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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—February 22, 2010 14 7.D. Ordinance 2010-003 in Planning Case 10-003 to Amend Section 1325.09 Subd. 4 of the Zoning Code Regarding the Placement of Antennas on City Owned Property (continued) City Planner Beekman stated in August 2009, the City adopted a zoning code update to set a - priority list for the placement of new antennas. One of the primary goals of that update was to encourage the grouping of antennas to help minimize the construction of new towers and minimize the visual impact. Despite the priority list requiring applicants to consider the City's water towers first, the Code does not really encourage the use of the City water towers. New antenna requests are required to come before the Planning Commission and City Council for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) in order to place antennas on a water tower, which adds time and expense. Since the Zoning Code requires the same process for placing an antenna on an existing water tower or constructing a new tower for an antenna, there is less incentive to consider the water towers. To address this issue, Staff proposes to eliminate the CUP requirement for placing antennas on City owned structure, which includes the water towers. In place of the CUP, the antenna request would be subject to an administrative and City Council review. The applicant would come before the City Council for approval of a lease agreement, but a public hearing and Planning Commission review would not be required. Councilmember Holden asked if an independent structural engineering review would be required for all antennas that are added. City Planner Beekman clarified that the City already requires this. City Attorney Filla clarified that all the restrictions that would currently appear in the CUP would now be in the lease agreement. MOTION: Councilmember Grant moved and Councilmember Holmes seconded a motion to approve Ordinance 2010-003 in PlanninLy Case 10-003 to Amend Section 1325.09 Subd. 4 of the Zoning Code Rej!ardinj! the Placement of Antennas on Citv Owned Property as Presented in the February 22, 2010, Report to the City Council. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). 8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None. 9. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND REQUESTS Mayor Harpstead requested that Staff reply to Mr. Buj old regarding his questions on the utility rates. Acting City Administrator Iverson stated she would respond to this request. Councilmember Grant requested Council be copied on the response to Mr. Buj old. Councilmember Grant requested that for those items the Planning Commission had voted on, this vote should be posted on the cover sheet of the Council packets. He also requested that the