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C <br />I <br />;V!^- <br />r- * ■ <br />• ^ <br />I <br />fC <br />I’y -m. <br />I!"' -'rfo:: <br />- <br />W''. rL ■ V- <br />.■;.i- - • , <br />: <br />MB <br />mr • <br />Im, <br />f <br />■.».<ir, <br />^r'-' <br />if: <br />m' <br />I?',fS- <br />f^>5 <br />■-T* <br />>vr V <br />E»terly replied, "Yen, that i? possible, however, the <br />cellular phone companies prefer not to do that. It is necessary <br />to install filtering devices so the two services do not interfere <br />with each other." <br />Bellows referred to Dannis Esterly's comment regarding the <br />companies constructing one large tower and constructing smaller <br />towers as the population increases. Sne said, "Allowing the <br />construction of one tower within the City of Orono is not going <br />to eradicate a later need for many towes." <br />Johnson stated that one of the issues to be considered is <br />whether or not cellular phones can be catergorized as a public <br />utility. <br />Mabusth advised that the City Attorney had rendered an <br />opinion in that regard which stated that cellular phones could <br />not be compared to gas, electric, or phone utilities. <br />Kelley indicated that he would prefer not to amend the Code, <br />but to address any applications for placing sich structures <br />within the City of Orono as they are received. <br />Cohen indicated that he agreed with Kelley. <br />Mabusth asked the Planning Commission members it they would <br />look favorably on a request to attach an antenna to a water <br />tower» or light standard. <br />\i^s the consensus of the Planning Commission that they <br />would have no objection to placing antennas on water towers. <br />Johnson asked if it would be possible to have a police radio <br />antenna attached to the same structure as a cellular phone <br />antenna. <br />Esterly replied, "There ace design and engineering <br />coneiderations that have to be taken into account. It is quite <br />probable that the ptolice department radio would not cause any <br />problems with a cellular phone antenna. However, a police <br /><Swpartment and paging company may have problems." <br />Rowlette stated that if the Planning Commission basica..ly <br />agrees to locating antennas on w'.ter towers, or similar <br />structures, that the Ordiance should be amended to address that. <br />5)ia said. "There are other metropolitan cities that have already <br />adopted policies in this respect, and we could take advantage of <br />what they have done. At some point in time we are going to have <br />to amend our Code to address these structures." <br />Mabusth offered to bring back further information pertaining <br />to an Ordinance amendment. <br />- 3 - <br />"j