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Approved <br />cities to place a moratorium on cell towers to allow the city to create ordinances to <br />address these issues. <br />Baker RESENDS HIS MOTION FOR APPROVAL. <br />Motion by Baker, second by O'Keefe TO REOPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND TABLE THE <br />APPLICATION UNTIL THE AUGUST 19"" MEETING OR LATER. THE COMMISSION <br />REQUESTS A RENDERING OF THE POLE FROM SEVERAL ANGLES TO BE SUBMITTED TO <br />THE CITY, A THIRD PARTY EVALUATION BE CONDUCTED AND COMMENTS BY THE PARK <br />AND RECREATION COMMISSION. <br />5 ayes, 1 nay. MOTION APPROVED. <br />Motion by Schiferl, second by O'Brien RECOMMEND THAT PRIOR TO THE CITY <br />COUNCIL CONSIDERATION OF LEASING PROPERTY IN CITY PARK LAND FOR CELL PHONE <br />TOWERS THAT CITY COUNCIL DIRECTS STAFF TO CONTACT APPROPRIATE; AGENCIES <br />REGARDING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PERTAINING TO POTENTIAL HEALTH AF'FEC'TS FROM <br />CELL PHONE TOWERS INCLUDING VUNERABLE POPULATIONS AND SUMMARIZE KEY <br />11 INDINGS AND REPORT TO THE COUNCIL. <br />3 ayes, 3 nays. MOTION FAILED. <br />Public Hearings: ZA2008-004 Zoning Code Amendment impacting Section 4-600 (2) & <br />(4) concerning required Setbacks for telecommunication towers/antenna <br />The City is requesting consideration of a Zoning Code Amendment impacting Section 4- <br />600 (2) and (4) concerning required setbacks for telecommunication towers/antenna. <br />Specifically, the request would allow for a reduced setback of 10', rather than a setback <br />based on tower height, when the tower is located in a side or rear yard abutting 1-35W in <br />an industrial district. <br />The City owns land within the Northwest Quadrant that contains a 125' AT&T cell <br />tower. This tower is located on land that Ryan Companies has an option to purchase to <br />construct a phase 2 building for Transoma Medical. In an effort to comply with the <br />existing contract with Ryan Companies the City must relocate the existing tower. The <br />company conducted its own search and identified an area on the Mission Foods site. <br />The proposed code change is somewhat narrowly defined; the reduced setback to 10' <br />only applies to parcels that are in an industrial district located along I -35W. Our analysis <br />suggests that there roughly 18 sites within the city that meet this criteria, with not all 18 <br />being able to take advantage due to site planning constraints. For all other sites, the <br />setback standard would remain unchanged (i.e. equal to height of tower). <br />O'Keefe stated that he would abstain from voting, since he works for MNDOT. He <br />voiced concern that the tower could potentially fall into the interstate, which could cause <br />