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No. 01UR053 - MDU Subdivision
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 Light Industrial Zoning District on Lot 1, MDU Subdivision, Section 6, T1N, R8E, BHM, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, more generally described as being located at 710 Steele Avenue.

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

Engineering Division Recommendations:

  1. Prior to issuance of a Building Permit, a Floodplain Development Permit shall be obtained;

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;

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

  5. Prior to City Council approval of the Use on Review, the petitioner shall submit a parking plan complying with all requirements of the Off-Street Parking Ordinance or obtain a variance waiving the Off-Street Parking requirements;

  6. Prior to issuance of a Certificate of Completion, the petitioner shall either complete the parking lot improvements or post financial surety in the amount necessary to cover the cost of the improvements and then complete the improvements within one paving season;

  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;

  8. Prior to City Council approval, if necessary a parking and circulation easement shall be recorded with the Pennington County Register of Deeds; and,

  9. Prior to City Council approval, the applicant shall provide a revised site plan identifying the distance from the southwest corner of the communications tower to the northeast corner of the MDU office and warehouse building.

(6 to 1 with 1 abstaining)