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TO: Mayor Robert J. O'Connor
FROM: Planning Commission
DATE: December 1, 2016
SUBJECT:
An Ordinance Granting a Special Use Permit for a Telecommunication Facility (4211) Use on the property located at 325 S. Union Street (Insite RE, Inc. - 16-01073 / AU27/2-16.181-SU - ES - Ward 3)
PURPOSE:
The Petitioner Insite RE, Inc. is requesting approval of a Special Use for a Telecommunication Facility (4211) for rooftop antennas and related equipment in an R-2 Zoning District located at 325 S. Union Street
BACKGROUND:
The Subject Property is located at 325 S. Union Street and is currently an industrial use with R-2 One Family Dwelling zoning. Aurora Cord and Cable is the longtime business here. The building is 3 stories, 50,050 square feet, and was constructed in 1913. The property has been zoned R-2 since 1957. Because the property is zoned R-2, the rooftop antenna request requires a Special Use. If the property had been zoned commercial or industrial or multi-family, it could have been approved as a building permit only, as it meets all other parameters of the City code. Otherwise, all provisions of the current and proposed Telecommunications Code are being met, including that the antenna be set back from residential property no less than 100 feet.
DISCUSSION:
Insite RE Inc., on behalf of T-Mobile will be adding new antennas to a portion of the rooftop as shown on the drawings. They will be attached to the penthouse section of the roof, but will extend no higher than 15 feet above the main parapet wall. This location on the roof is approximately 17 feet from the east wall, and 40' from the east property line along Union Street. The support equipment will be located in the basement. T-Mobile has evaluated their coverage areas and found a coverage gap in this area due to increasing demand for wireless communication services, such as data and mobile phone services.
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