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Tower - Any ground or roof mounted pole, spire, structure, or <br />combination thereof taller than 15 feet, including supporting <br />lines, cables, wires, braces, and masts, intended primarily <br />for the purpose of mounting an antenna, meteorological <br />device, or similar apparatus above grade (except amateur radio <br />antennas*) <br />Any pole, spire, or structure, or combination thereof, to <br />which an antenna is attached, or which is designed for an <br />antenna to be attached, and all supporting lines, cables, <br />wires, and braces. (Spring Lake Park, MN) <br />Any ground or roof -mounted pole, spire, structure, or <br />combination thereof taller than 15 feet, including supporting <br />lines, cables, wires, braces, and masts, built for the purpose <br />of mounting an antenna, meteorological device, or similar <br />apparatus above grade. (Bloomington, MN) <br />* included the language in parentheses if this <br />ordinance is not to affect amateur antenna placements. <br />III. Zoning Di icts <br />Comment: Each city must determine what zoning district(s) is most <br />appropriate for wireless communication facilities. Federal law <br />allows cities to maintain local zoning authority over such <br />facilities, however, the law states that local government shall not <br />1) unreasonably discriminate among providers of functionally <br />equivalent services, 2) shall not prohibit or have the effect of <br />prohibiting the provision of personal wireless services, and 3) <br />shall not regulate the placement, construction and modification of <br />personal wireless service facilities on the basis of the <br />environmental effects of radio frequency emissions to the extent <br />that such facilities comply with the FCC's regulations concerning <br />such emissions. Therefore, cities cannot outright prohibit PCS or <br />cellular antennas in all districts. It is recommended that cities <br />conduct an inventory of existing communication antennas and towers <br />to determine the current impact and locational pattern of such <br />facilities. <br />It is estimated that wireless communication facilities may be <br />needed every 1-2 miles along heavily traveled corridors and every <br />2-4 miles in other areas. This is to allow the providers to <br />achieve complete coverage of a specific geographic region. The <br />exact spacing of antennas will depend on the amount of wireless <br />usage and the local topography of the area. Because zoning and <br />land use patterns vary considerably from community to community, no <br />one recommendation can be provided with respect to the appropriate <br />IIIC <br />