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PLAIVNING & DESIGN COMMISSION CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED MINUTES FOR MEETING OF JULY 26, 2017 ROLL CALL Mr. Malone called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm in Council Chambers and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Present: Greg Malone, Julie Nader, Darrick Matthews, Dave Anderson Absent: Don Rerko, Paul Schumann, Tom Patton Staff: Planning Director Kim Lieber, Assistant Law Director Bryan O'Malley, Administrative Assistant Nicole Rambo-Ackerman REVIEW AND CORRECTION OF MINUTES Mr. Malone moved, seconded by Ms. Nader, to approve the Planning 8i Design Commission minutes of June 29, 2017, motion passed 4-0. NEW BUSINESS 17-9006; T-Mobile; 25151 Brookpark Road Representative: John Sindyla, 7425 Royalton Road, North Royalton, OH Ms. Lieber stated that this proposal consists of installing new wireless telecommunications equipment on the roof of the Westbury Apartments. Nine antennae will be added to the rooftop in three groups of three antennae each. The mechanical equipment will be housed in a room on the top floor of the building. The proposed facilities are considered a conditional accessory use under 1151.04(c)(2). This section pertains to buildings where three or more antennae already are installed. There are a number of installations existing on the roof, although the exact number of carriers and active wireless facilities is not known. During staff review, the applicant was requested to provide a roof plan showing the complete scope of equipment currently on the roof, as well as a photo rendering of what the installation would look like from ground level. Both have been provided. The demolition plan provided shows some abandoned and obsolete equipment from previous carriers to be removed. She recommended that the Commission make removal of obsolete equipment a condition of approval for the project. It would also be helpful to know what carriers have an active presence on the rooftop. While the city has approved wireless installations in the past for this location, they are not always informed when a carrier leaves, so this information would allow them to update their records. Mr. Sindyla's firm represents all of the telecommunication carriers in the Cleveland area. A previous Clearwire project revealed some obsolete towers that were not removed at the time and since then Verizon and AT&T have left the building. The applicant will remove these obsolete towers so that they will not be visible from the ground. The other antennae on the rooftop are outside of the project scope and Mr. Sindyla is unsure which antennae are still being used. Ms. Nader clarified that there is not much of a parapet on the top of the building, Mr. Sindyla said it is only a few inches tall, if there is one. The commission had additional discussion about removal