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REQUEST FOR PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION DATE: 05-08-96 ITEM NO: Rs&.~~Approval: Manager Approved: Age~da Section: ~ Heanng Item Description: COMMUNICATION TOWERS - LAND USE REGULATION Background In the past year Roseville has become a target for communications towers companies. The technology is rapidly changing. The highway corridors and the heavy concentration of users near these corridors and the regional shopping center create this demand. A communication tower is now used primarily for telecommunications such as cell phones, mobile radio phones, digital phones and computerized data transmission. These towers may range from 60 feet up to 250 feet in height and need to be located on 1 to 1.5 mile radius. In Roseville, our planning, engineering and finance staff have been reviewing requests for permits. The City land use code allows towers to be constructed to any height, but requires the approval of the Building Official or an appeal to the City Council. Most recently this occurred at the site adjacent to the Roseville Water tower, wherein the applicant had originally proposed a tower further north, within clear view of the Twin Lakes redevelopment. Because, under the current code, these new communication towers are permitted anywhere within the city, it would be prudent to reconsider the city's land use regulation of such towers. For example, the permit to allow all towers (except City of Roseville controlled or owned "designated" tower sites - similar to the Burnsville Ordinance- where the tower would be considered a permitted land use) could be changed to a Conditional Use Permit and limited to specific zones such as business, and industrial districts only. The strategy is to create a permitted "incentive" area to place communications equipment on sites designated by the City with restrictive covenants or lease conditions, but without need for further permits and hearings. A draft ordinance, updated by the City Attorney's Office, is attached. On April 22, 1996 the Mayor/Council reviewed the latest version and asked for a revisions to the definition section prior to sending this to the Planning Commission