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Comprehensive Plan Designation: Low Density Residential Zoning: R— 1, Single Family Residential Surrounding Land Uses: North: single family homes South: Forest Dale RD, single family homes East: Silver Lake RD, single family homes West: single family homes SPECIAL USE PERMIT ANALYSIS Verizon Wireless LLC is proposing to mount two additional antennas, increasing from eight existing to ten, on top of the City's water tower located at 700 Silver Lake Road. The antennas will be mounted on a rack/railing located at the top of the tower and are placed in two "sectors" with one new antenna proposed per sector. No substantive land use changes to the ground equipment or lease space is proposed. There are various Zoning Code sections applying to telecommunications equipment. The following is an analysis of whether this request complies with those various Zoning Code standards (staff responses in italics): Section 4-600 (2) provides that the following regulations are met prior to issuance of any building permits for towers and/or antenna. A. All towers and antennae shall have setbacks equal to or greater than the height of the proposed structure, unless otherwise reduced by action of the City Council in accordance with Zoning Code Section 4-600 (4) (D). The existing water tower is nearly 90' tall. The antennas are being placed at the top of the existing tower. The existing tower is roughly 100'away from the nearest home to the north and 180' away from the second nearest home to the west. Being the tower structure the antennas are being mounted to is existing, this standard does not apply. B. The distance of any guy anchorage or similar device shall be at least ten feet from any property line. This condition does not apply as there are no guy anchorage or similar devices needed for these antenna and because the tower is existing. C. Suitable protective anti-climb fencing and a landscape planting screen shall be provided and maintained around the structure and accessory attachments. Fencing currently exists for the water tower and no additional fencing will be required. No visible changes are proposed at grade. D. The applicant shall present documentation of the possession of any required license by any Federal, State, or local agency. This documentation will be provided at the time of building permit submittal and verified by the Building Official prior to issuance of any permits.