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OFrlCES <br />BRIGGS A X D MORGAN <br />PROrESSION’AL ASSOCIATION <br />fiCOO FIRST S'ATION a I. BANK BCII-OINO <br />SAINT Paul . MINNESOTA 50101 <br />TKX_£PU0NE iOlti! 2*#I-iai5 <br />TELECOPIEH (Oiai 222-4071 <br />INCI.C31NO T«2 rOHMKR FinM O* <br />LEVITT, PALMER, BOWEN, BOTMa N A SHARE <br />October 8, 1990 <br />WHITEUS P1P2CT DIAL NVMBKH 223-^M« <br />DELIVERED VIA FAX <br />Mayor and City Council <br />City of Orono <br />c/o Mr. Mark Bernhardsoa <br />Box 66 Crystal Bay <br />Orono, Minnesota 55323 <br />FAX No. 473-0510 <br />Mr. Tom Barrett <br />City Attorney <br />City of Orono <br />222 South Ninth Street <br />Suite 3300 <br />Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 <br />FAX No. 334-2713 <br />Re: U.S. West NewVcctor Group, Inc. <br />Conditional Use Permit For Communication Tower <br />Dear Mayor Grabek, Council Membe-s, and Mr. Barrett: <br />We represent U.S. West NewV'ector Group, Inc. ("U.S. West”) on the above matter. <br />We understand that questions have been raised concerning application of the City s Zoning <br />Code to the proposed communications tow-er. The purpose of this letter is to set forth the <br />reasons why the City ’s Zoning Code ("Code") allows a conditional use permit to be approved <br />for the communications tower and related structure ('Tower"). This letter is a supplement <br />to the October 2, 1990 letter to you from .Mr. Uban which provides a fuller description of <br />U.S. West’s proposal and its benefits. <br />Under the Code there are two alternatives under which the conditional use permit <br />for the Tower should be granted. Each will be addressed below. <br />THE TOWTR TS PART OF AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE <br />The Tower would be an integral part of an increar'ngly important element of the <br />communic«'itions infrastructure of the metropolitan area. The Code addresses the granting <br />of conditional use permits for structures invoMng essential services such as communications <br />at Sec. 10.03, Subd. 17 which provides as lollows: <br />WTO >0< TliAO* CC.VTC« <br />SAl!*'! ^AUL. mVHtV/TA 03IOI <br />«iC) • lata <br />4C00 7!BTT hatio .val »Avt »c/ai;>o <br />fact . **rr:«MOTA oaiOJ <br />-.OiS) 301 Lll* <br />.1400 IDS ecKTta <br />xrw»Ai>oiJ0. »»nr«B»crtA oaaoo <br />xnai 300-OMi