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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – January 6, 2016 2 <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 />designed and located on the roof to 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 /> <br />General Findings: <br />1. The applicant has requested a Conditional Use Permit Amendment in order extend the <br />height of the existing wireless antenna installation at 3900 Bethel Drive, approved in <br />Planning Case 10-010. <br />2. The property at 3900 Bethel Drive is located in the B-1 - Limited Business District. <br />3. Cellular towers and antennas are allowed as a conditional accessory use in the B-1 <br />District. <br />4. The proposed upgrade would increase the number of antennas from six (6) to nine (9). <br />5. The Zoning Code states that no antenna shall be mounted at a height exceeding 75 feet. <br />6. The proposed upgrade would increase the height of the antenna assembly canisters that <br />house the antennas to 63 feet above ground level. <br />7. The antennas would be located approximately 1,185 feet from the nearest property line.