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March 22, 1999 Plan Commission Minutes Page 5 of 6 Commission determined that the proposed application complies with the special requirements for telecommunications antennas as follows: existing towers are not located within the geographic area necessary to meet the applicant’s engineering requirements; the proposed structure or building within the applicant’s required geographic area is of sufficient height to meet system engineering requirements; the existing structure has sufficient structural strength to support the applicant’s proposed telecommunications antennas; the proposed telecommunications antennas would not experience or cause signal interference with telecommunications antennas on existing towers or structures; the fees, costs, or other contractual terms required by the owner(s) of existing tower(s), structure(s), or building(s) within the required geographic area of the applicant or to retrofit the existing tower(s) or structure(s) are reasonable; there are other limiting conditions that render existing towers, structures or buildings within the applicant’s required geographic area unsuitable; design of the tower or structure, including the telecommunications antennas, shelter, and ground layout maximally reduces visual degradation and otherwise complies with the provisions and intent of the zoning ordinance; the proposal minimizes the number and size of the towers or structures that will be required in the geographic area surrounding the proposed site; and the applicant has not failed to take advantage of available shared use options provided by this ordinance or otherwise. Mr. Price moved that the Plan Commission recommend approval of the Conditional Use Permit with the following conditions: 1.The applicant shall provide sufficient information in the building permit application that shows that the existing structure has sufficient structural strength to support the applicant’s proposed telecommunications antennas. 2.The proposed telecommunications antennas shall not cause signal interference with telecommunications antennas on existing towers or structures. 3.All telecommunications antennas and support structures shall meet or exceed current standards and regulations of the FCC and any other state or federal agency with the authority to regulate communications telecommunications antennas and support structures. Should such standards or regulations be amended, then the owner shall bring such devices and structures into compliance with the revised standards or regulations within six (6) months of the effective date of the revision unless an earlier date is mandated by the controlling agency. 4.All telecommunications antennas and support structures shall be protected from unauthorized access by appropriate security devices. 5.The telecommunications antennas and support structures shall not be lighted unless required by the FAA or other state or federal agency with authority to regulate 6.The placement of advertising on antennas and support structures is prohibited. K:\WPOFFICE\WPDATA\m-3-22-2000.plc.wpd