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1325.09 Antennas, Dish Antennas and Towers. <br />(revised 8/5/09) <br /> Subd. 1 Purpose. In order to accommodate the communication needs of residents and <br />businesses while protecting the public health, safety, and general welfare of the community, the <br />City finds that these regulations are necessary to: <br /> A. Maximize the use of existing and approved towers and buildings to accommodate new <br />personal wireless service antennas in order to reduce the number of new towers necessary to <br />serve the community; <br /> B. Ensure antennas and towers are designed, located, and constructed in accordance with all <br />applicable code requirements to avoid potential damage to adjacent properties from failure of the <br />antenna and tower through structural standards and setback requirements; <br /> Subd. 2 Applicability. The regulations in this subsection shall apply to any antenna or tower <br />except as hereinafter provided in Subd. 3. <br /> Subd. 3 Exemptions. <br /> A. Antennas and towers used by the City for City purposes. <br /> B. Receptive dish antennas under one (1) meter in diameter and individual receptive <br />antennas, which are no taller than twelve (12) feet above the roofline, regardless of the zoning <br />district. <br /> C. In all residential districts, no more than two (2) exempted antennas and no more than one <br />(1) antenna requiring a conditional use permit shall be allowed on any lot or parcel. <br /> Subd. 4 Conditional Use Permit. (revised 5/6/10) <br /> A. New Antennas, dish antennas and towers are allowed only as conditional accessory uses <br />or structures. They are therefore allowed only on property containing a principal use or structure <br />to which the antenna, dish antenna or tower is accessory or secondary. <br /> B. Towers that were in existence prior to April 8, 2010 are allowed as conditional uses and <br />may be the primary use on a property. New antennas may be added to said towers subject to the <br />limitations of the conditional use permit for each tower. <br /> C. Antennas, dish antennas, and towers located on property owned by the City of Arden <br />Hills shall not require a conditional use permit and shall not be subject to the height regulations <br />in Subd. 5, Height, of this section. <br /> Subd. 5 Height. (revised 5/6/10) The height of an antenna or tower shall be measured from <br />the ground at the base of the antenna, tower, or other structure that the antenna is attached to, to <br />the highest point of the antenna or tower. No antenna or tower shall exceed the following height <br />limitations: <br /> A. A dish antenna shall not exceed fifteen (15) feet in height if ground or pole mounted and <br />shall not extend more than twelve (12) feet above the roof if it is roof mounted. Regardless of <br />these height limitations, the antenna shall be mounted as close to the ground or roof as practical.