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<br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for July 8, 2015 <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2015\PC 15-014 - Verizon Wireless CUP - 2 Pine Tree Drive\Memos_Reports_15-014 <br />Page 2 of 6 <br />The City previously approved a CUP in 2009 allowing for the installation of a roof -mounted <br />monopole and antennas for Clearwire Wireless at 2 Pine Tree Drive (PC #09-020). The existing <br />monopole extends 13 feet above the roof height of the penthouse. The Zoning Code requires a <br />CUP for all new antenna installations in the City. The proposed antennas would be an accessory <br />use to the principal higher education and office uses on the property. <br /> <br />2. Surrounding Area: <br />Direction Future Land Use Plan Zoning Existing Land Use <br />North Community Mixed Use B-2 – General Business District Commercial <br />South Low Density Residential, <br />Parks and Open Space <br />R-1 Single Family Residential <br />District, Parks and Open Space <br />District <br />Single Family Residential, <br />Parks and Open Space <br />East <br />Community Mixed Use, High <br />Density Residential, Low Density <br />Residential <br />B-2 – General Business District, <br />R-4 – Multiple Dwelling <br />District, and R-3 – Townhouse <br />and Low Density Multiple <br />Dwelling District <br />Commercial, Office, Multiple <br />Family Residential, and Single <br />Family Residential <br />West Right-of-Way (Highway 51) Right-of-Way (Highway 51) Right-of-Way (Highway 51) <br /> <br /> <br />3. Site Data: <br />Future Land Use Plan: Community Mixed Use <br />Existing Land Use: Office, Public & Institutional <br />Zoning: B-2 – General Business District <br />Size: 19.16 Acres <br />Topography: The property is a large, heavily wooded site, with rolling topography <br /> <br /> <br />Plan Evaluation <br /> <br />1. Section 1320 – District Provisions <br /> <br />A. Allowable Uses (Section 1320.05) <br /> <br />The proposed use of the property for a wireless antenna installation is a permitted conditional <br />accessory use in the B-2 General Business District. The proposed antennas would be an <br />accessory use to the principal higher education and office uses on the property. <br /> <br /> <br />2. Section 1325 – General Regulations <br /> <br />A. Antennas, Dish Antennas, and Towers (Section 1325.09)