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AGENDA ITEM <br />Item No.: 13 <br />Date: February 26, 2018 <br />Item Description: Verizon Authorization for Conditional Use Permit Application <br />Presenter: Jeremy Barnhart, Community Agenda Planning Department <br />Development Director Section: Report <br />1. Purpose. To consider authorization for Verizon Communication to initiate a Conditional Use Permit <br />application to put a cellular antenna on city owner property. <br />2. 15.99 Deadline. Not applicable. No application has been received <br />3. Background/ Summary. Orono City Ordinance allows Personal Wireless Service Antennas in many <br />residential districts when these antennas are co -located on a municipal structure other than a water tower <br />with a conditional use. A conditional use application requires the owner's signature. <br />Verizon has approached the city with a request to place two cellular antennas on city property. One <br />location proposed is the golf course. There is no city owned tower structure suitable; Verizon proposes <br />installing a new 75 tall monopole for their antenna and a proposed weather warning siren. The tower is <br />proposed to be located Northwest of the existing club house. Mounted at the base of the tower would be <br />the equipment within a fenced area. Placement of a tower on the golf course may impact future plans of <br />the golf course. The golf course is within a large `hole' in Orono's weather warning siren coverage, <br />based on the weather siren map as part of the Comprehensive Plan, Exhibit C. <br />The second site is near French Lake Park, located near the Met Council lift station. Verizon proposes <br />relocating and replacing an existing siren and pole from the drive to the park about 450 feet to the north <br />east. The replacement pole is proposed to be 90 feet in height, the ordinance allows for a maximum of 75 <br />feet. <br />4. Staff Recommendation. Staff supports authorization for an application at the golf course. A tower <br />here will assist the emergency services in communicating weather threats. Recognizing the need for a 90 <br />foot tall tower at French Lake, staff does not support a conditional use permit in this situation because it <br />does not appear that the ordinance can be met. Upon receipt of a formal application for an site within an <br />Orono Park, staff recommends the Park Commission recommendation be requested <br />COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED <br />By motion, authorize Verizon wireless to apply for a Conditional Use Permit at one or both sites and pay <br />applicable fees. <br />Exhibits <br />A. Applicants Narrative <br />B. Photo Simulation Golf Course <br />C. Golf Course Detail <br />D. Golf Course Justification <br />E. Photo Simulation French Lake <br />F. French Lake Plans <br />G. French Lake Justification <br />H. City Code <br />I. Weather Siren Map <br />Prepared By: J. Barnhart <br />References <br />A. Full Plans — Golf Course <br />Reviewed By: JS)�a <br />Approved By: -Sb9a <br />