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City of Arden Hills City Council Meeting for January 25, 2016 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2015\PC 15-025 - AT&T Wireless Antenna CUP Amendment - 3900 Bethel Drive\Memos_Reports_15-025 Page 1 of 5 CONSENT ITEM – 6C MEMORANDUM DATE: January 25, 2016 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers Sue Iverson, Acting City Administrator FROM: Matthew Bachler, Senior Planner SUBJECT: Planning Case #15-025 Applicant: FDH Velocitel (on behalf of AT&T Mobility) Property Address: 3900 Bethel Drive Request: Conditional Use Permit Amendment Requested Action Motion to approve Planning Case 15-025 for a Conditional Use Permit Amendment at 3900 Bethel Drive, based on the findings of fact and the submitted plans, as amended by the five (5) conditions in the January 25, 2016, Report to the City Council. Background The City approved a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) in 2010 to allow AT&T Mobility to install roof-mounted cellular antennas on the Brushaber Commons building on Bethel University’s campus and to construct a 160 square foot equipment shed adjacent to the building. AT&T Mobility leases the space for their equipment from Bethel University. The City does not receive any lease payments as part of this agreement. The existing installation includes six wireless antennas that are housed in two 12-foot tall antenna assembly canisters. The canisters have the appearance of smokestacks and are designed to blend in with the roof-mounted mechanical equipment. AT&T Mobility has requested a CUP Amendment to upgrade the installation in order to improve service capacity for its customers in this area of the City. The upgrade would entail replacing existing antennas with nine new antennas and extending the antenna mounting poles by two feet. The antenna assembly canisters would also be extended by two feet to a new height of 63 feet above ground level. All antennas would continue to be housed in the canisters and entirely concealed.