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Minutes for the MAPC meeting on April 9, 2002.
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Minutes for Metropolitan Area Planning Commission, April 9, 2002
MEMBERS PRESENT: Beadles, Damron, Gott, Street, Farmer, Krennerich, Johnson
MEMBERS ABSENT: Little, Shaw
OTHERS PRESENT: Glenn Batten City Planner; Claude Martin, City Engineer; Teddy Hotten, City Engineer, Brian Wadley, Planning Coordinator
The minutes of the March 12, 2002 meeting were approved as prepared.
#1 CU02-5 Randy Simpkins requested approval of a conditional use to construct a communications tower in the R-2 Multi-family Low Density District. The address of the property is 508 Creath Avenue and the general location of the property is on the north side of Creath Avenue, west of Bridge Street.
Glenn Batten, City Planner, stated that the size and shape of the proposed property was sufficient for a tower placement and basically would generate no traffic or place other demands on existing public facilities. Setbacks for the equipment sheds will be looked at at the time of construction.
Questions were raised by Commissioners regarding frequency interference with other uses in the area and also the structural stability of the tower.
Mr. Simpkins stated that the FCC would have to approve all frequencies that might locate on the tower and that structural engineers would design a structure designed to meet 70 mph wind loads or greater if desired.
No one in attendance expressed opposition.
Mr. Krennerich made a motion to approve the request with the following stipulations:
1. Providing two paved parking spaces on site, together with the necessary drive
2. Having the tower designed to withstand 110 mph wind loads
3. Receiving approval from FCC for all emissions
4. Design the tower in accordance with seismic specifications
5. Issue no building permits until stipulations are complied with
The motion was seconded by Mr. Farmer. Voting was 6 in favor, 0 opposed. Those voting aye were Damron, Farmer, Johnson, Gott, Stree...
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