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<br />e <br /> <br />~ <br />~~ILLS <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />September 17, 2001 <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council <br />Joe Lynch, City Administrator <br /> <br />Aaron Parrish, City Planner <br /> <br />Arden Tower Discussion <br /> <br />BackQround <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />The property at 1777 Gateway Boulevard, commonly referred to as the tower property, <br />has a lengthy history of applications and interaction with the City. Please see the <br />Abbreviated Chronology contained in Attachment A for further details. <br /> <br />As Attachment A indicates, Arden Towers has contemplated several options to <br />reconstruct their tower. Unfortunately, all of the proposals advanced to date have been <br />deficient in some manner. Compounding matters, aside from the structural concerns <br />identified by the Building Official, it appears as if the tower is not in compliance with <br />provisions of the Special Use Permit issued in 1981. More specifically, it is estimated <br />that the number of antenna arrays that currently exist on the tower are in excess of those <br />originally approved. The following is illustrative: <br /> <br /> ADDroved Existino <br />Elevation Antenna Number of Antenna Number of <br />Groupings Antennas Groupings Antennas <br />700 Feet 1 5 2 23 <br />660 Feet 1 5 0 0 <br />620 Feet 1 5 0 0 <br />< 620 Feet N/A N/A 20 52 <br />TOTAL 3 15 22 75 <br /> <br />Incidentally, our records indicate that a large part of the existing antennas did not apply <br />for and receive building permits prior to their installation as required by state law, City <br />Code, and the Special Use Permit. As the Council may recall, a majority of the issues <br />associated with the tower were brought to light when U.S. West applied for a permit to <br />add antennas on the tower. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />For reference, the other two communications towers within the City became non- <br />conforming when the zoning ordinance was changed in 1993 to limit the height of towers <br />