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No. 01UR027 - Section 29, T2N, R7E
A request by M & K Consulting for Western Wireless Corp to consider an application for a Use On Review to allow a communication tower in the General Agriculture Zoning District on W1/2 NE1/4, Section 29, T2N, R7E, BHM, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, more generally described as being located between St. Martins Drive and Hidden Valley Road west of S.D. Highway 79.

Staff recommends that the Use On Review be continued to the September 4, 2001 City Council meeting as the stipulations of approval have not been met.

PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
Planning Commission recommended that the Use On Review to allow a communication tower in the General Agriculture Zoning District be approved with the following stipulations:

Engineering Division Recommendations:

1.    Prior to issuance of a Building Permit, a detailed geotechnical study shall be submitted for review and approval;

Building Inspection Division Recommendations:

2.    A Building Permit shall be obtained prior to any construction;

3.    Prior to issuance of a Building Permit, three sets of Architectural/Engineer stamped plans shall be provided for review and approval;

4.    A Certificate of Completion shall be obtained prior to any use of the tower;

Urban Planning Division Recommendations:

5.    The tower shall be designed to allow for the co-location of a minimum of two additional antennas (for a total of three antennae) except where the additional antennas would interfere or impact the applicant’s proposed antenna(s);

6.    The tower shall not be illuminated by artificial means and shall not display strobe lights unless such lighting is specifically required by the Federal Aviation Administration or other federal or state authority;

7.    The tower shall remain unpainted allowing the galvanized steel color to show or the tower shall be painted white unless alternative colors are required by the Federal Aviation Administration or other federal or state authority;

8.    No commercial advertising signage shall be allowed on the tower;

9.    That all requirements of the Off-Street Parking Ordinance shall be continually met;

10.    The Use on Review shall expire if the use is not undertaken and completed within two years of the date of approval by the City Council or if the use as approved has ceased for a period of two years;

Planning Commission Recommendation:

11. That the tower height shall not exceed 100 feet; and,

12. That prior to City Council approval, the applicant shall provide written documentation from GCC Dakota and Pete Lien and Sons indicating that issues concerning the broadcast frequencies have been resolved.

Vote: (7 to 0 and 1 abstaining)