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City Council Meeting <br />August 13, 2001 <br />Page 9 <br />regular City Council meeting he presented a detailed agenda information sheet <br />setting out various issues for them to consider and resolve related to the <br />regulation of wireless telecommunications towers and facilities. He said he has <br />prepared this ordinance based on those changes. The City Attorney said this <br />ordinance applies to elevated towers only. The purposes that are in the <br />ordinance are those that Council approved. He said governmental entities are <br />exempted from coverage of the ordinance. The ordinance would permit towers <br />as a matter of right in the area of heavy industrial, light industrial and <br />commercial, and agricultural zoning and prohibit them in all other zoning. The <br />ordinance limits the tower height to 260 feet and exempts those under 70 feet <br />and has a setback requirement of 100% of the tower height and a separation <br />distance of 260 feet. It would also allow lighting only if state or federal law <br />required the lighting, and signage is permissible on towers if signage was <br />necessary to identify the tower. All commercial signage would be prohibited. <br />City Attorney Schenk said the towers should be fenced, and the City Council <br />has determined that the ordinance should require co-location of towers where <br />appropriate or possible. <br />City Attorney Schenk advised that Bobby Walters, the President of Paris Junior <br />College, was present. PJC is considering erecting a tower and Mr. Walters <br />wants to explain the proposed tower to Council. City Attorney Schenk <br />reminded Council that PJC would be exempt from the proposed ordinance. <br />Bobby Walters told City Council that the tower at Paris Junior College would <br />be 3 80 feet. This is larger than the towers permitted in the proposed ordinance. <br />He distributed an executive sheet to the members of Council and referred to <br />page two. An outside agency from Colorado, at the recommendation of Senator <br />Bill Ratliff, had studied the educational needs of this part of the state. The <br />completed study showed several critical issues. One had to do with the study <br />of electrical and mechanical work. Courses along this line are currently <br />offered by Paris Junior College. They were started with the help of the Paris <br />Economic Develop Corporation and the program continues. The program <br />needs more;students. It is hoped that the courses will keep people in Paris and <br />