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they went from 1167 to 1151 and the text didn't reflect the changes, he believes he has sent it to Mrs. Seman, but doesn't know how fare along it has gotten. Mr. Conway suggested he and Mr. Dubelko had a meeting regarding tlus with the gentleman who wrote it and reviewed it and has made some corrections, and this always happens when you look at it a second time after your first correction there are always a couple other mistalces found. Mr. Dubelko indicated Mi-. Conway was correct, and indicated 1167 references have to be changed to 1151 which he sees. Mr. Conway indicated the one he caught in reviewing this facility is called 115105 B2 and he is a little confused, as it is indicating that it can't be any taller then what it is attached to. There are provisions that if it is on a roof it is 15' feet but for putting it on a facility like this it says it can't be taller then the existirig tower, that doesn't make since as they will need 5' feet to get the clearance from the structure itsel£ That needs to be looked at. IVIr. Dubelko suggested they were looking at things like smoke stacks or water towers where it would be wrapped ai-ound the existing object. There was no consideration for sometlung being Uuilt above that would need clearance. That may be an appropriate recommended change in tlus ordinance to permit a cet-tain distance above high tension.power lines or other structures. Mr. Bremian indicated he wanted to thank the author of ordinance 115.05P dealing with the abandon and removal, because this Commission has brought that up before. He has a concern that when these companies fail or go bankrupted will the property owner become the owner of the tower and be responsible for removing it, or• will the bonding company still honor that corrmiitment to remove the tower. Mr. Dubelko suggested he thought that the company issuing the bond would still have the responsibility to remove the antenna. In a landlord tenant situation the landlord doesn't become the owner of the property simply because the tenant goes bankrupted, there are still requirements that the property would come within the state of the bankrupted company and dealt with creditors would have some say so. He is not to concerned at all that it would become property of the property owner. NLr. Koeth questioned if they were safe saying 10'feet above the structure and if they need more then 10'feet they have to come Uack for a variance. Mr. Conway suggested if they go with 10'feet and someone needs 15'feet they can seek a variance, tlus wilI cover the majority of the issues. Mr. Dubelko suggested if for some technological reason they can not comply with 10'feet and they need 11' or 12' feet and it is not a great variance then that is perfectly proper to seek a variance on something like that. Mr. Conway suggested that depends on how it is worded, Mr. Dubelko was discussing just for the clearance from high tension lines or some facets lilce that, a water tower you wouldn't what to go above it. Mr. Koeth asked Ms. Fox if it was her companies antenna in Barea on the water tower which the anteruia is above the tower. Ms. Fox indicated they are not above the water tower just on it. Mr. Dubelko indicated the ordinance makes a distinction if it is a building they can build above it, if it's on sti-uctures other then buildings like church steeples then they can only go 10'feet above. Mr. Brennan suggested there are safety issues as well as access issues regarding putting a steel fence at the base of the transmission towers. We have to ask ourselves wouldn't we rathei• have the antenna on the tower then to ask Ms. Fox to cotnply totally with the Fence. Mr. Tallon suggested there are other options then fences. Mr. Conway suggested you just want to pi-event kids from climbing around on the equipment. Mr. Brennan suggested if CEI wont let them put up fencing then move the equipment away fi-om the tower and fence the equipment. Mr. Conway reviewed that the Coznmissionei-s are concerned for the safety of the cluldren that may climb on the equipment and get hurt, not the equipment itself. Mr. Conway asked if they can show that there is no access to the pole or the equipment would that 10