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CON2017-00033 - A COUNTY CONDITIONAL USE FOR A 150-FOOT TELECOMMUNCATION TOWER 1,200 FEET NORTH OF EAST 63RD STREET ON THE EAST SIDE OF SOUTH 127TH STREET. (NO ADDRESS YET ASSIGNED)
Presented by: Dale Miller, Director of Planning.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the Conditional Use, subject to the conditions recommended by the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission (MAPC), adopt the findings of the MAPC and authorize the Chairman to sign the prepared resolution.
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Background: The applicant is requesting a Conditional Use to permit the construction of a wireless communication facility for Verizon Wireless. The proposed monopole would have an overall height of 150 feet, which includes a 10-foot lightning rod. The subject property is zoned RR Rural Residential District (RR) and is located 1,200 feet north of East 63rd Street South on the east side of South 127th Street East. The Unified Zoning Code (UZC) requires a Conditional Use for Wireless Communication Facilities over 120 feet in height in a RR district.
The tower is proposed to be located within a 0.05 acre lease area as shown on the attached site plan. Access to the site is to be from a new 12-foot gravel drive from South 127th Street East. The tower is proposed to be located in the center of the lease area. The equipment compound is proposed to be fenced for security purposes and to have building and/or equipment pads for two telecommunication providers.
Analysis: The character of the surrounding area is primarily large lot residential and agricultural. Properties in all directions are zoned RR Rural Residential and are developed with single family homes on large rural parcels. The subject property is zoned RR Rural Residential and is used agriculturally.
As noted in the Staff Report, the proposed tower violates the Compatibility Height Standards and the Screening requirements because of the proposed height of the tower and the setback from adjoining properties. The recommendatio...
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