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Ordinance 2010-002 <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br />ORDINANCE 2010-002 <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING COMMUNICATIONS <br />TOWERS <br />The Arden Hills City Council hereby ordains that Chapter 13, Section 1325.09 Subd 4, Subd 5, <br />and Subd 6 are hereby amended in the Arden Hills City Code to read as follows: <br />Subd. 5 Conditional Use Permit (Revised OS/6/10). <br />A. New Antennas, dish antennas and towers are allowed only as conditional <br />accessory uses. They are therefore allowed only on property containing a <br />principal use to which the antenna, dish antenna or tower is accessory. <br />B. Towers that were in existence prior to April 8, 2010 are allowed as <br />conditional uses and may be the primary use on a property. New antennas may <br />be added to said towers subj ect to the limitations of the conditional use permit for <br />each tower. <br />C. Antennas, dish antennas, and towers located on property owned by the City <br />of Arden Hills shall not require a conditional use permit and shall not be subject <br />to the height regulations in Subd. 5, Height, of this section. <br />Subd. 6 Height. (Revised OS/6/10) The height of an antenna or tower shall be measured <br />from the ground at the base of the antenna, tower, or other structure that the antenna is <br />attached to, to the highest point of the antenna or tower. No antenna or tower shall <br />exceed the following 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 new antenna or tower shall exceed a height of seventy-five (75) feet. <br />C. Towers constructed prior to April 8, 2010, which exceed the seventy-five <br />(75) foot height limit, shall not be increased in height. New antennas may be <br />placed on said towers provided the antennas meet the requirements of the <br />conditional use permit for the tower and do not exceed the height of the <br />tower. <br />