pf_03284 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

I Extract of Minutes from Planninl! Commission meetinl! of January 10.2001: 2 3 f. Planninl! File 3284: A request by Charles Kadrie and A TP Minneapolis, Inc. for a 4 conditional use pennit to allow the installation of a wireless telecommunication 5 antenna on the roof of the Roseville Professional Center, 2233 North Hamline 6 A venue. 7 8 Chainnan Craig Klausing opened the public hearing and requested City Planner Thomas 9 Paschke to provide a verbal summary of the staff report dated January 10,2001. IO II Thomas Paschke explained the City Code requirements for commercial receiving or 12 transmitting antennas. He noted the Roseville Library expressed concern for fear of 13 interference (letter of January 9, 2001). 14 15 The proposal would add more support for existing antennas operated by VoiceStream 16 Wireless. The installation includes equipment cabinets on the roof of the building. Each 17 proposed antenna support unit could hold up to four antennas. (Existing antennas are 18 attached to the penthouse walls instead of separate antenna structures.) 19 20 Thomas Paschke noted the uses do not create or hinder traffic; the units and cabinets can 21 be painted to match the existing building color; there appears to be no health, safety, or 22 welfare impacts and the use complies with the Comprehensive Plan. 23 Staff recommended approval to allow installation of the antenna. 24 25 Chair Klausing asked if the "leasing sign" on the penthouse was legal. Staff has worked 26 with the owner to reduce the size to meet the Code. 27 28 Wendy Metchnek, APT representative, explained that condition #4.1 must be changed or 29 removed to be installed on a structure support apparatus placed on the rooftop rather than 30 on the north wall of the penthouse. 31 32 Chair Klausing asked why the antenna structure could not be set back from the edge of 33 the building (the building blocks a part of the reception area). 34 35 Member Wilke asked if antennas could be placed on the roof of the penthouse. Chair 36 Klausing said he preferred white painted surfaces nearer the existing walls. 37 38 Member Cunningham asked for comment from applicants regarding Ramsey County 39 Library interference. (The frequency is designated per carrier and should not be a 40 problem). 41 42 Ms. Metchnek said eventually there would be six (up from four) equipment cabinets on 43 the roof. They will not be seen at grade from the property line. All units (30" wide, 40" 44 long, 5 feet high) should be painted to match the existing building walls. 45 46 Member Cunningham asked if the roof could hold the additional weight. An APT 47 structural engineer will design the load to meet roof capacity. 48 49 Willard Johnson, 1371 Sandhurst Drive, asked for detailed infonnation. He noted other 50 CUPs on this site have created problems. Are there other buildings that could be used? 51 The antennas now in place have affected the use of televisions in the adjoining blocks.