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MINUTES <br />HUGO PLANNING COMMISSION <br />FEBRUARY 28, 2001 <br />Call to Order <br />Chairperson Schumann called the meeting of the Hugo Planning Commission of February 28, 2001 to order at <br />7:15 p.m. <br />PRESENT: Kleissler, Malaski, McRoberts, Peltier, Rooney, Rosenquist, Schumann <br />ALSO PRESENT: Community Development Director, John Rask <br />Secretary, Michele Lindau <br />Minutes of February 28, 2001 <br />Malaski made motion, Peltier seconded, to approve the Planning Commission minutes of February 13, 2001, as <br />submitted. <br />AYES: Malaski, McRoberts, Peltier, Rooney, Rosenquist, Schumann <br />ABSTAIN: Kleissler <br />vlotion carried. <br />CUP for Communication Tower (American Tower) <br />The Planning Commission held a public hearing to consider the request of American Tower, 11600 96th St. N., <br />Maple Grove, MN, for a Conditional Use Permit to construct and operate a 199' self supporting wireless lattice <br />tower for the purpose of wireless communication to be located at 17205 Forest Boulevard. <br />Staff reviewed the application, keeping in mind the City's discretion is limited by federal law. Chapter 35 of <br />Hugo City Code provides standards and criteria for the construction and placement of wireless communication <br />equipment, including towers and similar support structures. Staff found that the applicant had not demonstrated <br />compliance with the applicable provisions by failing to show the tower is needed to meet the providers <br />frequency resue and spacing requirements. <br />Jason Hall, Sr. Zoning Representative for American Tower, was at the meeting to answer question from the <br />Planning Commission. He explained the need for a tower was to accommodate AT&T Wireless since AT&T <br />does not have significant coverage in this area, and the proposed lattice tower would allow other carries to co - <br />locate on the tower. <br />When asked why AT&T couldn't co -locate on the existing tower on the property, Hall said the next available <br />height on that tower is 120', which would not be sufficient to accommodate AT&T. <br />Hall quickly agreed that he needed to provide additional information to the Planning Commission to show the <br />