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MINNESOTA CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL STUDY SESSION
ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA
OCTOBER 20, 2008
The meeting convened at 6:00 p.m.
Councilmembers present: Mayor Jeff Jacobs,John Basill, Phil Finkelstein, Paul Omodt, Loran
Paprocki and Susan Sanger. C. Paul Carver arrived at 6:12 p.m.
Councilmembers absent: None
Staff present: City Manager (Mr. Harmening), Planning and Zoning Supervisor (Ms. McMonigal),
Community Development Director (Mr. Locke), Assistant Zoning Administrator (Mr. Morrison),
Community Development Director (Mr. Zwilling), City Attorney (Mr. Scott) and Recording
Secretary (Ms. Schmidt).
1. Proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendments relating to Towers and Antennas
Mr. Locke presented the staff report.
Council inquired if the changes in the proposed ordinance were to provide greater flexibility or
something closer to what had originally existed prior to staff's recent modification?. Council and
staff discussed options for the 1) park and open space district, 2) mixed-use district, 3) amateur radio
concerns, 4) fall zone options, 5) regulating amount of towers per parcel, 6) interference issues, 7)
lighting requirements, 8) wetland impact, and 9) proliferation of towers.
Mr. Harmening suggested they have a maximum height allowance of 200' for both the office and
industrial districts to keep it consistent. Council further suggested staff look at what the
surrounding cities have done. Council directed staff to further investigate the 1) fall zone options, 2)
number of towers allowed per parcel, 3) options for have a no light requirement, yet abiding by the
FCC, and 4) language to address assistance with interference issues that may occur and bring it back
to Council on November 3, 2008.
2. Zoning Ordinance Amendments for Educational and Religious Institutions
Ms. McMonigal presented the staff report.
It was the consensus of Council to include all or none of the "permitted with conditions"
institutions.
The meeting adjourned at 7:22 p.m.
Study Session Minutes -2- October 20, 2008
Written Reports provided and documented for recording purposes only:
3. West End Public Art Process
Nancy Stroth, City Clerk Jeff Jacob /Mayo?