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Surrounding Land Uses: North: Rice Creek, parkland, single family homes South: Mississippi ST, office, single family homes East: parkland, single family homes West: Silver Lake RD, commercial SITE HISTORY This site at 2400 Mississippi Street (also known as Well House 12 & Creekview Park) has a history with regard to telecommunication towers/antenna. Below is a bulleted list of two pertinent approvals: • US West Wireless, LLC requested and was granted approval of a Special Use Permit on May 23, 2000 to allow three antennas/panels to be mounted on a 60' pole. The City agreed to remove the existing 41' emergency siren pole to allow for the 60' pole. The emergency siren was then remounted on the top of the new 60' pole with the cellular antennas mounted below. This request was looked upon favorably as a larger area would be covered by the emergency siren without any costs to the City. This pole w/emergency siren remains at the site today, however the cellular antenna have been removed. If this proposal were approved, the emergency siren would be moved to the new pole and this pole would be removed. • T-Mobile requested and was granted approval of a Special Use Permit on June 22, 2004 to allow construction of a 65' monopole w/cellular antenna. Included with this request was allowance of 2, 6' tall ground cabinets and 2, 4' tall ground cabinets to house equipment. This request encountered some resistance by the neighborhood, however the City ultimately approved the special use. The City's approval centered on two facts: 1) there is an existing 60' tower on site, and 2) the city didn't want to appear to discriminate against cellular carriers. Also, findings of fact were documented that all special use criteria had been met. SPECIAL USE PERMIT ANALYSIS The Special Use Permit includes construction of a 61' monopole accommodating six panel antennas and construction of a 12' x 20' equipment shelter. Any recommendation to approve such request would include removal of the existing 60' emergency siren tower and relocating the emergency siren to the top of the proposed 61' monopole. This site currently contains one active telecommunications pole located approximately 25' to the south of the proposed pole location. Lastly, well house # 12 is located on site to the immediate southeast of the proposed pole and equipment shelter location. Access to the pole and equipment shelter would be from the existing driveway on site. Zoning Code Section 4-600 (2) and (4) establishes a number of criteria that telecommunication towers and antenna must adhere to. A review of these criteria against the applicant's proposal is as follows (staff responses in italics): Section 4-600 (2) Building Permits Required. Building permits are required for towers and antennae. Such structures shall meet the regulations specified in this Subsection. a. All towers and antennae shall have setbacks equal to or greater than the height of the proposed structure.