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Zoning: Surrounding Land Uses: North: South: East: West: I — 2, Heavy Industrial railroad, industrial uses industrial uses I -35 W industrial uses SPECIAL USE PERMIT ANALYSIS T- Mobile Central LLC is proposing to mount three additional antennas, increasing from nine existing to 12, on top of the existing telecommunications tower located at 348/350 1St Street SW. The antennas will be mounted on the top of the tower, with one additional antenna placed in each of the three sectors (currently three antennas are mounted per sector). No substantive change to the ground equipment or lease space, which is located at the northwest corner of the over six acre private property, 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 monopole /tower is nearly 100' tall. The antennas are being placed at the top, mounted with the existing nine antennas. 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 anchorages or similar devices needed for these antennas and because the monopole tower design is existing. C. Suitable protective anti -climb fencing and a landscape planting screen shall be provided and maintaineci around the structure and accessory attachments. Fencing currently exists for the 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. E. No structure shall be in excess of a height equal to the distance from the base of the