9. CUP for Cell Phone Facility to be located east of Galpin Blvd and North of Lyman Blvd and the Chicago Milwaukee Railroad, Mpls SMSA Limited Partnership PC DATE: 8/15/90 ci
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STAFF REPORT
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PROPOSAL: To Locate a Commercial Communication Transmission Tower To Support Cellular
I Telephone Service. The Proposal Calls for a 125 Foot High Self Supporting Tower and
an Associated 12' x 30' Equipment Building
1 I"" LOCATION: The site is located on the Volk Parcel east of Lyman Boulevard, immediately north of the
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Q APPLICANT: Minneapolis SMSA Limited Partnership E"r.ur"
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I ACREAGE: The site occupies a 2.5 acre area located adjacent to the intersection of the railroad
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LAND USE: N -A2; agricultural use
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W-Galpin Boulevard and additional acreage zoned A2 used for a combination
of agricultural and commercial uses
1 Q WATER AND SEWER: Not available -the property is located outside of the MUSA line. Proposed for inclusion
d under current 1990 draft Land Use Plan.
1 0 PHYSICAL CHARACTER.: The site consists of a south facing hillside with a peak elevation of
W approximately 990 feet located at the north property line dropping down to an elevation
of approximately 950 feet at the intersection of Lyman Boulevard. There are no
I— wetlands or other identifiable drainage features on the property. Mature trees are found
1 on the east and south sides of the parcel. The remaining land area is in agricultural use.
2000 LAND USE PLAN: This area is not designated for any use. The draft land use plan currently being
1 considered identifies this site as Low Density Residential uses.
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PROPOSAL/DISCUSSION
The applicants are requesting approval to locate a 125 feet high, ,
self supporting communications tower on a 5.3 acre parcel located
at the intersection of Lyman Boulevard and the Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific Railroad tracks (CMSPRR) . The tower will be
used to support and improve cellular telephone service. The tower
will be a self supporting open lattice work structure and will be
accompanied by a 30' x 12 ' equipment building which will be located
at the base of the tower. The equipment building will be trucked
onto the site and set on a permanent foundation. It will be
constructed out of fiberglass, painted with a multi-colored brick
pattern. An asphalt access drive from Lyman Boulevard will be
extended to the tower with parking available for several buildings.
Security fencing will be provided. There will be no employees
based at the site. '
City ordinances allow for the consideration of proposals for
commercial communication transmission towers in the A2 District by
conditional use permit. The ordinance only has one specific
standard related to this use in that it requires that these towers
either be designed to collapse progressively or they shall be set
back from all property lines a minimum distance equal to the height
of the tower. The current proposal is consistent with this
requirement since the tower is designed to permit somewhat
progressive collapsing to avoid a situation where a tower would
topple as a unit, in addition, there are setbacks equal to or
greater than the height of the tower provided in all directions.
The ordinance also provides general issuance standards related to
all conditional use permit applications. The proposal must also be
judged against these standards and is done so later in this report.
Staff has had an opportunity to work with cellular telephone towers I
in the past. A fairly comprehensive data package has been provided
in support of the request by the applicant. Briefly, the cellular
telephone system is based on the creation of a series of cells,
whereby a mobile telephone user is shifted automatically from one
cell to the next as they move throughout the system. A tower is
located at the center of each cell. As the system grows and
matures, the number of cells increases to handle a greater volume
of calls and to enlarge the service area. In addition, as the
system matures, the height of the towers decrease since the size of
each cells gets, progressively smaller. At a height of 125 feet for
this request, it is considerably lower than others we have worked
on in the past and it is significant to note that it will not
require night time lighting to satisfy the Federal Aviation
Administration. The siting of these towers is a highly complex
science, whereby computer programs are used to determine the
limited areas in which a tower can appropriately be sighted. In
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this instance, the applicant has indicated that there is a half
mile search area located in the western portion of the community.
' This search area is apparently further limited by the existence of
two separate telephone companies which legally limit the ability of
the applicant to locate further west into Chaska. The applicants
have indicated the desire to have this antenna up and working
before the U. S. Open next summer, since they envision that this
event will generate an extremely high volume of cellular telephone
use.
The applicants have provided accurate information concerning use of
the 911 system and it's utility, business as well as for emergency
' services. However, it should be understood that cellular telephone
companies are not public utilities and do not function under laws
that the standard ground line telephone companies operate under.
This is not to diminish the importance of cellular telephone
' service, but only to indicate that we do not believe that this a
utility that requires special consideration by the City.
' In many respects, the proposal is a reasonable one. As indicated
above, the tower is relatively low as these things go, however, it
is going to top out at about the height of a 12 story building. It
' is important to note though that the open lattice work design
avoids the need for guy wires and allows for visibility through the
structure in a manner that minimizes visual impact. For those
members of the Planning Commission and City Council interested in
dealing with similar towers, there is one located west of 494 and
Baker Road, north of the Crosstown Highway. It has been our
experience that it is relatively difficult to see this tower from
11 a distance unless you specifically know where to look for it. This
tower is approximately 60 feet higher then the one being proposed
in Chanhassen.
' The proposed site is relatively secluded as it is wedged into a
triangle adjacent to the railroad tracks and is bordered by mature
trees to the south and west. It is impossible to provide
' landscaping to screen the tower but, if this proposal is approved,
the City could require significant landscaping to screen the base
of the tower and the equipment building from off site views.
However, staff has a significant concern with this proposal and
this is related to the future use of the site. The draft land use
plan that is currently being prepared by the Planning Commission,
envisions this site as being developed for low density residential
use. This site is part of a low density residential component that
extends from the railroad tracks up to and across Hwy. 5 around the
Timberwood subdivision. We believe that towers of this sort are
incompatible with residential development and in fact they are not
allowed in the residential districts of the current Chanhassen
ordinance. It is further believed that construction of this tower
in this location would act to deter development of quality
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residential neighborhoods in this area and thus would be
detrimental to the effective implementation of the draft land use
plan. The data packet submitted by the applicant is incorrect when ,
it states that the long term use of this land is residential and
this matter has been discussed with their representatives on
several occasions. Staff has requested that the applicant look at
alternatives within their search area and suggested that there are
two sites located west of Lyman and Galpin Boulevards that are
proposed for industrial uses by the draft plan. Thus far, the
applicant has not been able to work out an acceptable location on
either of these properties and it appears that locating the tower
further to the west in Chaska is impossible due to the service
boundaries of existing telephone companies. Thus, while we have a
situation where the tower is technically in compliance with
current zoning, we believe it is incompatible with what will become
the City's land use plan and therefore, staff is recommending that
this proposal be denied. We believe that the standard conditional
use permit findings would allow the city to uphold a denial.
The following constitutes a review of the proposal against the
general issuance standards for conditional use permits contained in
the zoning ordinance.
1. "Will not be detrimental to or endanger the public health '
safety comfort, convenience or general welfare of the
neighborhood or city. "
* Finding - We do not believe the tower poses a danger to
public health or safety. There is ample evidence
indicating that the tower emits extremely low amounts of
energy and will pose no health hazard. Setbacks provided
on the site and security fencing should ensure that there
is no physical danger. Arguably, the general welfare of
the surrounding neighborhood or city will be affected by
the tower since this sort of use is generally regarded as
less than desirable land use. However, we note that the
nearest homes that will be impacted are located an
extremely long distance from the site and direct visual
impact will be minimized by the design.
2. "Will be consistent with the objectives of the city's
comprehensive plan and this chapter."
* Finding - In our opinion, this proposal is incompatible ,
with the draft land use plan currently being developed by
the Planning Commission. The existing 1990 land use plan
has not designated this site for any use save for
continued agricultural use thus it provides little
guidance to this matter. We believe that the tower is
incompatible with the low density residential uses '
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envisioned by the Plan and could adversely affect the
implementation of the Plan in the future. Although we
note that the plan has not yet been officially adopted
and may well be changed to some extent before it is, we
believe it would be prudent for the City to err on the
conservative side and deny the request for this reason.
' 3. "Will be designed, constructed, operated and maintained so to
be compatible in appearance with the existing or intended
' character of the general vicinity and will not change the
essential character of that area."
* Finding - The current character of this area is
' agricultural with encroaching industrial uses on the
west. If this area were to remain undeveloped in the
foreseeable future, staff would agree that the site is an
' acceptable one, however, we do not believe this to be the
case. This standard encourages the City to examine the
intended character of the general vicinity and in so
' doing we find it is incompatible with the proposed low
density residential uses in the draft land use plan.
4. "Will not be hazardous or disturbing to existing or planned
neighboring uses. "
* Finding - Based on supporting data, we do not believe
•' this proposal will have any hazardous affects coming from
the radio transmissions or from the physical tower
itself.
5. "Will be served adequately by essential public facilities and
services, including streets, police and fire protection,
drainage structures, refuse disposal, water and sewer systems
and schools; or will be served adequately by such facilities
and services provided by the persons or agencies responsible
for the establishment of the proposed use."
' * Finding - The tower will be unmanned except for employees
engaged in periodic servicing. There will be no need for
new public facilities to serve the proposal.
' 6. "Will not create excessive requirements for public facilities
and services and will not be detrimental to the economic
welfare of the community."
* Finding - As noted above, there will be no need for new
public facilities generated by this proposal. We do not
expect that it would have a major detrimental affect on
the economic welfare of the community, however, to the
extent that it would make residential development on
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adjoining property less than desirable, it could have an
adverse impact. ,
7. "Will not involve uses, activities, processes, materials,
equipment and conditions of operation that will be detrimental
to any persons, property or the general welfare because of
excessive production of traffic, noise, smoke, fumes, glare,
odors, rodents, or trash."
* Finding - The proposal will not result in any increase in
traffic, noise, smoke, fumes, glare, odors, rodents or
trash and to the best of our knowledge, it will not
contribute to any hazards or television interference ,
stemming from the radio transmissions.
8. "Will have vehicular approaches to the property which do not ,
create traffic congestion or interfere with traffic or
surrounding public thoroughfares."
* Finding - The site will be served by a driveway to Lyman
Boulevard and the proposal will not generate any increase
in traffic. '
9. "Will not result in the destruction, loss or damage of solar
access, natural, scenic or historic features of major
significance. "
* Finding - The proposal will not result in the
destruction, loss or damage of solar access, natural, I
scenic or historic features of any major significance.
10. "Will be aesthetically compatible with the area." '
* Finding - Transmission towers by their very nature have
a visual impact over a relatively large area. This
impact is minimized by sighting and could be further
minimized by additional landscaping if this proposal is
approved by the City. The design and height of the tower
tend to limit off site impacts. At the same time it
cannot be denied that there will be a visual impact and
that this will be made more to if residential development
occurs adjacent to it. '
11. "Will not depreciate surrounding property values."
* Finding - Impact of the proposal on this standard is
difficult to ascertain. It is reasonable to think that
this will not have a beneficial impact on property values
when surrounding properties develop, but at the same time
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' any development that would occur in the future would take
place in the knowledge that the tower was present.
12. "Will meet standards prescribed for certain uses as provided
in this article. "
* Finding - The tower is consistent with the only standard
provided pertaining to setback requirements.
' In summary, staff is recommending that this proposal be denied due
to its impact upon land uses anticipated in this area by the draft
land use plan. Should the Planning Commission and City Council
' determine that approval is warranted, we would recommend that a
condition be added that would require a landscape screen around the
base of the tower and equipment building.
' STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Conditional Use Permit #90-3 for SMSA Limited
' for a cellular transmission tower be denied for the following
reason:
1. It is found that the location of the tower on this site is
incompatible with the low density residential uses anticipated
for this site by the draft land use plan.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION
The Planning Commission reviewed this request at their August 15th
' meeting. At the start of the meeting, the applicant indicated that
upon further engineering studies of the site, they concluded that
a 175 foot self supported antenna was required to meet their needs
as opposed to the 125 foot antenna originally envisioned. The
Planning Commission reviewed the application as revised with the
175 foot antenna.
' During discussion on this item, a number of area residents spoke in
opposition to the antenna. They raised questions regarding
visibility, impact on property values and potential health and
radio interference problems. These questions appeared to have been
answered to the satisfaction of the Planning Commission. The
Planning Commission generally agreed with staff's assessment that
this site was suitable for an antenna but disagreed with staff's
' recommendation that it be denied based upon the draft land use plan
that is as of yet unapproved. They believed that there would be
little or no impact on surrounding properties given the location
and voted on a 5 to 1 vote to recommend it's approval. The
Commission worked with staff to develop appropriate conditions of
approval and these are as follows:
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1. Staff will approve the aesthetic design of the tower and
building and the building should be consistent with other
recently constructed telephone and public utility buildings in
the area.
2. Staff will approve and document the tower shape and structure
and that it's construction will follow that approval.
3. No other radio uses shall be approved without an addendum to
the Conditional Use Permit #90-3 which will come in before the
Planning Commission and City Council.
4. Landscaping shall be installed as part of the approved '
landscaping plan. A letter of credit guaranteeing
improvements will be required before building permits are
issued. ,
5. No lights or signage be placed on the tower or elsewhere on
the site.
6. The tower shall be painted a flat color so that it blends in
with the background.
Staff has reviewed city ordinances pertaining to towers and
concluded that they are deficient in several areas. We are
proposing to come back before the Planning Commission and City
Council with revisions to this ordinance and in fact had hoped to
do this at the Wednesday, September 5th meeting but were unable to
do so due to scheduling problems. However, it should be noted that
the problems staff sees in the ordinance would not directly address
the issue raised by the Planning Commission. We would propose that
the ordinance be changed so that towers only be allowed in
agricultural districts that are not planned for residential uses in
the future. However, as the City Council is aware, the new
comprehensive plan has not yet been approved and even had this
language been in place, based upon the Planning Commission's
reasoning, the City would not have been in a position to deny
approval of the tower. Staff continues to have reservations with
the tower site based upon what we believe to be the ultimate use of
this property. However, as noted previously, we do agree with the
Planning Commission that if a tower had to be developed in the
City, that at this point in time, this site is fairly well suited
to the task. Therefore, we are passing along the Planning
Commission recommendation for approval for your consideration.
Should the City Council decide to deny the request, you should
refer back to the original staff recommendation.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Conditional Use Permit #90-3 for SMSA Limited '
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for a cellular transmission be approved subject to the following
conditions:
1. Staff will approve the aesthetic design of the tower and
building and the building should be consistent with other
recently constructed telephone and public utility buildings in
' the area.
2. Staff will approve and document the tower shape and structure
' and that it's construction will follow that approval.
3. No other radio uses shall be approved without an addendum to
the conditional use permit #90-3 which will come in before the
' Planning Commission and City Council.
4. Landscaping shall be installed as part of the approved
' landscaping plan. A letter of credit guaranteeing
improvements will be required before building permits are
issued.
5. No lights or signage be placed on the tower or elsewhere on
the site.
6. The tower shall be painted a flat color so that it blends in
with the background.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Planning Commission minutes dated August 15, 1990.
2. Letter and data packet from Dahlgren, Shardlow and Uban dated
July 16, 1990.
3. Brochure regarding Cellular Technology.
4. Copy of property owners notified of conditional use permit.
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CHANHASSEN PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
AUGUST 15, 1990
Chairman Conrad called the meeting to order at 7:35 p .m. .
MEMBERS PRESENT: Ladd Conrad , Tim Erhart , Steve Emmings , Annette Ellson ,
Jim Wildermuth and Joan Ahrens
MEMBERS ABSENT: Brian Batzli
STAFF PRESENT: Paul Krauss , Planning Director ; Jo Ann Olsen , Senior
Planner ; Sharmin Al-Jaff , Planner One; Charles Foich , Asst . City Engineer ;
and Dave Hempel , Enginner Technician ,
PUBLIC HEARING:
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A CELLULAR TELEPHONE FACILITY (ANTENNA TOWER A
EQUIPMENT BUILDING ) ON PROPERTY ZONED A2, AGRICULTURAL ESTATE AND LOCATED
JUST EAST OF GALPIN BOULEVARD AND NORTH OF LYMAN BOULEVARD AND THE CHICAGO _
MILWAUKEE , ST . PAUL AND PACIFIC RAILROAD, MINNEAPOLIS SMSA LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP. '
Public Present :
Name Address
Bill Miller 8121 Pinewood , Timberwood
Craig Harrington 8140 Maplewood Terrace , Timberwood
A . H . Michels 247-3rd Avenue So . , Minneapolis , MN
Bernie Wong 7128 Bristol Blvd.
Jerry Gustafson 8341 Galpin Blvd.
David .Hellerman 2112 Minnehaha Ave . So. , Minneapolis
Robert Davis 5612 Brookview Avenue , US West NewVector
Lloyd L . Quinton 2421-161st Avenue S.E . , Bellevue , WA
James Frady 6720 Southcrest , Edina , US West NewVector
Ed Hasek 6570 Kirkwood Circle
Mary Harrington 8140 Maplewood Terrace , Timberwood
Paul Krauss presented the staff report. Ladd Conrad called the public
hearing to order . '
Bill Buehl : Mr . Chairman, my name is Bill Buehl . I 'm with the planning
firm of Dahlgren , Shardlow and Uban and we represent US West New Vector II
Group which is the general partner of the Minneapolis SMSA Limited
Partnership . I brought with me some slides that I would like to use in my
• presentation. I think it will make my presentation go faster instead of
trying to use these boards. What I 'd like to do first is to review what
cellular telephone service is because many' of the technical aspects of thi
telephone service impact on where we can locate this antenna so I 'm going
through this only to illustrate why we need to locate the antenna where well
are proposing to locate it now. US West was created from the break up of
AT & I and I 'll show you this just to show you the market area of the US
West New Vector . This is a slide showing the electromagnetic spectrum.
I show you this because I understand there was some comment on the concern,
that there might be interference with this antenna with other frequency
users . As you can see on the slide, the cellular phone frequency is that 11
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little green ban over on the left and that indicates that it 's at a higher
frequency than all the television and radio channels . What this means from
an electromagnetic spectrum perspective is that cellular phones will not
interfere with those users that in lower frequency . However , it 's possible
sometimes that these lower frequency users will interfere with the cellular
phone so it 's really our problem and we can solve that with filters . I
should also say that with me are many members from US West New Vector Group
' so we have construction engineerings and operations people with me and if
you have detailed questions, I 'd refer them to those people but I 'm trying
to kind of give you a fly over of some of the technology . Cellular is very
' different than the conventional mobile telephone systems . This slide shows
a conventional system in a metropolitan area . The old way was to find the
highest building you could find like the IDS building. Put your antenna on
top and serve your users in a large , cover the metropolitan area with one
' antenna . The drawback where you couldn't serve as very many users . The
cellular system gets it 's name from the creation of cells that are laid in
a grid pattern across the metropolitan area . The reason that the cellular
' system can handle more calls is not because of the quality of radios but
because of the magic of computers . Each one of these cells is created by
an antenna in the middle of each cell . Each cell can handle about 25
' simultaneous calls . As you get into the interior of the metropolitan area ,
all you need to do is make your cells smaller . They still handle 25
simultaneous calls and you can get down to where your cells might only be 2
or 3 blocks in an area . We 're not at that point now . The Chanhassen site
is dealing with an area in Minneapolis out in this area . So that's where
the name comes from . The way it works , maybe you already know this or you
have a phone in your car or a hand held phone . When you 're within range of
' the antenna that 's in the cell , then you can talk to the system . The
system then can talk to any phone in the world so you can be standing out
in the field or in your tractor or in your car and talk to any other
landline phone or any other cellular phone in .the world as long as you 're
' near an antenna and have coverage . As you move from cell to cell , the
computers automatically switch you to the antenna that can give you the
best reception . So this is the cellular phones from a series of cells
across the metropolitan area . The importance of this is that the cellular
grid system gives a blueprint . There 's a blueprint of the grid system of
the metropolitan area . The importance of that grid system is that it
' allows us to build the least amount of antennaes and therefore have the
least 'amount of land use impacts. If we cannot place a cell antenna where
we need it , then we may have to go find two other sites to cover the one
coverage area that we could have done with one site if we have to move the
' antenna . So that 's the importance of the cell system. This shows the
system that 's currently built by US West New Vector in the metropolitan
area . I don 't think we 're going to get much out of this graph but here 's
' St. Paul . Here 's Minneapolis. This is the area that US West New Vector
Group and Cell One , by Federal law there have to be two carriers, are
licensed. In one aspect , these little red dots show existing antennaes
that are up in the Twin Cities area . US West New Vector has about 33 at
the present time and the one important aspect of the license is that in
order to retain the license , US West New Vector must fill out their
coverage area so we 're getting a lot of pressure to hold our license . We
' must fill out our coverage area . So that's where the pressure is coming
from . And this is a mature system where we have antennaes in all your
cells and you have complete coverage . In the Twin Cities we don't have
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complete coverage in every area . We have some coverage but not all these I
covered so we are trying to fill in some of this grid that we need to fill
in in order to fill out our coverage area . And in order to locate the cel
many aspects are taken into account . Topography is very important .
Existing towers . Especially AM towers. We have to be aware of all
frequency and airwaves that are being used. We look at existing water
tanks if we can. There 's one very close in this search area . However Cell
One already had that water tower and we could not locate it there because
of the interference problems so many factors are taken into account and
exactly- what 's in that cell , where we're going to locate the tower . In
this area here , a close up of that map I showed you earlier that you
couldn 't read very well . We have existing antennaes in Shakopee ,
Shorewood , and out by Cologne . Now we have coverage problems in here
because of the terrain . This is a topographic map . You can see that it
a very hilly area and you 're well aware of that living here but we needed
to locate a cell inbetween these two and drift this way a little bit and
this is the area that it was very clear that this was the place that the
cell had to be located . This shows the search area . The more exact map o,
where our engineers and where the computer indicated where we needed to
locate the antenna . This circle shows only where the antenna needs to be
located . The coverage area would be much larger of course so you can see I
that it 's centered right here in this agricultural area . The city of
Chaska here . The city of Chanhassen over here. We had another factor in
this in that we could not work with United Telephone who owns the land lin'
system on this side of the solid black line . We had to stay in the US Wes
service area with our antenna . We need to hook up this system to a land
lock system to transmit to all the landlock phones so again it shifted th
search area right into this area and it 's a very small area as almost all
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our search areas are . Once the search area is decided and a specific site
is chosen , as in this case a specific site was chosen on the Volk property'
more tests need to be done to get a more exact equipment proposals . In
this case the height of the tower . The number of . . .type of antenna were
all factors that need to be finalized. For this application we were under
the impression that 125 feet was going to be tall enough to give us II effective coverage . We had to get our application in on by a deadline I
believe August 7th but we could not have our final engineering runs done by
that time . Now we learned in just this past week that our engineers are
telling us the most effective size would be 175 feet so I 'm asking that we
can amend o'ur application for a conditional use permit to go to the 175
feet instead of 125 feet . The reason for that is we just couldn 't get
enough. . . So here is a picture of the coverage area. I 'd like to get som'
notes over here. I don't know if you 've 'driven by this area . This is
looking basically northeast. Much of the search area is shown by this
slide. You can see it 's agricultural in nature . There are some larger loll
developments to the north. That's Ridgewood and to the east.
Krauss: Timberwood .
Bill Buehl : I 'm sorry, Timberwood and the one to the east was.
Krauss: Sunridge Court. '
Bill Buehl : But the site does meet all of the local 'zoning requirements .
It is in an agricultural district . The orange area shows the ag district .,
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1 The pink areas are in this case industrial districts . We 're in an ag
district where this type of facility is permitted by conditional use as
Paul told you . Also , Section 20-919 requires that telephone equipment
buildings be landscaped . Have a hard surfaced driveway and meet all
setbacks which we do with this proposal . This is a site plan of our 2 1/2
acre site . These are existing trees which will stay. These are trees that
we propose to plant in a landscaping plan. This is the building and this
' is the tower right here . On this plan we were still operating under the
proposal of 125 foot tower which easily meets the setbacks for tower height
setbacks . The setbacks are supposed to be equal to the tower height by the
ordinance unless it can be shown that the tower collapses in a progressive
manner and in this case , this is a self support tower . But if we go to the
175 foot tower , we 're still , we have a 330 x 330 x 330 parcel . We would
only be 10 feet over the line if it were to fall in a straight line . These
' towers don 't fall in a straight line . It 's a self support tower and it 's
much stronger than a guide tower and if the tower ever would fail , if it
would take a direct hit from a tornado or some other great catastrophic
event such as that and even then if it failed , they 're built to go over
instead of falling over . One link that 's not quite as strong as the rest
and the tower just crumples on itself . So still we could meet the setback
' of the requirements even with the 175 foot tower on the parcel that we have
at this time . I need to go through the compliance and issuance of
standards of a conditional use permit . I 'll do this as quickly as I can .
I 'd like to show the distance away from the surrounding structures . This
' is an aerial that 1 inch equals 200 foot aerial photo. Our site is here .
Can everybody see that? It 's probably hard to see . The closest building
is across in the industrial park . It is 1 ,050 feet away. This is the
' closest structure . The closest residence is 1 ,100 feet away so we 're
fairly far away from any existing structure . The standard is that the
facility will not be detrimental to or endanger the public health , safety ,
comfort , convenience or general welfare of the neighborhood. Again this is
a safe structure . It 's a tower that is one of the safest built . It is a
self supporting . I do have a letter from the manufacturer of the tower
that outlines the collapsing pattern. I saw in our packet that we
' submitted that we had submitted a letter regarding a guide tower . This
letter regards the self support tower and should be entered. The next
standard , the cellular facility will be consistent with the objectives of
' the city 's comprehensive plan . The only comprehensive plan in force at
this time is the 2000 plan which still earmarks this as agricultural .
That 's the only guide that we could go by for this project so we are a
permitted conditional use in an agricultural zone so again this is the
current plan . It 's zoned agricultural and the comprehensive plan zones this
as agricultural . Even if this was a residential zone , as Paul eluded to,
it 's my interpretation of the Statute that it's still a conditional use .
I 'd like to pass these out to all the members. Mr . Chair if I may. This
is an abstract of your ordinance given telephone equipment buildings .
There 's 3 parts of the ordinance that I 'd like to address. First of all ,
Section 20 at the top . 20-919 provides a telephone equipment buildings are
allowed in all zoning districts as a conditional use . That includes
residential , ag , industrial , every- zoneso in this case , this is a
telephone equipment building . It has telephone switching and cellular
' telephone radio that will t?e in the building . This is what it looked like .
And also the next Section 20-915 allows antennaes shall be permitted as
accessory uses within all zoning districts so we have a telephone equipment
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building and then an antenna as an accessory use of that building permitte'
in all districts . Permitted under a conditional use permit so even if this
was a residential area , we would still be here going through this same
process which is an application for a conditional use permit . The next
standard that I need to address is that the facility will be designed ,
constructed and operated and maintained so it will be compatible with the
appearance of existing intended character of the general vicinity . Again I
this is this area . The essential character of this area is formulated by
the railroad tracks , the county highway, the ag land and the many
industrial uses across the road. This tower will have a thin profile as
you can see here and many times after these towers are up , they aren't
noticed by people in the area . I think Paul eluded to that in the
Minnetonka area . In fact I challenge you to when you go to work tomorrow
or look around where you live . If you start looking up , you 'll start
noticing many antennaes you didn't know where there and we 've had many
people tell us about that experience . The top of the tower will look more
like this . This is the antenna ray that we 'll be using instead of the one"
I showed earlier . This dish will not be there . This is a Cell One antenna
at Baker Road and 494 . This one is 160 feet right off 494 . I 'm sure many
of you drive by this as you drive into town to go to work or other uses .
The facility , the next standard , the facility will not be hazardous or
disturb existing or planned neighborhood use . Cellular is a very low
powered system . This graph shows the millowatts per square centimeter
which is this power density measure . This is the American National Sciencl
Institute standard of what 's a safe level of exposure to these millowatts
per square meter . It 's just again a higher density measurement . As you can
see , Cellular has a very low powered system. Your cordless phone , the one"
you can use in your home right now with an antenna on inside your house ,
has more power density than Cellular phdne . Hand held CB has more than
twice as much . You 're in much more danger if you stand 2 feet from your
microwave oven in your kitchen than you will experience from this cellular,
The next standard is the cellular facility will be served adequately by
streets , police , fire protection.
Conrad: Bill , excuse me . A lot of these staff is in support so you 're I
telling us stuff that they 've already agreed.
Bill Buehl : But they don 't agree with some things . 1
Conrad: And I think you should hit those but the ones where you 're in
agreement , you know . ,
Bill Buehl : Okay . Well I 'd like to enter my presentation into the record
but I 'll skip over those parts . Okay, I 'll skip down to the surrounding
property values . Is there any more questions on the site plan? I 'll skip'
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Conrad: The only thing that I 'd suggest is you're saying that you meet th'
setbacks and you don 't based on the height of the tower that you're now
proposing . -
Bill Buehl : At 125 or 175? 1
Conrad: At 175 you don't. I
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Bill Buehl : Well we would because your ordinance allows less setback if it
can be shown that the tower collapses in a progressive manner .
Conrad: And you didn 't did you?
Bill Buehl : Yes . This tower if it fails , it goes over . . .the letter .
' Conrad: I read that and I guess I didn't get that same feeling .
Bill Buehl : Or the property simply needs to be expanded to 350 by 350
' which the owner is willing to do so we're only 20 feet off .
Conrad: But at this point in time , I guess I wasn 't persuaded that you met
' that . Paul? _
Krauss: Mr . Chairman , clearly they 're information in that regard could
have been more timely but I 've worked with similar towers in the past and
I 've seen films that have shown towers that have gone through tornadoes and
they do snap in the middle and just fold over . In the past I 've construed
that to be consistent with that collapsing progressively designation .
' Bill Buehl : I might also add that the greatest and massive part of this
tower is in the ground . There 's very massive footings that go very deep
into the ground with tons and tons of cement that holds it in place so I
think we 've met the requirement for the setback . Again, if needed we can
expand the amount of property so that it doesn 't go , even in a straight
line scenario , it would be on the property . Then I 'd like to address the
depreciation of surrounding property values . The staff report indicated
that the proposed residential development around this site would be
deterred by this tower . I think there are many examples around the Twin
' Cities where people have built houses almost underneath taller antennaes .
This is an array of antennaes in Eagan . These houses were built after the
antennaes were constructed and you can see they 're very much in full view
of the antennaes . In this case , this is a picture taken looking north
towards the residences . We tried to get as low as we could to show you
what the view would be above these trees . This tree is about 112 feet so
we 're about half again higher than that tree . But still you can see that
' the closest residence is one in these trees , cannot see the tower . The
closer you are if you have trees around it, of course you can't see the
antenna . By the time you can start seeing the antenna , you 're far enough
away where it would be just a very thin line on the horizon. Again the
' areas in the Twin Cities , okay this is White Bear Township where new
housing developments are going up right next to a tower much taller than
the one we 're proposing and very much within view. Also in our packet you
' included a letter from Peter Patchin that did a study for us on. . .tower and
is very conclusive that the presence of antennaes does not depreciate the
value of residential or industrial property. Again there's another picture
showing houses that are very close to that tower in Eagan which is a much
higher tower and transmitter facility and these are much newer houses that
were built there after the antenna was put up . Are there any questions?
I 'd like to reserve the right to respond to comments. . .
Conrad: We usually always let that happen , yes .
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Bill Buehl : Thank you . '
Conrad: Thank you Bill . It is a public hearing . Are there any other
comments? '
Bill Miller : Most of these came up while he was speaking so they're not
going to be very well done in order or anything like that . '
Conrad: Why don't you give us your name .
Bill Miller : My name is Bill Miller . I live at 8121 Pinewood Circle in I
Chanhassen . I guess I just have some questions . You said there was no
effect on television or radio reception . Is that within a certain distance
or absolutely none? You 're not going to start seeing lines on your
television or something like that?
Bill Buehl : Absolutely none . Mr . Chair , I 'd like to defer that question
to the engineers that are here from US West . This is Dave Hellerman , the
Operations Manager in Minneapolis .
Dave Hellerman : As far as interference , no . There is none . We have a lo'
of sites , we 've never had any complaints . Interference with television or
anything like that .
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Bill Miller : How about cordless telephones? '
Dave Hellerman: No . They operate on a much lower frequency . They 're evil
more immune than television .
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Bill Miller : Okay . I guess the next question is , how do you determine th
height? Why does it have to be 125 , 175 and along that same line , why
can't it he 60? Are there alternatives where you could put a 40 foot towe
up if it costs twice as much? That type of thing . You can put a 50 foot
tower on your roof but you can go out and buy a power antenna for your roo'
too that 's a lot shorter .
Dave Hellerman: Let me explain. The first order of magnitude for the
tower is how large a circle we need to cover . Obviously the higher it get"
the larger the coverage circle you 'll get. In this case we have some
problems because of the hilliness of the terrain which Bill mentioned. I 'm
sure you 're all aware of that . That's one of the things that makes this I
property residential area, and there are some holes that don't get filled
very well . Some low spots . That hilly terrain. It's beautiful . It 's
difficult to get radio waves across the perimeter so that when we started
doing a specific program that does estimates of the signals strength every
100 feet . On a 100 foot grid and it found too many holes at 125 feet to
get the kind of thorough coverage that we need so people when they're
driving along in their cars up and down don 't lose our signal . We just
found that we needed a little more than we originally thought. The crude
estimates that we started with.
Bill Miller : Sort of going down the same line. Is the alternative to have
several 50 footers then? I mean are there alternatives to putting up a 175
foot site? I mean if you 're in a city, you've got all these cells getting'
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tsmaller and smaller all the time .
Dave Hellerman: Yes , we certainly could get the same coverage with a lot
of 50 foot towers . It would be , I 'd have to see a map but it 'd probably be
on the order of 8 to 10 short towers and then we 've got 8 to 10 facilities
and we have to multiply the equipment by 8 to 10 . The whole thing just
gets .
Bill Miller : I understand . I just wondered is it possible .
Dave Hellerman: In theory , yes . It is possible .
Bill Miller : Okay , and then another question. If the pace of technology
and cellular telephone seems to be changing pretty quickly in general and I
don 't know a lot about it but I know a little bit about it and you know ,
for the next question is , how about the timing of what you 're doing . Why
are we needing to do this right now? I know you said you had to fill out
your charter or whatever it was to fill out your area . What is the exact
timing of when you have to fill that out? Is it next month? Is it a
year? Is it 1999? 2014? And why do you have to do it right now?
Bill Buehl : It 's October , 1990.
Bill Miller : So why did this come up so short , all of a sudden then if
it 's that near term?
Bill Buehl : We would have liked it .
Bill Miller : So by October , 1990 if you don 't have something set in this
cell you 're going to lose something?
Bill Buehl : Well we need to fill out our coverage . . . .
Mary Harrington: What happens if you don 't?
Bill Buehl : Then the , I guess the FCC would review our license but we 're
pretty much . . .
Bill Miller : What about all these other areas that you showed not being .
Bill Buehl : We have some coverage . Shakopee .
' Bill Miller : Yeah , that 's what I was assuming.
Bill Buehl : Right . There is.
Bill Miller : So if you didn't put this up, you're not going to lose
anything?
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Bill Buehl : You 'll have poor coverage and no capacity.
' Dave Hellerman: There 's a percentage criteria and I think you know, this
isn 't the only thing we 're doing. We have you know quite a few projects
that we 're working on simultaneously . This is just one of them.
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Bill Miller : I 'm just trying to see the criticality of this issue . I 'm I
trying to understand . Okay .
Dave Hellerman: We 've been working on this for quite a while . It 's not II
something that came up yesterday that we have to do tomorrow .
Bill Miller : Okay but when he said October , it sounded like all of a
sudden . You know we 're August . That 's only 2 months . That sounded prett,
serious . What is the area that 's going to be served currently by this
tower and how long is it going to last before you need another one? '
Dave Hellerman: This tower will serve approximately a 3 mile radius .
Again there 's some terrain considerations but that 's roughly speaking ,
about a 3 mile radius .
Bill Miller : And how many concurrent users is it going to be capable of?
Bill Buehl : You 've got 25 simultaneous calls . I.
Bill Miller : Is that based on the equipment on the ground and then you ca
add additional units on the ground with one tower? I mean is it going to
go 25 , 50 , 75 or are you going to have to have more towers?
Dave Hellerman: We can expand this up to the point where it would cover I
about 50 calls roughly . Maybe a little more than that . That of course
depends on the technology . There is technology today on the horizon that
might allow us to serve a lot more calls without any physical change in till
structure . That 's what we 're hoping .
Bill Miller : So how long is this , when are you going to reach the 50
then? What is your plan say? When do you really need this facility right'
here and when is it going to be filled up?
Dave Hellerman: The rate of growth of our whole industry is beyond , this '
whole industry has existed about 6 years . The rate of growth is surprisin.
to all of us at various times you know so roughly speaking , and again
without knowing what the future holds, we're doubling our capacity every 1
months . Something like that . I wish I could give you better estimates bu�
it 's all . . .
'Bill Miller : I understand . So what do you do in 18 months? What happens"
in 18 months?
Dave Hellerman: Well we will be adding other cells. Whether the focus I
will be out here as much as in the city is something that we have yet to
determine . I 'll point out one other item that is important to us in that
it gives some extra urgency to this particular project is the U .S . Open '
golf tournament is being held down the road next spring and that adds a
little extra . That 's certainly not the sole reason for putting our
building in but it did put up the flags that we needed the capacity here .
Those kinds of events put a lot of users on this .
Bill Buehl : Bill , I 'd just like to say one thing about. . . I tried making
a call right up there by the McGlynn's Bakery site and my phone didn't
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work . Couldn't get out of the area because we didn't have the capacity .
Bill Miller : Well that happens to me everytime I go to LA too . That 's
t nothing new. I know but that 's not some deficiency right here . That 's
nothing to do with Chanhassen .
Dave Hellerman: . . .we 're not always perfect and we do the best we can .
' Bill Miller : Why not use the Chaska water tower or something existing
already that high with something smaller and less noticeable? Is there
some problem with that?
Bill Buehl : Because Cell One is already on that tower . That 's their
' antenna right next to it .
Bill Miller : Where? In Chaska?
1 Bill Buehl : Yeah , the Chaska tower .
Bill Miller : How about the one , do we have a water tower right up here
somewhere don 't we? Is something wrong with this one or does that have
somebody on it already?
1 Conrad: That 's outside the area .
Bill Buehl : It 's outside the search area .
Bill Miller : So that search area literally had to be that little 1 ,000
square foot piece of land? What if something was already there? What if
that was already a big building?
Mary Harrington: . . .everybody 's done back here , what would you have done
then?
' Bill Buehl : We 'd have to go through the conditional use permit in that
district .
' Bill Miller : What if there was one big plant there? Do you put one right
up in the middle of a plant?
' Bill Buehl : Oh yeah . We have many antenna sites right on top of the roof .
Bill Miller : So you 'd pop it right on top of somebody? .
' Bill Buehl : And we also have sites currently in South Minneapolis in a
very tense residential area .
Bill Miller : You mentioned you couldn't make a deal or something like that
' with US Telephone to move it otherwise . What was the problem there?
Bill Buehl : I 'm not sure of the details. I just know that it was out of
the question .
Mary Harrington: Based on your side or based on their side?
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Bill Buehl : I don 't know the details .
Bill Miller : Why couldn 't you get the. . .
Bill Buehl : Most of our search area was in the US West Telephone service
area anyway.
Bill Miller : I 'm just trying to see why.
Bill Buehl : These are good questions . I can understand your concern .
Bill Miller : I guess I have a question for someone up here . What does
conditional use permit mean? Is that going to take too long to understand
Conrad: It just means we have conditions. Basically they can 't have
something unless they meet the conditions .
Bill Miller : Does that mean that you have the power to stop this if you II
choose to?
Conrad: If they don 't meet the conditions .
Bill Miller : Okay . Are the conditions , the conditions that exist the day.
they apply for it or can conditions be changed? I 'm just wondering . I
Conrad: There 's some vagueness in the conditions .
Bill Miller : I have a couple more . Am I taking too much time?
Conrad: Go ahead .
Bill Miller : I saw what the tower looked like . When you put up that
picture of that one I guess you said was near 494 . How tall was that?
Bill Buehl : I believe , Paul you 'd know. 160?
Krauss: The one that I 'm familiar with off of Baker Road 's 185 feet tall .'
It sits down in kind of a gully.
Bill Buehl : I don 't really know.
Bill Miller : I just want to make sure tfiat we're looking at something
that 's really what we 're going to see . You say there are no health affects
or safety affects and you 're certain that that tower wouldn't hit an extra"
10 feet and smash a car going down the road down that 10 foot side?
Bill Buehl : I 'd like to refer the letter that I submitted. I think it 's
pretty clear in there .
Dave Hellerman: It takes a pretty severe natural event. They don't just
fall over . If it were , and it 's a long shot to go over . 1
Bill Miller : Well I understand that but bridges do fall in once in a while
and things do happen on occasion.
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Dave Hellerman: It would be during a tornado or something like that which
you would . . .warning .
Bill Miller : Don't we have tornadoes around here sometimes? Just kidding .
' The area that 's going to be served by this you said was 3 miles?
Dave Hellerman: Roughly .
' Bill Miller : So somebody in Minneapolis isn't going to ever be using
something like . It 's not something that could be used for a distant or
someone who's in a Shakopee cell would never be tacked onto this one or
something like that?
Dave Hellerman: The idea of cellular is to limit the coverage of each cell
so you can reuse the previous . . .so our goal is to limit it to where it has
to . . .
Fill Buehl : I 'd like to add that the cell will service the local community
' as much as users of TH 5 and the new planned TH 212 . I believe they 're
very close to the coverage itself and cellular phones have become more and
more popular and they 're becoming an important factor that people consider
' when they look for a place to live . . . .developments I 've heard talked
about in this area are the houses are . . .cellular phone . Maybe you use
cellular phones yourself .
' Sill Miller : No I don 't .
Bill Buehl : They 're becoming more and more popular and they 're going to be
I used for much more than voice transmission and if you don 't have the
circuitry in place . There are many appliances that you can plug into this
circuit and it 's like saying that cellular phones are for voice
' transmissions like that on the computer . . . Many , many uses coming down the
pike that circuitry . . .
Conrad: Anything else Bill?
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Bill Miller : I think I 'm about done. I 'm just checking my long list here .
Oh , and one last one . The trees in that little area . You said they were
' 112 feet tall?
Bill Buehl : Yes .
Bill Miller : That 's not elevation of the trees there were 112 feet tall?
Bill Buehl : Right . The power posts, that whole string of high power
lines , those vary. They're around 100. Some are a little bit taller .
Some are a little bit shorter . They 're between 95 and 110.
' Bill Miller : Okay . As far as a couple of other things I guess. The fact
that they 're not noticed . I guess I 'd make a point obviously that if under
the comprehensive plan homes are built there , it's definitely going to be
noticed by someone that 's much closer . Maybe if you 're 2,000 feet away you
don 't notice it every minute . I don't notice the Chaska water tower every
day but people come visit us always ask us about it but if it were a block
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away , you 'd certainly notice it I would think . Or half a block or 2 bloc"
or 3 blocks . As far as decline of property values , I guess you can do al
sorts of studies to prove numbers but I guess I 'd just make the point that
it has some effects . I can tell you I probably wouldn't buy a house that !'
was right next to one which would certainly lower the potential value of
that house . I guess I would agree with Paul 's recommendation at least now
to deny it and at least give time to investigate some of these things whi
I would like to investigate to make sure some of these things are accurat
I 'm not denying that they are . I just want to look into it and see and t
consider some of these other items and go without validating some of these
things . I don 't think it 's consistent with the land use we talked about a'
the last comprehensive plan and it might also affect property values and
tax values of whatever has to be put in there . That 's all . Thank you .
Conrad: Thanks Bill . Are there other comments? '
Mary Harrington: Hi . I 'm Mary Harrington and I live up in Timberwood and
I have the highest piece of property in Timberwood too and you bet your II
bippy I could see it if they put it over there . I 'm about a quarter mile
north of them . Of the 84 people who signed the petition for the
surrounding area to be included as single family residential , if you will
remember that month and a half ago , whenever it was , the petition was
presented that affected the area of that . Almost 50% of the folks were not
from the Timberwood area but of the ones that are from the Timberwood are
and the ones that are down on Galpin. I had a chance to speak to Mrs.
Jerome Carlson and the Gustafson 's and a few other folks . Some of these
folks are on vacation at this moment . Oh, and some of them were very
disgruntled and frustrated but did not wish to show up . Gotten apathetic"
here I guess but Mrs . Carlson said that if there 's a petition out , that s
wishes to sign it to the effect that we are not interested in having a
tower that at the time , you know 125 feet. I own a 2 story house and so
I said my 2 story house is 24 feet tall so if I' piled up 5 of my houses- I�
would be that height of that tower . Now I 've got to pile up 7 of them an
I said that 's nothing that I want in the surrounding area . I think it 's in
not consistent with the housing area . There is some conditional use
grandfathered in . Items across the street from it which nobody wishes to II
see go industrial in that little area either which is south of Jerome
Carlson . The Gustafson 's who are the closest property to this one , when '
they found out about it they did not get any notification on it and they
didn't read the paper , they were appalled at the thought . They did not
wish to see it either because I mean it 's obviously visually going to be
noticeable and it just doesn't seem compatible and the houses, I mean
there 's no way you 're going to sit and put landscaping around this thing
and block it off. I mean it 's just too tall and I 'd like to see this put
into an area where the existing area is industrial existing at the present"
Where something like this should belong .
Conrad: Okay . Any comments? ,
Jerry Gustafson: Can I speak from here?
Conrad: Yeah . I
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I Jerry Gustafson: Yeah . I would like to address Mrs . Harrington and say
that the Gustafson 's .
Conrad: As long as you give us your name and address .
Jerry Gustafson: Jerry Gustafson .
Mary Harrington: I spoke to your wife .
Jerry Gustafson: And that we 're not apathetic .
Mary Harrington: Your wife was appalled .
Jerry Gustafson: I have a couple of questions . Number one is , you know
' the tillest tower in Minneapolis years ago was the Foshay Tower so it 's
just full of antennaes . Why isn 't there room for one more antenna on the
water tower there in Chaska? Is one antenna , does that fill it up?
Bill Buehl : Yeah , in this case it 's way over on the edge of the search
area . I don 't think that water tower is in the search area . It's also in
the United Telephone 's district and I believe Cell One has the antenna
right next to it and we would interfere with one another on the same
frequency ban . You can 't be that close . So we can't locate there because
of frequency interference and telephone phone lines . . .prohibition . We
would much rather be on the water tower if we can . We would rather not
have to build a tower structure .
Jerry Gustafson: I would think that would be ideal for you on the water
tower :
Bill Buehl : And we are on many water towers .
Jerry Gustafson: The other thing is , I have a hand held telephone and I
can call from like Hopkins to my home and I have no problem in reception or
whatever . Why do we need a new tower right there? You can get into that
little small area that you've got.
Bill Buehl : I 'm not sure what kind of telephone .
Jerry Gustafson: Motorola that I just hold. There 's no antenna on the car
or anything . Just hold it .
' Bill Buehl : I should maybe let Dave answer that .
Dave Hellerman: There are some areas where we have coverage problems in
the area here . I can go through them on the map. . . The other thing is, as
the system expands , we need more and more cells to provide the same quality
of coverage as there are more and more users because what happens is you
' have more and more users on the same frequency and unless we have antennaes
close to the users in this area , they won't be able to get the same
interference free reception. That 's kind of the growth we were discussing .
We were discussing growth. So as we have more users, we need more sites to
maintain the same quality of service .
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Jerry Gustafson: It doesn't matter how many users you 've got . The same II
site will handle as many . . .
Dave Hellerman: No . There 's a limit on a site . Between 30 and 50
depending on how it 's been figured internally . The site won 't support an II
infinite number of users .
Jerry Gustafson: So you 're counting on a number of more users using 1
telephones to call into that area and that 's why you need the tower?
Dave Hellerman: It 's users in that area who want to use their portable on
mobile telephone like yours . People can call land lines in that area . Is
that what you 're , or am I misunderstanding you?
Bill Buehl : Mr . Gustafson , do you have a cellular phone? This Motorola , I
is that a cellular?
Jerry Gustafson: Yeah . I
Bill Puehl : And you 're saying that when you 're home you can call .
Jerry Gustafson: No . Like when I 'm in Hopkins where I work , I can call , I/
when I leave , from inside my car and there 's no antenna on the car or
anything and I have no problem calling home . It 's nice and clear . I
Dave Hellerman: That 's going on the wires to your home . That 's on the
telephone wires into your home . I mean you 're in Hopkins .
Jerry Gustafson: No , no. I 'm calling from inside my car .
Dave Hellerman: Right . But the connection into your home . . .that 's on
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wires in this area .
Ellson: The antenna 's in Hopkins then? I
Dave Hellerman: The antenna is close to where he's calling .
Ellson: What you need is the antenna from where you 're placing the call II
from.
Dave Hellerman: Right . From where you 're serving the cellular telephone , "
correct . I apologize if I misunderstood:
Jerry Gustafson: Well the only other comment I guess I 'd like to make is 11
I know people build houses next to objectionable sites and I don 't
understand why they do that. Put a $200,000.00 home next to a swamp or
something . I don't know but to put something there that is objectional an
then offer a residential area , you know put $200,000.00 homes on it , I
don 't think would be. . . I just don't think. . .
Conrad: Good. Thanks for your comments. Other comments? I
Craig Harrington: I 've just got a couple of quick questions. Craig
Harrington. Maplewood Terrace in Timberwood Estates. A couple of
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questions that I have that , my concern that , I don't have a cellular phone
' but I 'd probably like one and hope maybe someday to maybe get one and I see
the technology is something that 's growing and needed but with that I have
a concern that 5 years from now and Bill , some of the other uses that you
use for this like computers and things like this , are we going down the
line and I guess these are the concerns that I have and the hesitency that
I have saying that the City should endorse something like this . Are we
going to be staring at a 200 foot tower or a 300 foot tower 5 years from
11 now or multiple towers on that site? And then perhaps increasing power or
something like that or maybe other uses for towers that may be coming into
play where interference could be a factor . The real concern I have there
' was , I was in a home one time that was next to the ones on 35-W in
Bloomington . My goodness , I walked into that home and just went down into
the basement . I 'm a real estate appraiser and walked through the basement
and the pipes were literally singing country western music and it really
was e concern . I know that you approach this whole area that this is not
something that 's going to interfere but I guess maybe right at this moment
it isn 't but is it going to sometime in the future and I guess that 's my
concern . I don 't think anybody can maybe guarantee unless you really have
some technology of what 's going to be happening in the future .
Dave Hellerman: I can tell you what we do know . First of all , I used to
work at that station on 35-W a long time ago . That was before they liked
country music but in any case , the nice thing about cellular system from
the standpoint of your concerns is that as the system grows , the sites
' become lower and the power actually gets smaller because you want more and
more smaller cells . That 's how we increase the capacity so when we started
out building this sytem , we were building towers of 300 to 400 feet . Now
' in some of the peripheral areas we 're still doing that where we 're covering
for miles . Cologne is 250 or 300? 485? Okay. But as we increase the
density of our users , we 're able to make the towers smaller and the towers
lower because we don 't want the cells to be bigger . We want them to be
smaller and that 's the direction that we 're going in . So that while it's
possible that this area 's growth continues at , by this area I mean
Chanhassen , Chaska . If growth continues like we 've been seeing , we may
' need more towers , they will be smaller and lower and eventually we'll be
doing , we see a day when we 'll be on top of 60 foot telephone poles .
Something like that .
11 Craig Harrington: Will higher buildings obstruct that where they may have
to go higher?
Dave Hellerman: No . What we 're doing in areas that have a lot of
buildings , we just end up going on the rooftops . Unfortunately there are
no single buildings that . . .but at some point that might become a realistic
way to go but to answer you . We 're not getting higher or bigger . We're
getting lower and smaller as the system grows so I really don't see the
potential for what you 're concerned with.
Bill Miller : I have a question. Have you ever . . .
Dave Hellerman: We are doing that . Yeah, we are currently in the middle
11 of a program to do that . We actually are doing on in Arden Hills where
we 'll be putting on the shorter one within the week but we do have planning
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for the next year , there are several that we are doing that . We are going'
to lower them down , yes . We 're kind of new at this too . It 's a new
industry but that is happening .
Conrad: Are there other comments? Anything? Is there a motion to close II
the public hearing?
Emmings moved, Wildermuth seconded to close the public hearing. All voted'
in favor and the motion carried. The public hearing was closed.
Conrad: We 'll go around the Planning Commission for comments. Tim , we 'll
start at your end .
Erhart : Paul , on the map , the area to the , you 're concerned about future II
zoning . The area directly to the west of that south site , south of CR 18
and north of the tracks . What 's that going to be?
Krauss: Wall this is based of course on the draft that we 're going to tail
to public hearing . The way the draft is right now.
Erhart : Can you draw a line , where 's industrial and commercial? '
Krauss: This area is all residential . The area that is proposed not to be
and also this area is residential . The area that 's proposed not to be are
these properties here , here , here and here .
Erhart : Okay , those are all industrial .
Krauss': On the current draft , yeah.
Erhart : And you're basing your denial on the fact that that point down I
there , that penninsula is intended for residential?
Krauss: Correct . '
Erhart: How do you weigh their interpretation of the ordinance allows
this . . .
Krauss: Those are some of the ambiguities of the ordinance that I eluded II
to earlier . I think possibly Jo Ann can expand on this but several years
ago there was an attempt to deal with antennaes affecting, well ham radio II
antennaes and satellite dishes that were-the current rage and the languagell
in there is not as explicit as we would like it and I think can be
misinterpretted and through a series of misinterpretations extended back i�
the analogy that that 's being used. I think it's a real stretch and the
• ordinance also provides that where there's conflicts within the ordinance ,
because ordinances are cumbersome anyway and there ofter are conflicts, till
most restrictive determination is the one that shall apply and lastly ,
based on the advice of the City Attorney, I didn't get a chance to review II
this last bit of information with him yet this afternoon but I will , but in
speaking to him previously , he advised us to clear up the ambiguities that'
we knew about already in the ordinance . To clarify that and we have an
intent to do so .
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Erhart: Can you show me what line is the ambiguity?
Krauss: A couple of things . First of all when you go to telephone
equipment Buildings . 20-919 . The intent there , and we 've got the file
upstairs and the intent there was to deal with regulated utilities .
US West . NSP .
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' Erhart: Isn't this regulated?
Krauss: No , it is not . It 's under different law. That 's where , and
there 's a lot of misunderstanding about this . This is not an utility
company . These are contracts that are up for bid in each metro area and
there 's two bidders or two operaters that compete for competition in each
area but their rates are not regulated . They 're not required to have
mandatory service . They 're not required to do any of those things that a
regulated telephone company is .
' Erhart : Well , I don't want to get into that whole thing . Let 's move down
to Section 20-915 . Where 's the ambiguity there?
Krauss: Okay , the ambiguity and possibly Jo Ann can explain this a little
' bit more . The intent was that , this is an overlaying conditional use in
the residential district , that was supposed to account for ham radio
operaters . There is a sentence in there that says in all residential
districts only one is permitted per lot , satellite dish, amateur radio
antenna tower , which is fine as far as that goes and then ground mounted
vertical antenna . What is that? Well , unfortunately the definitions
' weren 't adopted with the ordinance but the definitions and maybe Jo Ann can
explain this . This is referring to another style of ham radio antenna
tower . It 's not 175 foot cellular telephone tower . Now at this point , the
ordinance is ambiguous and it 's tough to explain that unless you go through
the background but that was the intent .
Erhart : Did you want to get into it Jo Ann?
Olsen: If you want me to I can. -
Erhart: No , I don't . I guess I take the same position as. . . I think
after the last meeting we are obligated now to. . . I think we have an
ordinance . I think the ordinance allows , no matter how you cut it , allows
a radio antenna in this area and for that reason alone, I disagree with
your recommendation not to allow it but I think there 's another point here
too that I 'd like to make and I think quite frankly , for the same reason
that we have future proposals for rezoning this area , I think this radio
antenna , considering the low surface area there and the high density of
landscaping , it provides a really good buffer from a future residential
area from industrial so I think there 's some assets . My opinion would be
to, I would recommend it 's approval .
Conrad: You said it acts as a buffer?
11 Erhart: I think it acts as a buffer , yeah. I don't think the thing is
very visual at all .
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Conrad: So the land itself is a buffer?
Erhart: Yeah . I think the land itself overrides the visual impact on the
tower . You know I would prefer to have it right in an industrial area . S,
you could put it on the other side of the line , would it change it that
much? Just putting it over 300 feet? And combined with the fact that I
think the ordinance clearly allows it and plus we 're talking about a futur'
ordinance change that may take a year to get it changed . I just_don 't
think that we have enough basis for denial . That 's my comments.
Conrad: Steve . '
Emmings: Paul , if we accept their arguments that our ordinance might ello'
this , or does allow it , can we deny something based on a plan that 's in th
process or that would permit it when we know that plan is probably going t
change? Have you talked to our City Attorney about that?
Krauss : Yeah , I did ask him about that and he frankly is concerned that II
while he agrees that the intent is justifiable , that the language of the
ordinance is one that a judge might rule against the City if it came up .
You know I think that you 're being asked to put blinders on in essence .
You 're sort of boxed in where you 're saying you know that this area is
going to change and you know that in all likelihood that it 's going to
change to residential but you 're not supposed to look at it . Well ,
planning is an ongoing process and you 've been involved in this process fo
quite some time now and the result of that is on the immediate horizon . I
guess I have a problem ignoring the fact that that exists , especially when
the existing land use plan gives little or no definition as to what 's
intended out there . It just drew a line and it 's a great blank . Based on
the attorney's recommendation though , we are going to propose language to '
remed,' that . Now we really haven 't talked about legally how should the
City protect themselves on this . There is a possibility of moratoriums if
we need to do that and then on and on . We will discuss this at length
tomorrow . He did read the report and he did raise that concern. '
Emmings: Okay . Well that would be a concern of mine but I really , I think
I was here when we worked through some of these ordinances that they
presented and I 'm really comfortable saying that I don't think that 's what'll
in our ordinance applies to this type of use whatsoever . When we said a
telephone equipment building , I know we had in mind things that are
connected by wires on both ends and here..we 've got something now that 's
kind of , you know when is a telephone a radio and when is it a telephone?
We've got something new that 's kind of a hybrid and this is clearly not a
telephone equipment building . At least as we contemplated that term under "'
the ordinance . Also I question whether or not that tower is an .accessory
use to that building . I think it's the principle use and that the building
is accessory to the , actually I think they're both principle uses . I
don 't , one is no good without the other so calling it , I don 't think , at 11
least in my mind, that buys them nothing to call it an accessory use , if
that 's what they 're doing . As far as the ground mounted vertical antenna ,
I was here when we drafted that ordinance too or put it in and I know that
that did not deal with or include a tower like we 're talking about here bu
we were talking specifically about , at that time, .we were talking
specifically about , it came up because of a ham radio operater 's tower at 11
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his house and that was something that was , that term implied that and
nothing else as I remember it . But anyway all that aside , I think I 'm
going to vote for this thing and I 'm going to tell you my reasons . First
of all a tower is going in there before any homes might be developed around
' there so that somebody coming in is going to be able to see it . It 's not
something we 're going to impose on people who are real close to the site .
Timberwood is fairly close but I think it 's far enough. All of those
people that will be looking at the tower will be looking at it against a
background of an industrial area which takes away a lot of it 's impact to
me . The only thing that I 'd like to see as an added condition here . I
don 't think they should be allowed to put any additional , I think we should
know exactly what they 're going to hang on the tower . I don 't think the
tower will be that obtrusive . It 's more the stuff that 's on top of it and
I 'd like to know what 's going to be on top of it exactly. You showed us
one picture and that didn 't bother me but I think it should be restricted
to whatever . We should approve what 's going up there . It should be
restricted to that and it shouldn 't be changed unless they come back .
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Also , I don 't think the tower should be allowed to be used for any other
purpose . I don 't know if they have any plan to do that but I don 't think
they should use it for any other . They shouldn't be subleasing it to
someone else who wants to put something else up there unless we know what
it 's going on to .
Krause : One thing you may want to consider , and ordinances I 've drafted in
the past have done this , is it basically takes the premise that if a
tower 's going to go up someplace , you might as well make the most efficient
utilitization of it . You don 't want penthouses and things up there that
block out the sky but you may have a desire to encourage people to
cc-locate so you do only have one instead of .
Ellson: I think he 's saying come through before you do that .
Emmings : I 'm not saying we wouldn 't allow it . I 'm saying we want to have
a chance to approve it before it gets hung up because we might not want to.
11 But other than that , I don 't have any other comments .
Conrad: Annette .
' Ellson: I believe that despite the height , that it isn't as objectionable
as probably even telephone poles . I 'm sure in the early days everybody
wanted telephone but they didn't want those poles in their backyard. I
' think water towers and satellite dishes and things like that are a lot more
obtrusive than this and I 've seen people building right next door to that
so there 's no doubt in my mind people can build around it. I agree with
Steve that especially if was there before the people come and I agree with
Tim that we 're right on the border of calling it industrial so I don 't know
that that much distance is going to make that thing. I 'm not really
convinced however that the alternatives that we suggested are totally out
of the question . I have trouble believing that I don't know, that two
phone companies don 't work well together or something like that . I 'm not
convinced that those other property owners are saying absolutely no . Is it
just a cost effective way . This will be cheaper so they don 't want to do
that . I 'd like to see that pursued maybe a little bit more before it goes
to Council that absolutely, positively, our other ideas are out of the
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question and I 'm not sure that I got that feeling from it but I don 't II
really see a huge problem with it and I agree with Steve 's idea as far as
adding other uses but I don 't know . I think if it 's there before those
houses go in there , it diminishes the property value from what? From what,
it is now? I really doubt that and if you 're the one building on that lot ,
you 're going in with your eyes open so I can 't , I think the main reason
that we were thinking of denying it was because of the property values an
I don 't necessarily agree that that 's going to come across that way so I
would vote to approve it but I sure want them to convince City Council that
those other alternatives are definitely out of the question because they II
also were in that search site. Again, I 'm not convinced that it 's a
definite no .
Wildermuth: Paul , I want to congratulate you on an excellent report .
Unfortunately I happen to disagree with it . I don 't think we have a good II
basis on which to deny this conditional use permit . Virtually everything
seems to be there . The one thing that I do think is missing on the part o
the explanation given by the applicant is that I don't feel the alternate
sites were explored very well or explained very well . The other concern
that I have is that the proposed alternate site that we offered Paul , it
was at about 1 ,000 feet so , or 1 ,000 yards so we 're relatively close . It
was a matter of apparently not being able to get together with the propert
owner . I think in support of the applicant 's position , it is a low
intensity land use . Anybody going in to build on a site somewhat adjacent
to it knows the tower 's there . I don 't think it 's going to be particular)
desireable for a residential site in that little triangle because you 're
very close to some relatively high use railroad tracks . The railroad noisli
is probably going to be pretty objectionable . It looks like a reasonable
land use other than the fact that we intended it to be something else in
the 2000 Comp Plan . So to be consistent , I did favor making the lot a par
of that industrial . To be consistent I guess I have to accept the
application .
Conrad: Joan . I
Ahrens: Does anybody know what the FAA requirements are for lighting on a
175 foot tower? II
Krauss: Over 200 feet requires lighting.
Bill Buehl : That 's correct . There will be no lights on this tower . I
Ahrens: It seems like the planes fly over awful low out there . I 'd hate
to have my house nearby if there 's no lighting on that tower . I
Bill Buehl : We filed an application to get a notice of no hazard from the
FAA before we build it as part of our required process . . .
Ahrens: I 'm going to recommend approval of this also. I drive by that on II
on Baker Road several times a week and I never noticed it was there until
today when I was specifically looking for it . I think it 's pretty II unobtrusive . I think that this is a satisfactory area even to put it up
even though there 's potential residential around it. The alternative sites
are so close , as everyone has said . It doesn 't make any difference if it 'll
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' a 1 ,000 yards away. People can see it anyway but people see all sorts of
things from their windows . They see electrical towers . Those big huge
monsters and water towers and those big satellite dishes so I think this is
not as bad as all those things or any of those things . I agree with the
' other commissioners on most of their comments . Particularly Steve 's in
support of this and I will recommend approval .
Conrad: Thanks Joan . I 'll be brief . I think there are , I have
preferences for this not to be there . I think everybody said that here and
we 're finding reasons that we don't think we can refuse it but preference
is not to have it there . Therefore I agree with the staff report in terms
of some of the conditions that it doesn't meet and that would be conditions
2 , 3 and 10 of the staff report . Incompatability with the zoning . Whether
it be today or the future . Incompatability with the character and
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aesthetically . I guess the biggest thing , and I think all the comments on
the commission are very clear and I think I support or I understand what
they 're saying . I guess I haven 't been convinced that the applicant has
really tried alternative sites . If we have a chance to , I guess when this
goes to City Council , I think it 's real important that we understand that
those have really been reviewed but I feel there 's enough here to say no .
I als' feel that it takes some residential land away that I 'd rather keep
residential in the future so for those 5 reasons , I would vote with the
staff report and against the proposal . Is there a motion?
Erhart : A question on a motion . If you 're looking for a positive motion ,
what does the staff prefer? Do you want to go back and look at
conditions? Do you have some that you want to throw in at this point or
' are we looking for a positive motion?
Conrad: It certainly sounds like the Planning Commission is .
' Erhart : If we go with a positive motion , do you want us to throw something
out there and vote on it .
Krauss: I could suggest some conditions if you 'd like to consider those .
Well you had Commissioner Emmings ' concern that if other antennaes are to
be installed, that it come back for review under the CUP guidelines .
I Landscaping be installed as per their plan. No lights or signage be used
on this site . And that the tower be painted a flat light color so that it
blends in with the background.
' Erhart: Okay , with that I 'll move that the Planning Commission recommend
to the City Council Conditional Use Permit #90-3 for SMSA Limited for a
cellular transmission tower with the following conditions. That the staff
approve both the tower , the aesthetic design as well as the building that
goes with it . I state that because previously we always have the
opportunity to review telephone equipment buildings and the aesthetics .
' Krauss: Could we touch on that for a moment . As I understand it , this
building is a fiberglass exterior , portable structure that would be brought
in and tied down to some footings. The illustration that I saw , it 's
painted outside to emulate brick. I don 't know if that 's what you 're
looking for .
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Erhart : I would not vote for that . If that 's what I thought it was , I I
wouldn 't vote for that . It seems to me we 're voting on this because , I 'm
proposing this assuming that we 're talking about a telephone building type"
structure that you see down on TH 101 that 's made out of solid permanent
material . If that 's what we 're looking at , then I almost . . .
Wildermuth: But there again we have no ordinance . ,
Erhart : Yeah I know but there 's. Here 's the ordinance. It says it shall
be architecturally consistent with surrounding structures .
Wildermuth: There are no surrounding structures . Trees .
Erhart : To be honest with you , I 'm going to withdraw my motion in favor e'
having it come back with some more information as opposed to just changing
it . If somebody else wants to do it .
Conrad: E'ut you 've made a motion . '
Erhart : Well nobody seconded it so .
Conrad: Co you want to make another motion?
Erhart : Okay , yeah . I 'll make a motion that we . . . I
Bill Buc:hl : Mr . Chairman , point of information . We are willing to
construct whatever type of building you , architecturally . . . We 've built II
many different types of buildings . . .
Erhart: Paul , are you satisfied that you can take this from here?
Krauss: It 's whatever you 're comfortable with. I guess I 'd like some
guideline's . I mean do you expect a masonry brick building? Some of the
newer utility buildings we 're getting are reasonably attractive these days"
Erhart: Okay , I 'll proceed then and we can take a vote on it . That staff
will approve the tower aesthetic design as well as the building and the
building should be consistent with other recently constructed public
telephone and public utility buildings in the area . And due to the fact
that the surrounding buildings will turn out to be residential . So number
2 is staff will approve and document the..tower shape and structure and thall
it 's construction will follow that approval . 3 , that no other radio uses
should be approved without an addendum to the conditional use permit which
will come in before Council and Planning Commission. And the other
conditions as staff has outlined. Landscaping per a plan. No lights and II
signage and that the tower will be painted a flat color .
Conrad: Is there a second? ,
Wildermuth: Second .
Erhart moved, Wildermuth seconded that the Planning Commission recommend II
approval of Conditional Use Permit #90-3 for SMSA Limited for a cellular
transmission tower with the following conditions:
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1 . Staff will approve the aesthetic design of the tower and building and
the building should be consistent with other recently constructed
public telephone and public utility buildings in the area .
2 . Staff will approve and document the tower shape and structure and that
it 's construction will follow that approval .
3 . No other radio uses shall be approved without an addendum to the
Conditional Use Permit #90-3 which will come in before the City Council
and Planning Commission .
4 . If other antennaes are to be installed , they should come back for
review under the CUP guidelines .
Landscaping be installed as per the landscaping plan .
' 6 . N D lights or signage be used on this site .
7 . The tower shall be painted a flat light color so that it blends in with
the background .
All voted in favor except Conrad who opposed and the motion, carried with a
vote of 5 to 1 .
Conrad: My reason is stated previously as I really like these uses in
industrial areas . I don 't see a need to make them out in stand alone
units . Absolutely do not see that need . This goes to City Council on
September 10th so there are a few things that I hope the applicant heard
' and can present to the City Council . You heard our concerns here and
they 're going to be , the Mayor 's here tonight so he 's listening . I think
they 're going to follor our comments and you may want to pay attention to a
few of those to make it easier .
11 2111 E'uehl : What sort of information would you like on alternatives?
Ellson: The things you said you didn't have any information on for
example . When Bill was asking you about some of these and you didn't have
much information at the time . I think that would be .
Bill Buehl : I know we were contacted by. . . We will find that out.
Conrad: And then work with staff closely okay. Thanks Bill .
PUBLIC HEARING:
PRELIMINARY PLAT TO SUBDIVIDE ONE PARCEL INTO TWO LOTS ON PROPERTY ZONED
RSF AND LOCATED AT 1010 PLEASANT VIEW ROAD, FORTIER AND ASSOCIATES.
IPublic Present:
Name Address .
Kevin P . McShane 180 South Shore Court
Daryl P . Fortier 408 Turnpike Road
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LA\DSC_ =E ARCHITECTS
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16 July 1990
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Mr. Don Chmiel, Mayor ,
and Chanhassen City Council Members
City of Chanhassen
690 Coulter Drive
Chanhassen, MN 55317
RE: Proposed Cellular Telephone Facility on the Volk Property
Dear Mayor Chmiel and Council Members:
This letter accompanies an application for a conditional use permit to locate a
cellular telephone facility on the Volk property adjacent to the Chicago,
Milwaukee Railroad. The application is in the name of Minneapolis SMSA
Limited Partnership, of which US WEST NewVector Group, Inc. is the general
partner. US WEST NewVector Group, Inc.is one of the regional holding
companies formed as a result of the break up of AT&T. Dahlgren, Shardlow,
and Uban, Inc. has been authorized by US WEST to act as its representative for
planning and zoning matters.
Specifically,we propose to construct a single 125 foot self-supported antenna and a 12'
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x 30'prefabricated equipment building. The base of the tower and equipment building
will be enclosed by a six foot high chain-link fence. The site will be accessed by an
asphalt drive connecting the site to County Road 18/117. I
THE CELLULAR PHONE SYSTEM
The primary users of cellular telephone service are members of the business community 1
and the public sector. The phone becomes a useful tool leading to increased
productivity. Doctors, builders, salespersons, business owners and executives all benefit
by using cellular phones. Additionally,cellular is extensively used in the public sector
principally by fire and police departments. Cellular allows police and others to conduct
discreet communication in the field. Citizens can contact"911"to report accidents,
fires or other emergencies. The cellular phone system interfaces fully with the "911"
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emergency reporting system. Mr.James R. Beutelspacher, 911 Project Manager for
I Minnesota, recently wrote, "the unimpeded growth of cellular service is an important
adjunct to 9-1-1 emergency reporting". His letter is attached for your information as
Exhibit E.
1 CELLULAR GRID SYSTEM
I Cellular service provides subscribers with office quality phone service by developing a
grid of antennas arranged in a geographically hexagonal pattern. Each hexagon is a
"cell"created by an antenna and serves as the link between the customer and the
system while the customer is within that particular cell. Each cell can only handle a
I certain number of calls simultaneously. As the number of customers increase, the grid
must be changed to handle the appropriate number of simultaneous calls. This usually
means that more cells need to be created within the same area resulting in a new grid
' pattern of smaller cells. A new antenna must be constructed each time a new cell is
created. As the grid matures and more cells are added, antennas are made shorter
because of each cell's smaller coverage area. Antennas are also constructed to expand
I the grid of coverage to the new areas. The antenna in Chanhassen is being proposed to
expand cellular phone coverage in Chanhassen and adjacent communitie.
The cellular mobile phone system operates on a specific set of channels set aside by
I the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The filtering of spurious signals is very
tightly controlled. Cellular telephones operate within a very strictly controlled set of
allotted frequency between 835 to 897 megahertz. US WEST NewVector Group is
I currently operating over 160 cellular antennas around the country with no case of
television or radio interference reported.
ISEARCH AREA CRITERIA
We have been working for several months to locate an antenna site in the Chanhassen
I area to solve cellular phone service coverage needs. Many factors go into the selection
of a location for an antenna site. These include market factors, technical
considerations, cellular grid,zoning and land use compatibility,landowner willingness to
I sell,land forms of the surrounding area, and accessibility to roads. All of these factors
taken together create a narrow site search area for location of the antenna.
The technical aspects of fitting a new cell site into the grid pattern dictates a small
111 search area for new antenna sites. The search area is further refined by topographical
features and a sophisticated computer modeling that takes into account existing antenna
sites,predicted coverage of the new cell and FCC service area requirements. Federal
I Aviation Administration regulations must also be followed in locating and constructing
antennas. The search area in Chanhassen that resulted from this type of analysis,is
illustrated on Exhibit C. It is an area one-half mile diameter centered over the Volk
iFarmstead.
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Once the search area has been defined by these technical constraints,zoning and land
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use factors can be addressed. We have been in contact with the City's Planning and
Zoning Staff to review the appropriate locations in the area but have found none better
than the proposed site that meets all of the technical criteria as well as land use,
zoning and comprehensive plan designation. Telephone antennas are conditional uses in
the A2 District and the City's approved comprehensive plan calls for industrial uses in
this area (see Exhibit D). The cellular telephone system does not have the power of
eminent domain and we must deal with willing sellers.
LOCAL ZONING REQUIREMENTS 111
Section 20-574 of the Chanhassen Zoning Ordinance allows commercial communication
transmission towers to be located in the A2 District as a conditional use. Section
20-572 lists utility services as permitted uses in the A2 Zoning District. Because of
the deregulation of the telephone company and the many separate companies that now
provide that service, there will be multiple companies serving any one community.
The installation and operation of cellular telephone facilities are regulated by the FCC
and US WEST NewVector Group, Inc. must obtain permits and provide service
indiscriminately to the public.
Section 20-919 requires telephone equipment buildings,which are allowed in all zoning
districts, to provide landscaping, a hard surface driveway,meet all setbacks, and receive
the appropriate access permit from the County. The building must also be
architecturally consistent with surrounding structures. All of the above is included in
our proposed cellular telephone facility. The antenna which is 125 feet tall will be
setback from all property lines in excess of 125 feet.
STATEMENT ON THE COMPLIANCE WITH GENERAL ISSUANCE STANDARDS
The facility will not be detrimental to or endanger the public health,safety,comfort,
convenience or general welfare of the neighborhood or City. The antenna is located a
safe distance away from surrounding buildings. The closest building is in the Crosby
Park Industrial Complex located directly to the south of the site, approximately 1,000
feet away. The closest residential building is located at the corner of County Road 18
and 117 and is 1,100 feet away from the facility. The 125 foot self-supported antenna
proposed on this site is one of the safest in design. As indicated in the enclosed letter
from Pirod,Inc., (Exhibit F)failure of a self-supporting tower is extremely rare in such
instances as a direct hit from a tornado. In the rare event of failure,the pattern of
failure is a"bowing over"of the upper portion of the tower against the base of the
tower.
The cellular facility will be consistent with the objectives of the City's comprehensive
plan. The proposed use is considered an essential service and is permitted by
conditional use in the A2 District. The comprehensive plan for this area indicates
industrial uses similar to the adjacent industrial areas of Chaska.
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The facility will be designed,constructed,operated and maintained so it will be
compatible in appearance with the existing or intended character of the general vicinity
' and will not change the essential character of that area. The essential character of
the area is formulated by the railroad tracks,county highways, agricultural land and the
many industrial uses across County Roads 18/117 from the site. A power substation is
located further to the south. Heavy woods to the north, east and south separate the
site from existing development.The tower itself will be thin in profile and located
adjacent to the stand of woods to be preserved on the site. The building is relatively
small and will be fully landscaped to minimize its utilitarian appearance. With
landscaping and the siting of the facility adjacent to woods,the cellular telephone
facility will blend in with the backdrop of the surrounding scenery.
The facility will not be hazardous or disturbing to existing or planned neighboring uses.
The neighboring uses being industrial and agricultural will not be disturbed by the
presence of a cellular phone antenna. The cellular phone facility permits enhanced
mobile communications for both the public and emergency services. This type of
service has been an essential ingredient in communities reacting to emergency situations,
as well as flexibility in personal and business communications, all of which is a benefit
to the businesses and residential neighborhoods in a community. Cellular is a low power
system. The amount of energy generated from a single cellular phone channel is
typically about 4.::e same as a 100 watt light bulb. This is less energy than is
generated by a cordless telephone,which is in use in many homes today. There is no
• disturbance to televisions, radios, pacemakers or other sensitive equipment.
The mobile cellular telephone system has become an essential part of the public
communications network. The quality and capacity of local cellular service will be an
important factor that future residents will evaluate in selecting where to live. The
'peak hours of use are during rush hour when users are on their way to and from work.
Currently cellular coverage is patchy along low lying highway corridors and this facility
will alleviate those coverage problems and enhance the capacity of the system to
accommodate additional numbers of users. In addition, the FCC regulations dictate that
US WEST NewVector Group fill in the service areas to meet coverage and user demands
as part of their licensing requirements.
The cellular phone facility will be served adequately by streets,police,fire protection,
drainage structures,refuse disposal,water and sewer systems and schools. The facility
requires street access for maintenance purposes only and will have minimal requirements
of police and fire protection. In fact, the 911 emergency facilities of the system (all
911 calls are free)greatly facilitates the highway patrol's responses to emergencies.
The site will remain primarily in its natural state and not create additional runoff from
the site. No utilities are necessary since the site is unoccupied and will not create a
demand for additional educational facilities in the school system. Obviously the facility
' will pay its fair share of taxes to support those facilities.
The facility will not create excessive requirements for public facilities or services and
will not be detrimental to the economic welfare of the community. In fact,the
facility will provide a needed service and help Chanhassen attract new residents and
businesses who enjoy enhanced communication services.
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The facility does not create excessive traffic,noise,fumes,glare,odors,rodents or
trash. The operation of the antenna and adjoining facilities will not be an occupied
use, therefore,there will be no measurable impacts on local traffic. A parking space
will be provided immediately adjacent to the equipment building for maintenance
personnel. Maintenance personnel are expected to visit the facility on an average of
once or twice a week. No trash is stored on the site and all equipment is inside the
specially designed equipment building. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations
do not require lighting of structures less than 200 feet in height. The proposed antenna
is 125 feet and will not require any nighttime illumination. I
The facility will have a vehicular approach to the property which does not create
traffic congestion or interfere with traffic on surrounding public thoroughfares. The
access point is approximately 200 feet from the railroad crossing and 600 feet from the
intersection of County Road 117 and County Highway 18. There is less traffic created
by the facility than a single family home and there will be no problems of congestion.
There will not be a destruction or loss or damage of solar access,natural,scenic or
historic features of major significance. The site has left all of the major elements
intact and is further enhanced with the site landscaping. ,
The facility will be aesthetically compatible with the area.The site itself
will be landscaped and maintained in a natural state. The antenna tower will appear no
different than structures commonly found in the industrial area to the south or on
agricultural properties with wind-generated equipment. The tower will have no moving
parts and because of its location directly adjacent to the stand of woods,we feel the
overall effect is an aesthetically pleasing tower installation. I
The proposed facility will not depreciate surrounding property values. The existence of
cellular telephone antennas has been shown not to negatively affect property values even
in residential areas. A copy of a letter by Peter J. Patchin, an appraiser, is attached
as Exhibit G and contains his opinion that cellular phone antennas do not depreciate
surrounding property values. Mr.Patchin studied antennas in both industrial and
residential settings. ,
To the best of our knowledge,the proposed facility meets all standards provided for by
the City. In addition, the specifics of the landscape enhancement plan provides for
additional beautification of the site. The perimeter landscaping requirements have been
met by the retention and preservation by the significant stand of trees left on the site.
Additional evergreen trees will be planted around the access road and facility to provide
a year round sense of enclosure. ,
Since there is only one vehicle parking stall, the western side of the parking area will
be screened with shrub plantings. There is additional landscaping proposed along the ,
access road and along the right-of-way of County Road 117 to break up the views of
the facility. The remaining site will be planted with grass and wildflower species for
overall beautification. Much of the area will be left in its natural state. The
landscape planting will be installed after completion of all construction activity. The '
landscape installation will include a one year guarantee and a maintenance period
including watering to ensure proper growth in the first year.
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I hope your questions about cellular telephone facilities have been answered. I will be
' happy to furnish any additional information you may request.
Sincerely,
' DAHLGREN, SHARDLOW,AND UBAN, INC.
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C.John Uban,ASLA
Vice President
Enclosures:
' Check for Application Fee in the Amount of$150.00
Site Plan
Landscape Plan
' Exhibit A -Aerial Photo of Proposed Site
Exhibit B -Surrounding Property Map
Exhibit C - Search Area Map
Exhibit D -Land Use and Zoning Map
Exhibit E- Letter from James R. Beuteispacher, 911 Project Manager
Exhibit F- Letter from Pirod, Inc.
Exhibit G -Letter from Peter J. Patchin,Appraiser
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20 August 1990
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Mr. Paul Krause
City of Chanhassen
690 Coulter Drive
Chanhassen. MN 55317
RE: Planning Commission's Recommendation for Approval of Conditional Use Permit
Dear Paul:
This letter is written to verify that our original application for a conditional use permit I
to construct a 125 foot self-supported antenna was amended at the August 15 Planning
Commission meeting with the change from a 125 foot self-supported antenna to a 175
foot self-supported antenna, and that the motion to recommend included the 175 foot
antenna.
Also at that meeting,U S WEST agreed to design and construct a building that is
acceptable to the City.
We are looking forward to the City Council meeting scheduled for August 27 to present
this proposal for final approval. If any new issues arise or if the City receives
additional comments regarding this project,please notify me.
Sincerely,
D AniLGREN, SHARDLOW,AND UBAN,INC. I
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William R. Buell
Senior Consultant
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Department of I
Administration
interTechnologies Mr. Ron Sanders
Group Regional General Manager
U.S. West Cellular
Opus Gateway, Suite 410
9800 Brenn Road East
Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343
Dear Mr. Sanders:
I am writing to thank you for your continued cooperation in providing the best possible 9-1-1 service
to your subscribers and to express my support for further cellular growth.
As you know, the public safety community began receiving 9-1-1 emergency calls from cellular
users from the start of cellular service. The 9-1-1 system improves the level of public safety
service to the community by allowing faster and easier emergency reporting. Cellular service I
enhances that capability by allowing 9-1-1 calls f.-)m the scene, regardless of landline telephone
availability. It provides the opportunity for on-the-spot emergency reporting.
Your effort to help route cellular 9-1-1 calls to the proper public safety answering point and advise 1
your subscribers about 9-1-1 availability has been a significant help to public safety. In 1986, the
Golden Valley State Patrol dispatch center answered about 300 cellular 9-1-1 calls per month. This I
year, well over 2,000 calls a month are responded to. That increase indicates both your success
in selling cellular telephones, and your help in educating your subscribers about 9-1-1. Many of
those 9-1-1 calls reported emergencies located away from conventional telephones, so cellular I
saved precious time. The mobility of cellular service complements the universality of the 9-1-1
system to provide a real benefit to the community.
It has been a pleasure working with you to bring the benefits of 9-1-1 and cellular service to the I
communities of Minnesota. Minnesota is proud of our accomplishment of statewide 9-1-1. Your
efforts at eventual statewide cellular service is appreciated and encouraged. The unimpeded 1
growth of cellular service is an important adjunct to 9-1-1 emergency reporting. We look forward
to further joint efforts to provide this service to more Minnesotans.
Sincerely, I
mes R. Beutelspac er
State 9-1-1 Project Manager
Business Technologies Division
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cc:John Shardlow
500 Centennial Office Building
658 Cedar Street DSU Incorporated
St.Paul,MiMinnesota 55155
(6 12)296-69'.1
Minneapolis, Minnesota Exhibit E
(60 1
OCT I 'REID
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AlLik , IRO• P.O. BOX 128
II October 10, 1989 PLYMOUTH, INDIANA 46563.0128
(219) 936-4221
• FAX (219) 936-6796
II Mr. John Shardlow
DAHLGREN, SHARDLOW AND UBAN, INC.
300 First Avenue North
/I Suite 210
Minneapolis, MN 55401
il RE: Guyed Tower for U.S. West
Cellular, Indianola Tower
Job A-107244
11 Dear Mr. Shardlow:
Thank you for your inquiry relating to tower design practices and
IIpredicted type of failure.
The national design code (EIA Standard RS-222-D) requires that
the factor of safety of guy wires be greater than the factor of
II safety in the tower structure itself. For towers 700' or less,
the mini,aum factor of safety on wires is 2.0, while the minimum
factor of safety on tower members is 1.25. For towers over
I 1200' tall, these values are 2.5 and 1.66 respectively. For
heights between 700' and 1200' , the values are calculated by
linear interpolation.
tThe purpose of this disparity is to insure that failure of the
structure is predicted before failure of the wires. Structural
failure would therefore be predicted to result in collapse of the
II tower like a "carpenter's rule" in the general area of the base
of the tower.
II The foregoing is with specific reference to tower failures
induced by extreme weather conditions. However, tower failure
can also result from human misadventure or vandalism. Therefore,
II security fencing is advisable to protect against accident or
vandalism.
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact
I us.
Sincerely,
I Myron C. Noble, P.E.
President
MCN:lah
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Exhibit F
Peter J.
Patchin 1
& Associates, Inc.
Valuation Consultants I
14300 Nicollet Court. Suite 240. Burnsville. Minnesota 55337 (612) 435-5999
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April 19, 1988 1
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L.S. West New Vector Group, Inc.
3350 151st Avenue S.E.
P.O. Box 7329
Bellevue, WA 98008
RE: MIN - B, B1 f
Credit River Township
Scott County, Minnesota
H.E. King:
Gentlemen: I
At your request I have investigated the potential market value
impact of the proposed cellular communication tower which is to be
located on the Minneapolis Gun Club site on Judicial Road.
The proposed tower is to be 350 ft. tall, single pole, with guy
wire support. The specific purpose of this study was to estimate
the market value impact, of the proposed tower, upon properties in
the surrounding neighborhood.
The surrounding neighborhood is of a predominantly rural character i
with scattered single family dwellings and small farms located on
large acreage lots.
The present Scott County zoning is A-2 Agricultural District. This
zoning is intended for current use as agricultural, but with a
gradual transition to single family residential. The minimum lot
size under this zoning is 10 acres.
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The investigation as to market value impact included the inspection
of sites with the same type of tower as is proposed. Those sites
were:
12666 Dakota Ave. So. Savage, Minnesota
Industrial area with single family bluff top homes,
immediately to south.
1929 Eagle Creek Blvd. , Shakopee, Minnesota
Light industrial area between Canterbury Downs
and the Haver Addition, a single family residential •
area overlooking tower site.
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14950 Chippendale Avenue, Rosemount, Minnesota
Located next to City of Rosemount water tower
in a predominantly residential area.
A review of market data in these neighborhoods revealed no
measureable value impacts..
Contacts with well informed real estate brokers And assessors
familiar with these neighborhoods revealed no value impact.
iFurther, I reviewed appraisals I have made of properties lying in
close proximity to towers and found no value impact.
My conclusion is that given the subject location, there should be
no measureable value impact upon neighborhood properties.
PETER J. PATCHIN & ASSOCIATES
Sincerely,
pA, Pare-L:
Peter J. Patchin, MAI, CRE, ASA
President
Enc: Appraisal Qualifications of Peter J. Patchin
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Peter J. Patchin& Associates. Inc.
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CERTIFICATION
(Real Estate)
I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief: I
1. The statements of fact contained in this report are true and
correct.
2. The reported analyses, opinions, and conclusions are limited
only by the reported assumptions and limiting conditions, and
are my personal, unbiased professional analyses, opinions, and
conclusions.
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3 . I have no present or prospective interest in the property
that is the subject of this report, and I have no personal
interest or bias with respect to the parties involved.
4 . My compensation is not contingent on an action or event #
resulting from the analyses, opinions, or conclusions in, or
the use of, this report. -
5. My analyses, opinions, and conclusions were developed, and
this report has been prepared, in conformity with the
requirements of the Code of Professional Ethics and the
Standards of Professional Practice of the Ai.,rican Institute
of Real Estate Appraisers.
6. The use of this report is subject to the requirements of the 1
American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers relating to
review by its duly authorized representatives.
7 . The American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers conducts a I
voluntary program of continuing education for its designated
members. MAI's and RM's who meet the minimum standards of
this program are awarded periodic educational certification.
Mr. Patchin is certified under this program through
September 15, 1990.
8 . I have made a personal inspection of the property that is
the subject of this report. Other appraisers, signing this
report, who made a personal inspection of the property were as
follows: none.
9. No one provided significant professional assistance to the
persons signing this report, except as noted herein.
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IIQUALIFICATIONS OF
PETER J. PATCHIN, AS APPRAISER
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EARLY HISTORY
Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1934. Elementary and secondary educa-
tion in Edina, Minnesota public schools.
ilBUSINESS EXPERIENCE
Cargill, Inc. , Production Trainee, 1956-57.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Topographic Mapping, 1957-59.
IIGeneral Mills, Inc. , Staff Engineer, 1959-61.
Patchin Appraisals, Inc. , Staff Appraiser, 1961-65. Vice President,
1965-81.
Peter J. Patchin & Associates, Inc. , President, March, 1981 to- present.
11 EDUCATIONAL WORK
Kansas State University, B.S. Degree, with honors, 1956.
IIWilliam Mitchell College of Law, 1977-78
AIREA Courses lA-1, 1A-2, 1B-1, 1B-2, 1B-3 , 2-1, 2-2 , 2-3 , and 7 , all
passed during 1980, Litigation Course in 1985.
II Original AIREA course work passed 1964 through 1968.
Currently attends two to three appraisal seminars per year, one to
three days duration each.
IIPROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member, American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers (MAI)
Senior Member, American Society of Appraisers
Real Property & Business Enterprise - Intangible Property Designa-
tions (ASA)
Member, American Society of Real Estate Counselors (CRE)
Affiliate Member, Minneapolis Board of Realtors
Certified Business Appraiser (CBA) - Institute of Business Appraisers
1979
Licensed Real Estate Appraiser - State of Nebraska
11 PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS
"Gross Multiplier vs. Capitalization Rates" - Valuation, November,
I 1971, Pages 88 - 95.
"Depreciation Methods and Market Experience" - The Appraisal Journal,
October, 1980, Pages 503 - 510
"Grain Elevators, Three Approaches To Value" - The Appraisal Journal,
t July, 1983, Pages 392 - 400
"Common Sense About Cash Equivalency" - The Appraisal Journal,
July, 1985, Pages 340 - 346
II "Valuation of Contaminated Properties" - The Appraisal Journal,
January, 1988, Pages 7 - 16
11 COURT EXPERIENCE
Qualified in District Courts in Minnesota, Michigan, Montana, and
New York
Qualified in U.S. Tax Court, State of Minnesota Tax Court, Federal Court,
' District of Wisconsin
Peter J.Patchin di Associates,Inc.
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PETER J. PATCHIN (Continued) I
APPRAISAL EXPERIENCE
Specializing in the appraisal of industrial, commercial and special
purpose properties, primarily to estimate market value on land,
buildings, machinery and equipment and intangible assets. Appraisal
experience on various types of properties include the following: I/
development lands, park lands, industrial river channel lands, utility
easements, office buildings, warehouses, factory lofts, shopping
centers, hotels, restaurants, service stations, apartment buildings,
grain elevators, flour and feed mills, breweries, malt plants, food
canneries, bakeries, dairies, bottling plants, schools, churches,
hospitals, machine tools, graphic arts plants, iron foundries.
Intangible asset experience includes leasehold interests, patents,
trademarks, copyrights, mailing lists, goodwill, as well as the valua-
tion of the entire business enterprise.
APPRAISAL CLIENTS INCLUDE 1
Aetna Life & Casualty Co. Louisana Highway Commission
Bay State Milling Co. Medtronics, Inc.
Burlington Noz :hern, Inc. Metropolitan Airports Commissio -
Cargill, Inc. Minneapolis Community Development Agency
Certain-teed, Corp. Minnesota Department of Transportation
Control Data Corporation Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
Farmland Industries, Inc. Mennel Milling Company
Garnac Grain Co. North Dakota State Tax Commission
General Mills, Inc. Northern States Power Company
International Multifoods, Inc. Pillsbury Company
. Jefferson Company Ralston Purina Company
K Mart Corporation Soo Line Railroad
Krause - Anderson Companies 3M Corporation II
U.S. Internal Revenue Service
University of Minnesota
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*The American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers conducts a voluntary
program of continuing education for its designated members. MAI 's and
RM's who meet the minimum standards of this program are awarded periodic
educational certification. I am certified under this program through
September 15, 1990.
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US WEST Cellular is a division of US WEST created by New Vector ro pre subs
AT&T in US WEST
Inc., one of the seven regional companies cr Y
US WEST NewVector Group offers a full range of mobile communications services including y cellular
phone systems, as well as a comprehensive line cellular
operators. US WEST NewVector Groups ipllustrat d below'plus some additional
market area that includes the fourteen western states
s area. The
local markets, such as the San Diego weVePo tGroupeis,lohcated in Bellevueh1Washington
corporate headquarters for US WEST N
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14-State Market Area
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US WEST Cellular US WEST Paging „:-,:.
Introduction to Cellular Technology
In .the past, mobile telephones were only s
aboutil utilized only 12-20 channels and often
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had poor voice quality and spotty coverage.These all systems
f the mobile units with
in the service centrally
high-powered transmitter to communicate with
ste channels
technology did not make large-scale service Pls could not be reused becausesthe transmitted
could handle only one call at a time. Chann
signals were strong enough to interfere with one another.
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pattern of"cells” that invisibly blanket the service area.
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The cellular system consists of a cellular phone that both transmits and receives radio signals.
I From the mobile phone, calls are sent to a central computer called the Mobile Telephone
Switching Office (MTSO).'The MTSO connects the cellular phone transmission with the local
telephone company system which completes the call.
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(MTSO) Telephone Company in the World
I As a caller drives from one cell to another, the call is automatically handed off to another cell
by computer. The cells are also overlapped to insure calling success even during the busiest
hours and days of the month. The system is engineered to provide excellent signal strength
and clarity. In addition, all NewVector cellular service systems are compatible with each other,
Iso when a caller travels into another city, the system still works.
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1 service, your cellular telephone still works. This is called roaming. As cellular mobile systems
expand throughout the nation, many major highway corridors between cities will be covered
with additional cells.
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Selection
Cellular telephone service is expanded in a given area to provide better service to cellular
customers. This can be done in two ways: extending the coverage to new areas or increasing
the capacity of the system within the current service area. I
The decision to expand the system depends on a number of factors.First,the number of current
customers within the area and the capacity of the current system are analyzed to identify the
need to expand. Second, the quality of service within the area is constantly being evaluated,
both electronically at the switching equipment, where every call is monitored and any service
failures are recorded, and through feedback from customers.
Once the decision has been made to expand or improve service, the engineers at US WEST
NewVector prepare.a preliminary design analysis. The topography and terrain features within
the service area are entered into a computer, along with a series of variables, such as antenna
height, available frequencies, and equipment characteristics. From this information the en-
gineers determine a search area for the optimum location and height of the antenna to
maximize service within the cell. When this technical analysis is complete, a search area map
and other requirements are provided to the real estate and site selection consultants. I
With this information, the real estate acquisition consultant applies various criteria to identify
and rank potential sites. The following is a summary of these cell site selection criteria: I
CGSA Cellular Geographical Service Area. The boundaries of the entire system are
determined by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Cell sites must be located so
that radio signals from the system stay within the boundaries of the CGSA.
The Cellular Grid. Within the CGSA, individual cell sites are placed on a hexagonal
grid pattern. This pattern provides coverage for the largest area with the fewest sites and,
therefore, fewer land use impacts. This pattern also facilitates future "cell splitting", or
"sect oriza tion".
Topography, Land Forms and Other Constraints. The computer analysis conducted by I
the engineers takes into consideration the hills and valleys within the service area. Basically,
a line of sight relationship is needed between the antenna and the cellular telephone to insure
quality service. There are often land features within a search area that limit the options for
site locations. Features such as bodies of water, swamps and steep slopes may prove impossible
to build upon, and since cell sites must be periodically maintained, they must be accessible to
technicians year-round. Therefore,we need to find sites near the center of the search area, at
the optimum elevation, and accessible by existing roadways. Sites with existing or proposed
high-rise buildings nearby must also be avoided because of the potential for"shadowing"within
the service area. I
Since all of the cell sites work together (calls are automatically handed off from one cell to
another as the driver travels between coverage areas), one antenna may not be lowered or
raised without affecting the performance of that cell and adjacent cells. The combination of
these factors results in the identification of well-defined "preferred locations"within the search
area.
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1 FAA And Existing Radio Conflicts. In addition to the engineering constraints noted
above, the site location must not interfere with either Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
requirements, or existing radio transmitters operating at high frequencies. FAA regulations
protect air space zones and flight paths surrounding airports and the locations and heights of
all antennas are reviewed to insure that they do not violate these safety zones. Also, when
• certain AM and FM radio broadcast towers are located in close proximity to cellular antennas,
' it can degrade the performance of the signal by creating interference. Consequently, the
placement of a cell site in close proximity to AM or FM towers must be thoroughly analyzed.
1 Zoning and Land Use Compatibility. Whenever feasible US WEST NewVector strives
to acquire property that is properly zoned and adjacent to compatible land uses. Sites adjacent
to existing tall power lines, microwave facilities, antenna farms, water treatment facilities, and
similar uses are selected when they meet the other technical requirements of the system. When
' circumstances result in compatibility concerns, a concerted effort is made in the design process
to screen facilities and otherwise mitigate these problems.
I Property Availability. Due to all of the engineering and design constraints described
above, it is often difficult to find sites that meet all of the requirements. It is often impossible
to find vacant land or building space for sale or lease. In most cases, more than one site is
IIevaluated prior to selecting the most favorable location.
The following hypoythetical illustration summarizes some of the site selection constraints.
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Within Search Area Outside Search Area
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In recent years there has been concern over possible health effects from radio frequency RF
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energy.This energy is around us every day, coming from commercial radio and TV, radar, amateur
radios, and other sources. The frequencies used by the cellular phone network are the same ones
assigned previously to certain UHF TV channels, and so have been in the airwaves for many years.
The American National Standards Institute N. a t,+;,{t
(ANSI) has established a standard for safe ex- - y• -',.* _ lar t;4�t1\1;1
posure levels to RF energy. That standard is s " ,f _ f��,`'�lif �S•
compared below to other household sources 'i'afi 11 1 ' :� '. 1.��
and a typical cellular phone antenna. Cellular ^fin,, �, I _ ∎�1t,',
antennas transmit relatively short distances and ^i ; , '-'
operate at very low power levels. As the hypot- -- �� '','% %r•
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bulb. While there may be between eight and Al' \
fifty channels operating from one cell site, the )Ni ,„�
channels rarely all transmit at the same time r ?`,
and each operates at a different frequency. " '1 4.':../'TI :. ,-
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E ' . the same as an ordinary light bulb. I
k, Cellular Some antennas in the cellular phone network
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ANSI I Foot Hand Held Cordless 300 Feet so the dispersion of RF energy outside this
Standard from a CB Radio Phone from a
Mll'roua a Cellular narrow beam is insignificant. Even directly
Oven Antenna
beneath a cellular antenna, the exposure is
Comparison of RF Energy, Cellular Antennas vs. about half that of an ordinary cordless phone,
ANSI Standard & Household Sources or less than one percent of the ANSI standard.
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Cellular Does Not Interfere With Other Transmissions
To maximize the capacity of the system, cellular antennas transmit at very low power. This allows I
the same frequencies to be used simultaneously in non-adjacent cells.US WEST NewVector Group
operates hundreds of cell sites in fourteen states and has never experienced any interference I
problems with other transmissions.
Ultra Cellular Phones
Radio frequencies are a sort of precious na- Gamma Violet Visible AM
Rays X Rays light infrared Microwave ITV/FM Radio
tional resource for which there is a tremendous ! i i= J F i
and growing demand. The Federal Communi- „ „ ,S „
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cations Commission (FCC) regulates the use of ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM Frequency/Hz
radio frequencies throughout the United
States. The graphs illustrate the broad range of ilular Phones
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frequencies and the narrow segment of this `
spectrum that constitutes radio and television °•
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low-powered transmitter, 2 to 10 miles in (MTSO) Also known as the MTX or
radius. "Switch". The interface between the cell
sites and the conventional wireline tele-
phone network. It serves as the central co-
Cell Site. An installation containing the ordinator and controller, as well as housing
transmitters, receivers and control equip- the switching equipment for a cellular tele-
ment necessary to connect the cellular phone system.
I - phone system and the conventional wireline
telephone network.
Radio Common Carrier (RCC). Firms
ICell Splitting. The division of a larger cell licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to provide a variety of
into several smaller cells to provide more radio services to the public, including dis-
channels within the same geographical area, patch and paging services. Many RCC's now
and therefore provide better service. own cellular licenses. US WEST NewVector
is an RCC licensed by the FCC.
I Cellular Geographical Service Area
(CGSA). A specific geographic area, Roaming. The ability to operate a cellular
within which a cellular system serves cus- mobile telephone in a mobile service area
tourers. Mobile customers are expected to other than the one from which service is
I subscribe to cellular service within a given subscribed - for example, being able to use
CGSA. your cellular phone in Minneapolis, even
though you subscribed originally in Seattle.
Digital Radio Link. A radio signal used to
connect telephone circuits from a cell site to Sectorization. An engineering refinement
the central switching equipment (the of a cell's transmission antennas, which im-
i MTSO). proves call quality by reducing cross-
talk/interference. This is done by splitting
the coverage of the cell site into three equal
Electronic Switching System. A computer sectors, by means of directional antennas.
that automatically routes calls within the cel-
lular system, located at a central site.
Wireline Telephone Network. The con-
ventional local telephone network which
Hand-Off. The automatic switching of a transmits calls over wires rather than radio
signal from one cell to another,which occurs waves. The FCC has ruled that wireline
within a fraction of a second. companies or their affiliates may apply for
• cellular licenses in those areas where they
currently provide wireline service.
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New Berlin, WI 53151
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Earl J and Delores Holasek
8610 Galpin Boulevard
Chanhassen, MN ' 55317
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135 Mound Avenue
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R. Hartung/W. Otto James & L. Leirdahl Todd & S. Paetznick •
II400 S. Oak Street 13050 Dahlia Cir. #116 2320 Timberwood Dr.
Waconia, MN 55387 Eden Prairie, MN 55344 Chanhassen, MN 55317
IIMichale & M. Greer Alan & K. Hebing Sunil & A. Chojar
P.O. Box 5362 6290 Painters Circle 7480 Longview Drive
IMinnetonka, MN 55343 Mound, MN 55364 Chanhassen, MN 55317
M. Foster/K. Olsson Gestach & Paulson Const. M. Sand/D. Theis
13982 Mount Terrace 414 Chestnut Street 6827 Charis Court
Minnetonka, MN 55345 Chaska, MN 55318 Eden Prairie, MN 55346
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IBlair & S. Bury Debbie Iverslie James & D. Castleberry
15959 Tonkawood Dr. So. 2040 Oakwood Ridge 2051 Oakwood Ridge
Minnetonka, MN 55345 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317
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J. Dockendorf/C. Connors Marin Hahn David & G. McCollum
II 13703 85th Ave. N. 3528 Idaho Avenue 2050 Renaissance Court
Maple Grove, MN 55369 New Hope, MN 55427 Chanhassen, MN 55317
IIRussell & E. Chance Stanley & C. Rud Robert & R. Lawson
15561 N. Hillcrest Court 2030 Renaissance 5729 Zenith Ave. S.
" Eden Prairie, MN 55344 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Minneapolis, MN 55410
" Steve & J. Hackbarth Curtis & J. Beuning Andrew & S. Richardson
1470 Scenic View 12055 41st Ave. N. 8120 Pinewood Circle
" Chaska, MN 55318 Minneapolis, MN 55411 Chanhassen, MN 55317
Mark & N. Bielski Richard & E. Larson William & L. Miller
8140 Pinewood Circle 8141 Pinewood Circle 8121 Pinewood Circle
Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317
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1James & B. Roeder J. Soderlind/C. Murray Craig & M. Harrington
8101 Pinewood Circle Apt. #112N 8140 Maplewood Terrace
Chanhassen, MN 55317 11011 Anderson Lakes Chanhassen, MN 55317
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Gregory/B. Vandervorste Gregory & J. Sorenson John & L. Thonander
118141 Maplewood Terrace 11188 Westwind Drive 12121 Meadow Lane W.
Chanhassen, MN 55317 Eden Prairie, MN 55344 Minnetonka, MN 55343
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B. Foley/J. Werner Robert & N. Krocak Dave & K. Maenke
2061 Timberwood Drive 2218 A 22nd Ave. S. 2041 Timberwood Drive II
Chanhassen, MN 55317 Minneapolis, MN 55404 Chanhassen, MN 55317
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Brian & L. Klingelhutz Michael & J. Cochrane Donald & M. White
2031 Timberwood Drive 1751 Sun Ridge Court 8850 Audubon Road II Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317
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Marlin D. Edwards Gerald & K. Alvey Michael B. Neville
8950 Audubon Road 1831 Sun Ridge Court 5751 Thomas Circle
Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Minneapolis, MN 55410 II
Dean Feltmann Howard & L. Johnson Roger & G. Schmidt II
8241 Galpin Blvd. 8250 Galpin Blvd. 8301 Galpin Blvd.
Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 1
Gerald & L. Gustafson E. Jerome Carlson Patrick & K. Minger II
8341 Galpin Blvd. 8280 Galpin Blvd. 8221 Galpin Blvd.
Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317
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Dale & M. Wanninger Thomas & M. Schmitz Lawrence & F. Raser
I8170 Galpin Blvd. 8190 Galpin Blvd. 8210 Galpin Blvd.
Chanhassen-, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317
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Chan Land Audubon I Ltd. Ptnshp.
200 West Hwy. 13 c/o Jon Blanchar
Burnsville, MN 55337 7900 First Ave. S.
Bloomington, MN 55420
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