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James S. Lyndon, Esq. October 1, 1987 , . Page Five - ------------------------- inside aerials, especially for local recep- tion, but is is still recognized as good practice, especially for long-range, short-wave reception for which most good sets are equipped. While many aerials are attached to poles above the roofs of dwel- lings, and even to trees, the use of separate poles or masts for this purpose still prevails when a householder seeks the best reception. Such equipment is certainly customarily incident to a residential establishment." Vi llage of St. Louis Park v. Casey, supra at p. 460. Mr. Kahnke has indicated to me his intention to erect a well-engineered, structurally sound, commercial tower structure in conformance with all good engineering stan- . dards. Orig inally, the proposed antenna location was in the middle of his backyard in an exposed. location. Mr. Kahnke and his wife, wishing to be the best possible neighbors, now propose to place the tower and antenna closer to their home, nestled among the house and several large trees. This location would reduce visibility of the antenna and, presumably, minimize any asthetic considera- tions. (Note drawing with proposed antenna location and amended proposed antenna location.) As r have previously indicated, Mr. Kahnke's purpose is to work cooperatively with the Village of Arden Hills in arriving at a mutually satisfactory result. Please feel free to contact me, at your convenience, regarding any questions you may have concerning the mater- ials r have enclosed in this letter. Should the Village of Arden Hills be interested in modi- fying its existing ordinance to conform to the amateur radio pre-emption order referred to above, please feel free to contact me. r may be able to obtain additional resources for you, including sample ordinance provisions ava ilable through the Office of the General Counsel of .