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<br />Planning Commission <br />Meeting Minutes <br />FEBRUARY 12, 2009 <br />Page 2 of 6 <br /> <br />Public Notice Certification: <br />Published the Camera on January 28,2009. Posted in City Hall, Public Library, <br />Recreation Center and Courts and Police Building and mailed to surrounding <br />property owners on January 26, 2009. <br /> <br />Conflict of Interest and Disclosure: <br />None heard. <br /> <br />Staff Report of Facts and Issues: <br />Staff distributed a new site plan. Pritchard moved and Tengler seconded a <br />motion to enter into the record the new site plan. Motion passed by voice vote. <br /> <br />McCartney presented the following summary: <br />. A request for a Special Review Use permit to allow for the placement of an <br />Alternative Tower Structure (ATS) CMRS facility on property owned by <br />ConocoPhillips. <br />. 2270 South 88th Street. <br />. Applicant is Sprint Nextel, represented by Peter Van Wickler. <br />. There is currently cellular equipment located on the roof of building 2A. <br />. According to the letter of intent, the applicant has stated that the ATS will <br />act as a temporary solution for cell equipment placement until <br />ConocoPhillips has constructed a new building in the immediate location. <br />. Two alternative designs for the proposed A TS were presented. <br />1) A "monopine" designed to look like a pine tree. <br />2) An A TS designed to match the existing Excel Energy transmission <br />poles located on the property. <br />. Requested height is 80 feet <br />. The setbacks (front, 20 feet; side, 10 feet and rear, 20 feet) for the <br />proposed A TS comply with the required setbacks. <br />. Ground Mounted Mechanical units (GMMU), approximately 10 feet by 15 <br />feet, are proposed adjacent to the ATS. <br /> <br />Staff concluded with a review of the SRU Criteria and stating that all five (5) <br />criteria had been met. <br /> <br />Commission Questions: <br />Lipton and Loo had questions of the birds and why the concern for their nesting. <br /> <br />McCartney stated the concern was for the migrating birds. <br /> <br />Lipton asked if staff or the applicant knew the true difference in the elevation and <br />the reason for the 80-foot tower height. <br /> <br />McCartney confirmed that would be a question for the applicant. <br /> <br />Loo asked if the Rocky Mountain Airport had been contacted. <br /> <br />McCartney stated the airport had been included as one of the referral agencies <br />but no comment had been received from them. <br /> <br />Tengler asked why a new location had to be selected. <br />