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I I % commwuty or city property, would be makuig enforceinent of building codes and maintenance easier for the city. Ouce tlus is ou cominercial property, the Building Departmeut will have to go after the owner to make sure it is properly inaintaiued. He noted that if a 150 foot tower fell it would go 150 feet, and you cannot pick any coinmercial property, there has to be room arouud it. ChauYnan Tallon noted that the second site is only 84 feet off the property line of the lots on West Ranchview, he believed that it would be more fau to move it to the ceuter of the origiual site so it would be 331 feet from West Ranchview and Canterbury Road property lines, and 438 feet fi-om the Tallwood lines where it would be in a heavily treed area, then the city could require the developer to landscape it so it would not be visible to the homeowners below the tree line. The city can regulate the pole heights and the integrity of the property tluough the city. The city h a s to allow these towers in the city, where they are located is not entirely up to the city, they have to be allowed to do the con•ect technological thing for theu• system. He noted that there were five issues that Mr. Dubellco stated that are under the purview of this board aud if they go beyond those issues there could be aproblem. If tlus is located on private property, there could be other problems, such as screening. He noted that 95 percent of North Olmsted's commercial property abuts residential property, so if it is not in one person's back yard, it will be iu somebody else's. The commission is tryiug to make this as fair as possible for everybody, they do not care about Nextel's bottom line, but there are laws that they have to live with. He repeated that by moviug it to the oiiginal site to the middle of the recreation center area it will give a 331 foot buffer fi-om the sides and 438 foot buffer to the rear. He advised that the on'ginal site of the cable antenna was approximately the center of the property liiie, and they could move tlus onto that site and then the city could requu•e the screeuing. Mr. Miller questioned if it would be finaucially advantageous to go to a private site, why are they here with tlus. Secondly, does not the city of North Olmsted own the bike path where tliere is a clear area at Cneat Northern Boulevard with no housing, right by the freeway and the city could still have some control. Mr. Tallon did not know who owned the bike path, or whether it was in the quarter mile range that is required. Mr. Dubellco advised that presently, this use would not be pennitted iu any zone in the city. There is proposed legislation would permit it with a conditioual use permit. Presently, it would be subject to the height limitations for the retail district. Mr. Kubancik questioned theu• thinking since putting the tower in the middle of this property could preclude making use of the rest of it. Mr. Tallon noted that it would be going where the cable company's antennas were, and would not preclude auy use of the property since it would almost be abutting the bu.ildings. Mr. Kubancik asked if there were plaus for the rest of the property, and was concerned that the property would go to waste since it could not be used for anytliiug else. Mr. Dufala stated that the former existing cable site did not abut the building, it is approximately 100 feet behind it.. He stated that they did uot want the tower in theu• backyards or on recreational property. Mr. Tallon did not think it was 100 feet away. Ms. Cox woudered if the pole at Clague Park could be adjusted to meet their needs. Mr. Lendex responded tliat it was not only the height issue, it was about a mile aud a half north of where they,. ueeded to be. They have tested this location and it does not cover the area they need. Regarding the health facts, Ms. Cox refuted the health study presented by the developers, stating that there are many other studies wluch disagree. She mentioned problems with pacemakers, studies by the FCC stating that reports have appeared in Russian and East European literature claiming a wide rauge of low level biological effects on animals and hiunans. She would tend not to believe one report stating that everything was all right. She would compare this with what the cigarette companies were saying 20 to 30 years ago when they clauned that cigarettes were not harmful. She is very uucomfortable with something like this going up in her back yard. Mr. Dufala presented a fact sheet fi•om Dr. John Molder, professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin and quoted one of the covimeuts he made when discussiug the effects of RF frequencies on people. Nextel's engineer stated that they were operating at 851 to 866 frequency and according to Dr. 5-