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CITY OF PLYMOUTH
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 98-12
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE PLYMOUTH CITY CODE, BY AMENDING
CHAPTER 21, (ANTENNAS AND THE P -I, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONAL ZONING
DISTRICT) (97155)
THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH ORDAINS:
Section 1. Section 21175 of the Plymouth City Code (Antennas) is hereby
amended to read as follows:
21175.09. COMMERCIAL, PUBLIC RADIO AND TELEVISION
TRANSMITTING ANTENNAS, PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATION
ANTENNAS AND PUBLIC UTILITY MICROWAVE ANTENNAS: Commercial,
public radio and television transmitting antennas, public safety communication antennas,
and public utility microwave antennas shall comply with the following standards:
Subd.1. Such antennas shall be considered an allowed conditional use
within an Industrial District and the Public/Institutional District and shall be subject to
the regulations and requirements of Section 21015 of this Chapter.
Subd.2. The antennas, transmitting towers, or array of towers shall be
located on a continuous parcel having a dimension equal to the height of the antenna,
transmitting tower, or array of towers measured between the base of the antenna or tower
located nearest a property line and said property line, unless a qualified structural
engineer specifies in writing that the collapse of any antenna or tower will occur within a
lesser distance under all foreseeable circumstances.
Subd.3. Unless the antenna is mounted on an existing structure, at the
discretion of the City, a fence not greater than eight (8) feet in height with a maximum
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opacity of fifty (50) percent shall be provided around the support structure and other
equipment.
Subd. 4. Towers in excess of 150 feet may be of a lattice design.
Section 2. Section 21650 of the Plymouth City Code (Public/Institutional
District) is hereby amended to read as follows:
21650.07 Subd.19. Public safety communication towers and antennas, provided that:
(a) Public safety communication towers in excess of 150 feet in height shall be
located on property not less than 10 acres in size.
(b) Public safety communication towers shall comply with the standards and
requirements of Section 21175.
Section 3. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage.
ADOPTED by the City Council this 15" day of April, 1998.
ATTEST:
T rie F. Ahrens, City Clerk
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L -�-22ye
oy elyn 9. Tierney, Mayor