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City Council Meeting Minutes November 2, 2020 Page 3 of 6 RESOLUTION NO. 88, SERIES 2020 — A RESOLUTION APPROVING A SPECIAL REVIEW USE TO ALLOW A 20-FOOT FREE STANDING WIRELESS FACILITY AT 858 COAL CREEK CIRCLE Mayor Stolzmann introduced the item and asked for any disclosures. There were no disclosures. Planner Ritchie stated this is a request for a Special Review Use (SRU) for a freestanding 20-foot tall tower on the rear of the property at 858 Coal Creek Circle. She reviewed the site and the history of the property. The proposal is for a lattice type tower, provides a new evergreen tree, and is located within the line -of -site of the building. The tower is for the sole use of CableLabs for their research uses. She noted the SRU language in the LMC requires the proposal meet exceptional circumstances for a free standing tower. The exceptional circumstances in this case are the necessary line of site location and lack of roof or wall mounted options available. Staff finds the tower impacts are very limited due the new tree and dark paint color. The tower meets all other criteria in the code. Staff recommends approval. Daryl Malas of CableLabs stated they have signed another 10-year lease on this location. This tower is needed for the company to continue its work on wireless technologies. This tower allows more realistic testing than what they have currently. They do need to maintain the line of site to the building for it to be functional. He reiterated there are no other users or commercial plans for the site. Public Comments — None. Councilmember Lipton moved to approve the resolution; seconded by Councilmember Fahey. Mayor Stolzmann stated she appreciates the applicant's blending it in with the area and making it lower than the street lights. Councilmember Brown asked if this could cause any interference with anyone's wifi or other wireless devices. Malas stated this meets Federal regulations and it is no stronger than an access point in a residence. Mayor Stolzmann closed the public hearing Roll Call Vote: Motion passed by unanimous roll call vote. ORDINANCE NO. 1801, SERIES 2020 — AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2020 NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE —2ND READING, PUBLIC HEARING (advertised Daily Camera 10/17/20, 10/25/20, & 10/26/20)