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Ordinance 2010-002 STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY CITY OF ARDEN MILLS 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 4, Subd 5, and Subd 6 are hereby amended in the Arden Hills City Code to read as follows: Subd. 4 Conditional Use Permit (Revised 0516110). A. New Antennas, dish antennas and towers are allowed only as conditional accessory uses. They are therefore allowed only on property containing a principal use to which the antenna, dish antenna or tower is accessory. B. Towers that were in existence prior to April 8, 2010 are allowed as conditional uses and may be the primary use on a property. New antennas may be added to said towers subject to the limitations of the conditional use permit for each tower. C. Antennas, dish antennas, and towers located on property owned by the City of Arden Hills shall not require a conditional use permit and shall not be subject to the height regulations in Subd. 5, Height, of this section. Subd. 5 Height. (Revised 0516110) 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. 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 new antenna or tower shall exceed aheight of seventy-five (75) feet. C. Towers constructed prior to April 8, 2010, which exceed the seventy-five (75) foot height limit, shall not be increased in height. New antennas maybe placed on said towers provided the antennas meet the requirements of the conditional use permit for the tower and do not exceed the height of the tower.