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A t Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes January 19, 2010 Page 2 1 representing Clearwire Communications, LLC, met with staff about the process for obtaining a 2 CUP to allow for placement of high-speed wireless internet antennas on the roof of Silver Lake 3 Plaza Building(formerly the Apache Medical building) located at 4001 Stinson Boulevard. If 4 successful in obtaining a CUP from the City of St. Anthony, this location will be part of a multi- 5 year network build-out plan for the metro area. Clearwire is currently working to acquire sites 6 throughout the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. Staff advised Mr. Viera of the CUP requirements and 7 public hearing process as described in the City's Ordinance Title IX, Chapter 90, Wireless 8 Telecommunications Towers, Subdivision 90.06, Permitted Conditional Uses. Assistant City 9 Manager Moore-Sykes stated in addition to this site at 4001 Stionson Boulevard, Mr. Viera is 10 working with the City to get administrative approval for an antenna co-location on the City's 11 water towers. 12 13 Assistant City Manager Moore-Sykes stated Mr. Viera presented the Clearwire Communications 14 proposal for Silver Lake Plaza Building in a concept review at the December 15, 2009 Planning 15 Commission meeting. Installation plans and photos indicating the proposed location of the high- 16 speed wireless internet antennas were included with the Staff Report for the Commission's 17 review. The Planning Commission questioned Mr. Viera about the wireless internet technology 18 and installation. Mr. Viera responded that he would have an engineer at the public hearing to 19 respond to the technical questions. 20 21 Assistant City Manager Moore-Sykes presented the following additional information provided 22 by Mr. Viera in response to CUP conditions and requirements: 23 1. The requested conditional use is one of the Permitted Conditional Uses specifically 24 listed for the zoning district in which the conditional use is located. 25 City Code states that towers and wireless telecommunication facilities are 26 permitted with administrative approval if sited in the Industrial Zoning District or 27 on City property. Siting in other zoning districts requires a CUP based on the 28 requirements stated under Permitted Conditional Uses. 29 2. The requested conditional use permit will not be detrimental to health, safety or 30 general welfare of persons residing or working in the vicinity or injurious to property 31 values of improvements in the area. 32 Other communications companies currently have antennas installed on the roof of 33 the Silver Lake Plaza building. Radiation levels associated with the high-speed 34 antennas are negligible to anyone in the building and on the ground, and there is 35 no danger to the general public. Technicians working directly with the antennas 36 wear protective clothing. 37 3. The requested Conditional Use Permit is considered necessary or desirable at the 38 subject location to provide a service or a facility, which is in the interest of public 39 convenience and will contribute to the general welfare of the neighborhood 40 community. 41 This location is desirable for this type of high-speed internet antennas because of 42 the height associated with the proposed location. The high-speed internet service 43 provided by Clearwire Communications uses the bandwidth that is at this height. 44 In regards to any radiation threat to those in the building, because the bandwidth 45 is at this height and is not directed toward the building or the ground, there is 46 virtually no danger to anyone in the building, on the ground, or living in the area.