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1 CITY OF SAINT ANTHONY VILLAGE STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 2019-___ AN ORDINANCE TO ENACT A NEW CHAPTER 98 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATING TO SMALL WIRELESS FACILITIES, ESTABLISHING GENERAL STANDARDS, A PERMITTING PROCESS, GENERAL PERMITTING CONDITIONS, AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS WHEREAS, it is anticipated that wireless providers will increasingly rely on accessing the public right-of-way of the City of Saint Anthony Village, Minnesota (the “city”) to collocate small wireless facilities in order to provide improved service to their subscribers; and WHEREAS, it is anticipated that wireless providers will more heavily depend on obtaining use of public infrastructure in the public right-of-way, such as utility poles and other wireless support structures, due to a much greater number of antennas being required to provide next generation wireless services; and WHEREAS, it is anticipated that the increased number of antennas will result in economic benefits to the city and its residents; and WHEREAS, the city desires through the passage of this ordinance to develop a process that will allow wireless providers to rapidly deploy small wireless facilities while maintaining reasonable standards for the public right-of-way within the city; and WHEREAS, it is necessary and beneficial for the health, safety and welfare of the community to update the city’s zoning regulations for the collocation of small wireless facilities and installation or replacement of new wireless support structures to accommodate small wireless facilities; and WHEREAS, it is important to accommodate the growing need and demand for telecommunications services while protecting the character of the city and its neighborhoods; and WHEREAS, there is a need to establish standards for location, aesthetics, and compatibility for small wireless facilities, wireless support structures, and their uses; and WHEREAS, there is a need to encourage the availability of affordable, high-speed internet and cellular telephone access for businesses and residents, acknowledging that a growing number of businesses are conducted from remote or off-site locations, that educational institutions increasingly incorporate online and distance learning methodologies, and that government participation and emergency service to the general public are enhanced by fast and reliable cellular and home internet connectivity; and WHEREAS, there have been recent changes to the mandates of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, and other applicable