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�•* B DELL CONSULTING, INC. •� 2324 University Avenue West, Suite 200 Site Acquisition • Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114-1854 Permitting Est. 1991 (651) 225-0792 Fax (651) 225-0795 April 30, 2009 Ms. Meagan Beekman City of Arden Hills - Community Development Department 1245 West Highway 96 Arden Hills, NIN 55112 RE: CUP Application / AT&T Mobility Wireless Facility at Bethel University 3900 Bethel Drive, Arden Hills MN 55112 Dear Ms. Beekman: Buell Consulting Inc., as an agent for AT&T Mobility, respectfully submits this Conditional Use Permit Application to install an AT&T wireless communications facility at 3900 Bethel Drive, commonly known as Bethel University. The property is zoned B- 1, and serves as the 191 acre campus for Bethel University. The proposed facility entails installing a stealth 75' pole and a 12' x 20' equipment shelter on the eastern side of the campus. The proposed stealth pole is next to an existing campus parking lot and except for the proposed pole being 75' in height, it is similar in design and color to existing light standards within the campus. The site location that was selected allows the nearby mature trees to substantially screen the facility from off site view. The nearest property line to the stealth pole is the Hamline Avenue North Right of Way line which is approximately 170' to the east of the site. The only off site property that may be able to see a portion of the facility is the industrial property to the east across Hamline Avenue North. A photo- simulation of the proposed facility and a zoning map with the site location depicted are included with this application. The proposed facility will allow AT&T Mobility to provide quality in -building wireless voice and data service to Bethel College and this portion of Arden Hills. A University campus is unique in that there are numerous large brick buildings that house students and faculty for the primary purpose of education. Most students use a variety of wireless services daily for education research and communicating. The proposed AT&T facility will ensure that the campus is covered with sufficient system capacity and signal strength to provide coverage within most of the campus buildings. It is important to note that in order to ensure adequate signal strength and capacity within a college campus, a wireless facility needs to be located within the campus if at all possible. This is due to the high concentration of users in a relatively small geographic area and the number of buildings,