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. CITY OF ARDEN HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: April 24, 2000 TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Nancy Randall, Associate Planuer SUBJECT: Planning Case #00-16, SUP/Site PIau - Antenna Aerial, 1230 Red Fox Road Request. The applicant is requesting a Special Use Permit and Site Plan review to allow for the placement of antennas on the side ofthe municipal water tower and an electronic equipment building to be located at 1230 Red Fox Road (Exhibit A). tit Background. The antennas require electronic equipment to be located on the ground. The applicant is proposing this to be at the southwest side of the water tower using a shared drive with Sprint PCS, which was approved in January 2000. The proposed building would be 8 by 12 feet and constructed out of a brick to match the existing two buildings on the site. Landscaping has been proposed to add screening of the equipment building. Staff has some concern with the amount of trees planted on the site. Maintenance of the site requires 90 inches between trees and other structures. Staff recommends arborvitae's be planted, a minimum of 6 feet tall, along the entire south property line, in place of the proposed five (5) trees. Staff received a concern from a neighboring business that currently has a 900mb-fire sprinkler system. The concern is that the antenna might negatively effect the system. The applicant has stated the antennas will not effect the existing system. Deadline for Agency Actions. The City of Arden Hills received the completed application for this request on Wednesday, February 23, 1999. Pursuant to Minnesota State Statute, the City must act on this request by Friday, April 21, 2000. (60 days), unless the City provides the petitioner with written reasons for the additional 60 day review period. The additional review period would extend to Tuesday, June 20, 2000. The City may, with the petitioner's consent,extend the review period beyond the Tuesday, June 20, 2000 date. A letter extending the review period to June 20, 2000 has been sent to the applicant. . Lastly, if the City denies the petitioner's request, "...it must state in writing the reasons for the denial at the time that it denies the request."