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City of Arden Hills City Council Meeting for July 27, 2015 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2015\PC 15-014 - Verizon Wireless CUP - 2 Pine Tree Drive\Memos_Reports_15-014 Page 2 of 5 The City previously approved a CUP in 2009 allowing for the installation of a roof-mounted monopole and antennas for Clearwire Wireless at 2 Pine Tree Drive (PC #09-020). The existing monopole extends 13 feet above the roofline of the penthouse. The Zoning Code requires a CUP for all new antenna installations in the City and that these uses be accessory to an existing principal use on the property. The proposed antennas would be an accessory use to the principal higher education and office uses at 2 Pine Tree Drive. Plan Evaluation A full evaluation of the proposal was presented to the Planning Commission at their July 8, 2015, Regular Meeting. The staff report to the Planning Commission on this case is included in Attachment F. The proposed antenna installation meets the height, location, and screening requirements included in Section 1325.09 of the Zoning Code, which regulates antennas, dish antennas, and towers in the City. At the Planning Commission meeting, Council Liaison Woodburn raised the question of whether the proposed antennas should be considered an accessory use under the definition provided in the Zoning Code. Staff has discussed this with the City Attorney who agrees with the staff conclusion that based on the provisions within the Zoning Code the antennas would be an accessory use to the principal higher education and office uses on the property. Conditional Use Permit Review Section 1355.04 Subd 3 of the Arden Hills Zoning Code lists the criteria for evaluating a Conditional Use Permit. The City Council should consider the effect of the proposed use upon the health, safety, convenience and general welfare of the owners and occupants of the surrounding land, in particular, and the community as a whole, in general, including but not limited to the following factors: 1. Existing and anticipated traffic and parking conditions; 2. Noise, glare, odors, vibration, smoke, dust, air pollution, heat, liquid or solid waste, and other nuisance characteristics; 3. Drainage; 4. Population density; 5. Visual and land use compatibility with uses and structures on surrounding land; adjoining land values; 6. Park dedications where applicable; and the 7. Orderly development of the neighborhood and the City within the general purpose and intent of this ordinance and the Comprehensive Development Plan for the City.