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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, January 06, 2010 Page 7 telecommunications industry and technology is going in the future. Mr. Paschke 308 opined that it would be short-sighted of the City to facilitate a single-user tower. 309 Chair Doherty, in his effort to reflect to the City Council the multiple conflicts 310 inherent in this proposal, advised that he would vote in opposition to the majority, 311 no matter which way they voted, to bring the matter to further discussion by the 312 City’s policy-making body. Chair Doherty requested that the minutes reflect his 313 conflict: that adjacent neighbors were opposed to the tower, but if following that 314 line of reasoning as presented, there would never be another tower installed in 315 Roseville. Chair Doherty urged the City Council to consider a policy that would 316 devote some revenues associated with tower and/or ground space rental toward 317 park improvements so, as an example, locating a tower in Acorn Park could be a 318 win/win situation for the park and the applicant. However, Chair Doherty noted 319 that the Comprehensive Plan called for the City to be technologically up-to-date 320 and have multiple users on towers. 321 Commissioner Gisselquist opined that while he wouldn’t anticipate that the 322 Walgreen’s site to be less controversial, he would be less apt to actually notice 323 the tower on a commercial property when his reason for going to that destination 324 is commercial, whereas when he goes to Acorn Park it is strictly for recreation and 325 not to engage in commercial activities. Commissioner Gisselquist advised that he 326 was inclined to support a tower on commercial property when the opportunity was 327 available; however, he would say “no” to commercial uses in a park. 328 Chair Doherty noted that the tower would be visible to adjacent property owners if 329 located on a commercial property as well. 330 Commissioner Best advised that he recognized the need for telecommunications 331 technology and supported multiple users on each tower; however, felt that 332 approval of the request could create potential future problems for the current 333 Master Planning process. 334 MOTION 335 Member Cook moved, seconded by Member Gisselquist to RECOMMEND 336 TO THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL of a CONDITIONAL USE for Clearwire, 337 LLC for approval of a 125-foot telecommunication tower facility in Acorn 338 Park, 286 County Road C; based on the comments and findings of Sections 339 4 - 7, and subject to the conditions of Section 8, and as detailed in the staff 340 report dated January 06, 2010. 341 Ayes: 1 (Doherty) 342 Nays: 4 (Gisselquist, Best, Wozniak, and Cook) 343 Motion failed. 344 Chair Doherty noted that the case was scheduled to be heard by the City Council 345 at their January 11, 2010 meeting. 346 b. PROJECT FILE10-003 347 Request by Complete Building Maintenance for approval of outdoor storage 348 of vehicles, equipment, and landscaping equipment as a CONDITIONAL USE 349 at 2931 Partridge Road 350 Chair Doherty opened the Public Hearing for Project File 10-003 at 8:17 p.m. 351 Associate Planner Bryan Lloyd reviewed staff’s analysis of the request by 352 Complete Building Maintenance for approval of outdoor storage of buses, 353 automobiles, heavy equipment, and bulk supplies for landscaping and snow 354 removal as a CONDITIONAL USE at 2941 Partridge Road; based on the 355 comments and findings of Sections 5 and 6, and the conditions of Section 7 of the 356 staff report dated January 6, 2010. 357 Mr. Lloyd reviewed the history of previous Special Use Permit (SUP) approvals for 358 this property in 1971 to allow commercial automobile leasing; and another in 1991 359