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Council Minutes of 2/2/99 BZA take into consideration the BZD opinion when making that determination. It was specifically discussed that there will be no truck on site--although it is a furniture store, there will be no delivery truck parked on the site. After discussion, the committee unanimously recommended approval subject to the column modifications as set forth previously and further subject to the recommendations of the boards and commissions of the City of North Olmsted. Mr. Gareau moved that Council approve the Norwalk Furniture proposal subject to the column modifications and to the recommendations of the boards and commissions. The motion was seconded by Mr. Miller and unanimously approved. • Ordinance No. 98-130, an ordinance to amend the Zoning Code to add a new Chapter 1151 entitled "Wireless Telecommunication Facilities Regulations" and "Wireless Telecommunication Facilities Overlay District." The proposed ordinance seeks to regulate wireless telecommunication towers and related facilities in order to provide orderly development, ensuring aesthetic considerations for surrounding neighbors and enhancing and protecting the safety concerns that have been expressed in the past. The issue of telecommunications towers has been brought up on several occasions for passage. The off-of-Claque Park being one instance and a proposal some time ago to construct a telecommunications tower on property owned by the City of North Olmsted near the Rec Center. Both sites were rather close to residential properties. The regulations in this legislation seek to establish a hierarchy of acceptable locations within the City of North Olmsted for the development and construction of wireless telecommunications facilities through the establishment of permitted uses or conditional uses in certain zoning districts. An overlay district, which will allow towers to be located in areas not otherwise specified, will be created. These telecommunications towers will be a permitted. use in any interstate highway right-of- way or on or within an easement or parcel used for electric high tension power lines-- for example, on the west end of town where the high tension wires cross Lorain Road and where a proposal is presently under way to construct a telecommunications tower in that zone. Towers will be a conditional use in established wireless communications districts. The towers will be capped at 200 feet. Co-location or mounting more than one company on one pole will be required if possible. The minimum distance between towers in North Olmsted will be '/2 mile. Setbacks, and that includes telecommunications towers outside the city when taking the '/2 mile radius in consideration, will be at least 300 feet except in interstate highway zones where they will be 110% of the height of the pole. The committee, after discussion, unanimously recommended approval of Ordinance 98-130. It's companion, Ordinance No. 98-131, will be discussed at the next Building, Zoning and Development Committee meeting. Mrs. Kasler, Chairperson of the Recreation, Public Parks and Buildings Committee: 1) The committee on January 26. Present were Council members Gareau, Miller, McKay, Nashar, O'Grady and Limpert; Council President Saringer; Mayor Musial; Safety Director Jenkins. The following items were discussed: • Ordinance No. 99-7, which authorizes the Director of Public Safety to bid for printing of both the Summer and Fall Recreation brochures. The administration has 7 ,~ t,~,~._..~<~,~~ ......~~,,,,.. ,.>..... .,:,;ter ., ._ _ „ u. , .,.. ,, ~