Planning Report

Date:	November 21, 2000

Subject:	Zoning Ordinance Amendment - Section 4-600 (Wireless Telecommunication Towers & Antenna)

Request

The Planning Commission is asked to consider a Zoning Ordinance Amendment to Section 4-600 regarding wireless telecommunication towers & antenna

At its October 24, 2000 meeting, The City Council directed staff and the Planning Commission to draft an Ordinance Amendment to revise the City's existing regulations on wireless telecommunication towers & antenna.

The following summarizes the attached Ordinance Amendment:

Special Use Permit now required for any new construction of a wireless telecommunication tower/antenna.

Applications for such special use permits shall still be required to meet the existing criteria for such towers (Section 4-600(b)(1) through (9).

Wireless telecommunication towers/antenna may now be constructed to a height that exceeds the required setback. The City must be provided with a licensed professional engineer's certification that the tower is designed to collapse or fail within a distance or zone shorter than the required setback distance.

Recommendation

Motion to waive the reading and recommend approval of the attached zoning ordinance amendment pertaining to wireless telecommunication towers/antenna.

Cary K. Teague, City Planner