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SP-57 -4- November 12, 1974 4. Soil tests should be done at the site of the towers and any other points the City or State inspector may require. 5. The applicant must comply with all Zoning Code requirements including review and approval of a landscape and plot plan. Planninq Commission Consideration (10-15-74): The Chairman read the background discussion. The applicant was represented by Don Malley, Chief Engineer of KTIS; Louis Munn, Chief Engineer of the network; Paul Ramseyer, Manager of KTIS; and Ed Nyborg, realtor with Niemiec and Burrow, Inc. representing the seller. Daniels asked why the applicant could not make use of the existing towers in Shoreview. It was stated by one of the applicant's representatives that this would not be feasible because those towers are overloaded and could not accommodate a planned expansion. Mr. Norman Anderson, 2792 Forrestdale Road, asked if the property would support the required ground system and if there were any radiation hazard. The applicant's representatives replied that the property would support the required ground system and that there was no radiation hazard on the ground. Harty asked if the applicant had looked for a site farther out. It was replied that a site farther out is not feasible because it would not cover enough area of the Twin Cities and that there was no other close in site of sufficient size. In reply to a question by Mayor Bromander, Mr. Nyborg stated that the site was approximately 20 acres in size and that the north part would probably be sold off. In answer to other questions by the Mayor, the applicant stated that the station had 1,000 watts daytime power, though an increase to 5,000 watts is being considered. He state that the