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It', EN HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: June 61, 2008 PC Agenda Item .A TO: Planning Commission FROM: Meagan Beekman, Planner I '= SUBJECT: Planning Case ##08-017 Zoning Code Amendment: Ground Structures City of Arden Dills 1245 West Highway 96 ATTACHMENT: 1 — Section 1325.09 Subd. 6 and Subd. 7 — Black -Lined version Requested Action Consider approving a Zoning Code text amendment related to ground mounted structures for antennas on City water tower sites. Background At their May 27, 2008, meeting the City Council approved a Conditional Use Permit for T - Mobile to place several antennas on the City water Tower located at 4251 Pernwood Street. As part of the application T -Mobile proposed to construct a structure to house the ground equipment required to operate the antennas. According to Section 1325.09 of the Zoning Code, the City will construct and maintain a single ground structure at each water tower that would house all of the necessary ground equipment for future antennas located on the towers, and no additional ground structures would be permitted. The City never constructed these structures, and in order to comply with City Code T -Mobile offered to construct the building and give it to the City to operate and maintain. As part of the proposal, T -Mobile would require the cost of the construction to be repaid via a credit on their lease agreement with the City. Upon further review, the City Planner, City Attorney, and Public works Director all concurred that owning and maintaining a building at each water tower site was not in the best interest of the City due to cost and liability. Therefore, Staff recommended that the Conditional Use Permit be City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meeting for June 4, 2008 i?Metro-inet_usiardenhills1P1anninglPlanning Cases 12008108-017 Zoning Code Amendment -Ground Structures (Pending)W60408 -PC Report Ground .Structures.doc Page 1 of 4