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1325.09 Antennas, Dish Antennas and Towers. (Revised 08/05/09) <br />Subd. 1 Purpose. In order to accommodate the communication needs of residents and <br />businesses while protecting the public health, safety, and general welfare of the <br />community, the City finds that these regulations are necessary to: <br />A. Maximize the use of existing and approved towers and buildings to <br />accommodate new personal wireless service antennas in order to reduce the <br />number of new towers necessary to serve the community; <br />B. Ensure antennas and towers are designed, located, and constructed in <br />accordance with all applicable code requirements to avoid potential damage <br />to adjacent properties from failure of the antenna and tower through structural <br />standards and setback requirements; <br />Subd. 2 Applicability. The regulations in this subsection shall apply to any antenna or <br />tower except as hereinafter provided in Subd. 3. <br />Subd.3 Exemptions. <br />A. Antennas and towers used by the City for City purposes. <br />B. Receptive dish antennas under one (1) meter in diameter and individual <br />receptive antennas, which are no taller than twelve (12) feet above the <br />roofline, regardless of the zoning district. <br />C. In all residential districts, no more than two (2) exempted antennas and no <br />more than one (1) antenna requiring a conditional use permit shall be allowed <br />on any lot or parcel. <br />Subd. 4 Conditional Use Permit -€-d. Antennas, dish antennas and towers are <br />allowed only as conditional accessory uses. They are therefore allowed only on property <br />containing a principal use to which the antenna, dish antenna or tower is accessory. <br />Antennas dish antennas and towers located on vroveg r owned by the City of Arden <br />Hills shall. not require a conditional use *)ermit and shat not be subject ..... to the <br />re("Y.lations in Subd. 5. Height, of this section. <br />Subd. 5 Height. The height of an antenna or tower shall be measured from the ground <br />at the base of the antenna, tower, or other structure that the antenna is attached to, to the <br />highest point of the antenna or tower. No antenna or tower shall exceed the following <br />height limitations: <br />A. A dish antenna shall not exceed fifteen (15) feet in height if ground or <br />pole mounted and shall not extend more than twelve (12) feet above the roof <br />if it is roof mounted. Regardless of these height limitations, the antenna shall <br />be mounted as close to the ground or roof as practical. <br />B. No antenna or tower shall exceed a height of seventy-five (75) feet. <br />