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October 25, 2000 Plan Commission Minutes Page 3 of 5 Mr. Newton gave an overview of the proposal. He asked that the application be approved. He stated that the applicant will accept all of the proposed conditions as set forth in the Staff Recommendation. Mr. Newton also mentioned that Omnipoint Communications will probably be changing its name to Voice Stream Wireless but that has not occurred at this time. Mr. Hill gave the staff recommendation that the application be approved per the October 17, 2000 Staff Memo. Chairperson Glassman opened the public hearing and asked for testimony from the public. Margaret Lueker, 7201 Waterman stated that she was interested in the proposal and wanted to know what impact it would have on the surrounding properties. Mr. Newton replied that all of the cables would be buried underground and that the proposed flagpole would be only 25 feet higher than the existing flagpole. Chris Valkamp, 7200 Waterman asked what the amount was of the lease with the School District. Mr. Newton stated that he was not at liberty to say but perhaps the amount could be found out from the School District. No other members of the public indicated a desire to speak and the public hearing portion of the meeting was closed. Mr. Smith asked what color the pole would be. Mr. Newton stated that it would be white. Mr. Self asked what the diameter of the pole would and if it would taper. Mr. Newton replied that it would be approximately 24 inches at the base and would taper up as it got higher from the ground. Mr. Munkel asked if this was the same company as the pole erected at 7547 Olive. Mr. Newton replied that it was. Mr. Munkel asked if there was any possibility of RF leaks causing burns. Mr. Newton replied that there was not. Mr. Munkel asked Mr. Hill if the proposed art display could violate any municipal laws or require any special procedures or approval. Mr. Hill replied that to his knowledge it did not. Mr. Self moved that the Plan Commission recommend approval of the Conditional Use Permit with the following conditions: 1.The applicants shall provide sufficient information in the building permit application that shows that the antenna pole (flagpole) has sufficient structural strength to support itself and the proposed equipment. The pole shall also be designed to collapse upon itself during a failure so as to prevent endangering surrounding uses and property. 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 K:\WPOFFICE\WPDATA\m-10-25-2000.plc.wpd