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I <br />I"'Hi': <br />f^-“ . <br />r •* <br />,* . ■" <br />^-:r <br />■1 <br />: <br />0#" <br />s ■' <br />4>. <br />I ,T.- <br />MIF <br />■w. <br />r\ i. <br />■ ‘.' * <br />^ * I <br />g- <br />y ■■':'•,> r- •• <br />li <br />W' <br />■' - JH-ii <br />'.I- <br />«>; -', ■ rMINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGHELD MAY 20, 1991 <br />ROLL CALL: . ^ .u .kThe Orono Planning Commission met on the above -ate wi-h -he <br />following memoers present: Planning Commission Chair Charlie <br />Kelley and Planning Commission Members Jeffrey Johnson, Maureen <br />Bellows, Ed Cohen, Charles Schroeder, Candace Rowlette and Sara <br />Moos. Tne following represented the City Staff: Building and <br />Zoning Administrator Mabusth. Assistant Planning and Zoning <br />Administrator Gaffron, and City Recorder Scheffler. Council <br />Representative Mayor Peterson, and CounciImember Callahan were <br />also present, Kelley called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. <br />(•DPOBLIC HBARING-AMBHOMENT TO ZONING CODE <br />PgRTAINlHG TO ANTENNAS, TONERS. ETC. <br />Mr. Dennis Esterly, an experienced installer of antennas on <br />water towers, was present. <br />Mabusth explained what is allowed under the existing <br />Ordinance in terms of locating antennas, towers, or other such <br />structures, within the City of Orono. <br />Johnson as'od if it would be possible for a company to <br />construct ah office ouilding on industrial-zoned property and <br />install an antenna on top of it. <br />Mabusth replied, "Yer., that would be allowed under the <br />existing Ordinance, as long as the property is owned by the <br />coBipany constructing the building and the antenna. I ^ould just <br />add that neither the* B-6 Zoning District on Highway 12, nor the <br />B-I District makes any reference to antennas. If it is the <br />intention of the City to allow antennas to be attached to a <br />tucure water in the B-6/PUD area, there is nothing in the Code <br />whicn will address that." Mabusth asked the Planning Commission <br />if they would recommend an amendment to the Ordinance. <br />Kelley asked the Planning Commission membe:‘s for their <br />opinions regarding free-standing antennas. <br />Bellows noted that there are several free-standing antennas <br />located in the communities just west of Orono. Srie said, "In ny <br />opinion, the structures are inappropriate for thoae areas, <br />•specially those that use guide wires. I have trouble with the <br />idsa of placing such structures within a residential community <br />such as Orono.” <br />Moos and Rowlette agreed with Bellows. <br />Johnson said, "I agree with Maureen, bu*. I also think that <br />there is a place for such structures. In the future, these <br />structures may become much more prevalent." <br />Bellows added, "Or less so." <br />- 1 - <br />I