Staff Report Vicinity Map Aerial Photograph Site Plan Correspondence

No. 01UR044 - Providence Addition
A request by M & K Consulting for Western Wireless Corp. to consider an application for a Use On Review to allow a Cellular Communication Tower in the General Commercial Zoning District on Lot CR of Blocks 12-13, Providence Addition, Section 34, T2N, R7E, BHM, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, more generally described as being located at 2449 West Chicago Street.

PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
Planning Commission recommended that the Use On Review to allow a Cellular Communication Tower in the General Commercial 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:

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

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

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

Fire Department Recommendations:

  1. That a minimum of 20 foot fire lane access shall be continually maintained behind the existing building;

Urban Planning Division Recommendations:

  1. 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);

  2. 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;

  3. 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;

  4. The existing communications tower shall be removed within thirty days of the issuance of a Certificate of Completion for the new communications tower;

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

  6. All requirements of the Off-Street Parking Ordinance shall be continually met; and,

  7. 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.

Vote: (10 to 0)