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would require conditional use approval include, but are not limited to, such things as an increase
in the number of towers at a site, an increase in a tower's height, a change in the type or style of
tower (i.e., guyed vs. self-supporting or lattice vs. monopole), a change in the type or location of
any guy wires, a change in the location of a tower, or a proposed change in the size of the tower
site. Changes such as an alteration to the size of an existing service building or installation under
Section 17.81 and Section 17.82 may be dealt with through the site plan review process under
Section 17.71(2)(a) and a zoning permit.

17.74 LOCATION.

Tower facilities shall not be located in any residential zoning district, shoreland/wetland or
floodplain.

17.75 SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS.

In addition to the requirements found in Section 17.29 the applicant must supply the following:

(1) A description of the telecommunications services that the applicant offers or provides.

(2) Name, address and telephone numbers of all proposed occupants of the tower. A letter
indicating the proposed occupants commitment to place an antenna on the tower and an
indication of the firmness of the commitment. The letter shall also indicate the type of
service that occupant provides. The applicant shall also provide documentation showing a
particularized need for each occupant to locate its antenna at the particular height
indicated.

(3) If the applicant does not own the site or the tower, the applicant shall provide a lease
agreement or binding lease memorandum which shows on its face: (1) that it does not
preclude the site owner from entering into leases on the site with other provider(s), (2)
that it does not preclude the tower owner from entering into leases on the tower with
other provider(s), and (3) the legal description and amount of property leased, and (4) in
the event of abandonment, the Village reserves the right to remove the tower at the
property owner's expense.

(4) An analysis of the alternatives which identifies the reasonable, technically feasible,
alternative locations and/or facilities that could provide the proposed telecommunication
service. The intention of the alternatives analysis is to present alternative strategies that
could minimize the number, size, and adverse environmental impacts of facilities
necessary to provide the needed services to the Village. This analysis shall address the
potential for co-location and the potential to locate facilities as close as possible to the
intended service area. It shall also explain the rationale for the selection of the proposed
site in view of the relative merits of any of the feasible alternatives. A pre-application
meeting between the applicant and the planning and development department shall be
required. At such meeting the applicant and staff will locate all known alternative

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