be approved,unless said time has been <br /> extended under Minnesota Statutes, Section 15.99. <br /> (d) In connection with any such administrative approval,the City Manager may, in <br /> order to encourage shared use, or the use of alternative Tower structures, <br /> administratively waive or modify any zoning district setback requirements in or <br /> • separation distances between Towers by up to fifty percent(50%). <br /> 6 <br />