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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Approved: <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />PLANNING COMMISSION <br />WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2016 <br />6:30 P.M. - ARDEN HILLS CITY HALL <br /> <br /> <br />PLANNING CASES <br /> <br />A. Planning Case 15-025; CUP Amendment – Antenna Extension – AT&T Wireless – <br />Public Hearing <br /> <br />Senior Planner Bachler stated that the City approved a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) in 2010 <br />to allow AT&T Mobility to install roof-mounted cellular antennas on the Brushaber Commons <br />building on Bethel University’s campus and to construct a 160 square foot equipment shed <br />adjacent to the building. The CUP approval was granted in Planning Case 10-010. The existing <br />installation includes six wireless antennas that are housed in two 12-foot tall fiberglass canisters. <br />The canisters are designed to have the appearance of smokestacks and are located on the roof to <br />blend in with the existing mechanical equipment. <br /> <br />Senior Planner Bachler explained that FDH Velocitel, on behalf of AT&T Mobility, has <br />requested a CUP Amendment to upgrade the existing wireless antenna installation on the roof of <br />the Brushaber Commons building. The existing six antennas would be replaced with nine new <br />antennas to improve the provider’s service coverage and capacity in this area of the City. In order <br />to accommodate the upgrade, the mounting poles the antennas are attached to would need to be <br />extended by two feet for proper positioning and clearance between each antenna. The antenna <br />assembly canisters would also be extended by two feet to a new height of 63 feet above ground <br />level. All new antennas would continue to be housed in the canisters and entirely concealed. <br /> <br />Site Data <br />Future Land Use Plan: Public and Institutional <br />Existing Land Use: Institutional <br />Zoning: B-1 - Limited Business District (Main Campus) <br />R-1 - Single Family Residential (Athletic Complex) <br />Current Lot Sizes: 191.32 Acres (Including athletic complex, the main campus, <br />and part of Lake Valentine) <br />Topography: Rolling Terrain <br /> <br />Senior Planner Bachler reviewed the surrounding area, the Plan Evaluation and the Conditional <br />Use Permit Evaluation Criteria. <br /> <br />Senior Planner Bachler provided the Findings of Fact for review: <br />