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,, MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED OCTOBER 21, 1997 Present: Council President Pro Tem Saringer, Council Members Lind, McKay, Nashar, O'Grady. Council Member Limpert arrived at 7:20 p.m. Also Present: Clerk of Council Seman Council President Pro Tem Saringer called the public hearing to order at 7 p.m., in Council Chambers, 5200 Dover Center Road, North Olmsted, Ohio. Mrs. Saringer announced that the public hearing was being held in regard to Ordinance No. 97-73, an ordinance creating new Chapter 1167 of the Zoning Code of the City of North Olmsted entitled "Wireless Communication Towers" and amending the following sections of the Zoning Code in order to implement the provisions of said new Chapter 1167: Sections 1118.01, 1118.02, 1118.03, 1126.06, 1135.01, 1136.04, 1137.02, 1139.01, 1141.02, 1145.03 and 1149.03 as amended. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Dan Dufala, 4466 W. Ranchview, distributed an information packet to Council Members. Mr. Dufala has been researching the issue of wireless communications towers on the Internet. His interest stems from the fact that the Planning Commission is considering a tower on Recreation Center property which is directly behind his home. Mr. Dufala said he has learned that all cities are having to deal with this problem. Also, he has learned that there is a lack of information from the industry concerning the height of towers and the area covered by towers. He was able to download an ordinance from the City of Medina, Washington which includes some interesting points. (Ordinance included in packet distributed to Council.) One point is that the company installing the tower can be required to pay for an independent study should there be any dispute or question about the integrity of the company. Also, the ordinance requires that various views of the tower be provided. This is in contrast to the hearings of the Nextel Corporation before our Planning Commission where all the views presented were from Lorain Road. There were no views from the properties on Canterbury, W. Ranchview or Tallwood. The Medina, Washington ordinance also stipulates that no free-standing tower can be higher than 40 feet. Mr. Dufala wondered why the towers in North Olmsted are between 100 and 150 feet. He plans to continue researching this issue on the Internet and will present further information to Council. Mr. Dufala said he would prefer that no city property be used for wireless communication facilities. He has heard that in the future the antennas will be put on light poles along the highways, which would make towers erected now obsolete in a few years. ~: ~~,,,,~,w ~o.q.. _., _ _ .. ,. _ .. _..,