Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV06-059
APPLICANT: New Par, d/b/a Verizon Wireless c/o David Pike, Atty; 1578 Highway
44 East, Suite 6; Shepherdsville, KY 40165-0369.
PROPOSED USE: Monopole telecommunication antenna.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The applicant seeks a variance to allow a 150 foot tall monopole telecommunications antenna in the AR-1, Apartment Residential District with lighting on it for an existing tennis court. The proposed tower would be placed 158-feet from the AR-1, Apartment Residential District to the north while a 300 foot separation would be required if this were located in a zoning district that permits such antennas. The proposed antenna will be able to accommodate a total of three carriers, while the Zoning Code would normally require only two carriers to be accommodated. The site is located within Area 27 of the Northland Plan Volume I (2001). Staff supports the proposal because this is on the site of a high school campus which contains similar tall light standards. There are no height restrictions on light standards so the high school could erect a 150 monopole for lights with just a building permit. We feel the addition of the proposed monopole telecommunications antenna which also accomodates light for a tennis court is a good solution that in effect camoflages the monopole by placing it amongst similar tall lighting structures. It is the hope that solutions such as this lessen the need for the installation of telecomminication antennas in nieghborhoods developed with housing.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Section 3333.02, AR-1, Apartment Residential District Use, of the Columbus City Codes for the property located at 4324 KARL ROAD (43224), to permit a monopole telecommunication antenna with a reduced setback in the AR - 1, Apartment Residential District. (Council Var...
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