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Ordinance 2010-002 STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY CITY OF ARDEN HILLS ORDINANCE 2010-002 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING COMMUNICATIONS TOWERS The Arden Hills City Council hereby ordains that Chapter 13, Section 1325.09 Subd 5 and Subd 6 are hereby amended in the Arden Hills City Code to read as follows: Subd. 5 Expansion of Legal, Non-conforming Towers. Adding, relocating, or replacing antennas or equipment on legal, non-conforming towers that were in place prior to February 22, 2010, shall not be considered an expansion of a non- conforming use provided the tower has the structural capacity to handle the additional antennas as determined by the City. This provision does not permit increasing the height of the tower structure. All other city, state, and regulations shall apply. Subd. 6 Height. The height of an antenna or tower shall be measured from the ground at the base of the antenna, tower, or other structure that the antenna is attached to, to the highest point of the antenna or tower. Except for antennas and equipment on City water towers and freestanding towers in place prior to February 22, 2010, no antenna or tower shall exceed the following height limitations: A. A dish antenna shall not exceed fifteen (15) feet in height if ground or pole mounted and shall not extend more than twelve (12) feet above the roof if it is roof mounted. Regardless of these height limitations, the antenna shall be mounted as close to the ground or roof as practical. B. No antenna or tower shall exceed a height of seventy-five (75) feet. C. No antenna or tower shall exceed a height equal to the distance from the base of the tower to the nearest overhead electrical power line (except individual service drops), less five (5) feet.