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Home My WebLink About2008-008City of Arden Hills Chapter 13 Zoning Code CITY OF ARDEN HILLS RAMSEY COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 2008-008 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY'S ZONING CODE REGARDING THE GROUND STRUCTURES FOR ANTENNA EQUIPMENT LOCATED ON CITY WATER TOWER SITES The Arden Hills City Council hereby ordains that Chapter 13, Section 1325.09, Subd. 6B and Subd. 7, of the. Arden Hills City Code are hereby amended and repealed to read as follows: 1325,09 Subd.6 Screening. A. Screening shall be provided so as to prevent direct view of a dish antenna from any street or from a public or private property within six hundred (600) feet of the dish, as follows: 1. Ground Mounted . Dishes. Screening for ground mounted dishes shall consist of a fence, wall, earth berm or landscaping, or a combination of these devices. 2. Roof or Wall Mounted Dishes. Screening for roof- or wall - mounted dishes shall be in accordance with Section 1325.05 Subd 4 Subd. 7 Special Requirements for City Water Tower Sites. The placement of licensed commercial wireless telecommunication services including cellular, personal communication services (PCS), specialized mobilized radio (SMR), enhanced specialized mobilized radio (ESMR), paging and similar services on water tower sites will be allowed only when the City is fully satisfied that the following requirements are met: A. The applicant's access to the facility will not increase the risks of contamination to the City's water supply; B. There is sufficient room on the structure to accommodate the applicant's equipment and all equipment (antennas, exterior cables, etc) attached to the structure is painted to match the color of the structure; Section 1325.09 — Ground Structures Adopted: June 30, 2008 Page 1 of 3 City of Arden Hills Chapter 13 Zoning Code C. The presence of the equipment will not increase the water tower or reservoir maintenance costs to the City; D. The presence of the equipment will not be harmful to the health of workers maintaining the water tower or reservoir. E. There is sufficient room on the site to accommodate all ground equipment and the following requirements for ground equipment are met: 1. The base transceiver station and all other ground equipment shall be housed in an existing on -site equipment building whenever possible. If an existing equipment building is unavailable, a new equipment building may be constructed. If the equipment is to be housed in a weather-proof cabinet -like structure in lieu of a building, it shall be mounted upon a suitable concrete pad. 2. If there is an equipment building constructed on site, it shall be approved by the City. 3. To the extent possible, the equipment building or cabinet shall be located adjacent to or near existing on -site buildings. 4. The equipment building or cabinet shall be screened from view of adjacent properties by suitable vegetation, except where non -vegetative screening (e.g.-, a decorative wall or fencing) better reflects and complements the character of the neighborhood. 5. The City shall require a suitable financial surety to ensure future removal of the equipment building or cabinet upon termination of the lease. Section 1325.09 — Ground Structures Adopted: June 30, 2008 Page 2 of 3 City of Arden Hills Chapter 13 Zoning Code • The Arden Hills City Council further directs that a copy of this Ordinance which highlights the changes to Chapter 13, Section 1325.09, and a version of Chapter 13, Section 1325.09 Subd. 6B and Subd. 7 as amended and repealed, be attached to this Ordinance and maintained in the book of Ordinances for the City of Arden Hills. ADOPTION DATE: Passed by the Arden Hills City Council on the 30th day of June, 2008. EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall be effective the day following its publication. Dated: . � GVAC , 2008 ATTEST: Ronald Moor e, City Administrator 40 PUBLICATION DATE: Published on the 91n day of July, 2008 • Section 1325.09 — Ground Structures Adopted: June 30, 2008 Page 3 of 3 0 i 0 Received Affidavit ®f Public atio� AUG - 4 2003 City of Arden Hills State of Minnesota I SSCounty of Iaan-sey WES COHEN being duly sworn, on oath, says that he/she is the publisher or authorized agent and employee of the publisher of the newspaper known as SHORE,VIEW Ri TLLETIN and has full knowledge of the facts which are stated below: (A) The newspaper has complied with all of the requirements constituting qualification as a qualified newspaper, as provided by Minnesota Statute 331A.02, 331A.07, and other applicable laws, as amended. (B) The printed SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 2008-008 which is attached was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed and published once each week, for 1 successive weeks; it was first published on WEDNESDAY the 9 i H day of JULY 20 08 , and was thereafter printed and published on every to and including , the day of , 20 ; and printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, which is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of the notice: *ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ *ABCDEFGH IJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ *a bcd efg h ij kl m n opq rstu vwxyz Subscribed and sworn to before me on this 9 1'Hday of JUL Y 20 08 Notary Public *Alphabet should be in the same size and kind of type as the notice. JUAA��j RATE INFORMATION Commissiwi Expires Jan 31, 2010 (1) Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users for comparable space ...................................... (2) Maximum rate allowed by law for the above matter (3) Rate actually charged for the above matter ... 1 /08 I TITLE ACCOUNTING CONTROLLER $24.00 per col. inch $23.25 per col. inch $ per col. inch CITY OF ARDEN HILLS COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 2008-008 On the 30th day of June, 2008, the Arden Hills City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2008-008, and by at least four/fifths affirmative votes pursuant to Minn. Stat. §412.191, Subd. 4, directed that.a summary of Ordinance 2008-008 be published. Chapter 13, Section 1305.09, Subd. 6B and Subd. 7 and related paragraphs are collectively known as, Ordinance 2008- 008, entitled "Antenna Ground Structures". The primary purpose of the amendment is to amend the Zoning Code regarding the treatment of ground structures for antenna equipment at City Water Tower sites. A full copy of Ordinance 2008-008 is available for inspection by any person during regular business hours at the office of the City Administrator, 1245 West Highway 96, Arden Hills, Minnesota 55112. The Ordinance is also available online at hftp://www.ci.arden-hills.mn.us. (Bulletin: July 9, 2008) rI C.