Res 2015-63
RESOLUTION NO. 2015- 63
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE STUDY OF INTERRELATED
PLANNING FACTORS TO FACILITATE PLANNING AND REGULATION OF
TELECOMMUNICATION TOWERS AND WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
FACILITIES AND AUTHORIZING CITY STAFF TO ENGAGE THE SERVICES OF
CONSULTANTS FOR THE SAME FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE HEALTH, SAFETY,
AND WELARE OF THE CITIZENS OF FRIDLEY
WHEREAS, the City last studied, analyzed evaluated telecommunications technology, telecommunication
towers and wireless telecommunications facilities almost twenty years ago;
WHEREAS, the City last adopted a comprehensive zoning ordinance regulating telecommunication towers
and wireless telecommunications facilities, codified as Fridley City Code §205.30 (the “Telecommunications
Ordinance”) in 1997;
WHEREAS, since 1997, there have been relatively few amendments, both in number and substance, to the
Telecommunications Ordinance;
WHEREAS, during the past two decades, considerable and significant changes have occurred in the
telecommunications industry and with telecommunications technology;
WHEREAS, Minn. Stat. §462.355, Subdivision 4 authorizes municipalities to adopt interim ordinances to
regulate, restrict or prohibit any use, development, or subdivision for the purpose of protecting the planning
process and the health, safety, and welfare of its citizens;
WHEREAS, given the rapidly changing telecommunications technology and the telecommunications
industry itself, it is appropriate to now study the technology and the interrelated planning factors to facilitate
effective and reasonable zoning regulation of telecommunication towers and wireless telecommunications
facilities to determine what changes to the Telecommunications Ordinance, if any, are necessary and
appropriate to effectively plan and reasonably regulate telecommunications towers and wireless
telecommunications facilities and to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Fridley;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that City planning staff is hereby authorized and directed to study
new telecommunications technology, including but not limited to small cell technology, and the interrelated
planning factors to determine whether any new or different regulations, approaches or enhancements are
necessary to effectively plan and reasonably regulate telecommunications towers and wireless
telecommunications facilities and to protect the health, safety, and welfare of its citizens;
FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED that City planning staff is hereby authorized to engage the services of a
consultant or consultants, if necessary in staff’s discretion and judgment, to educate, advise and assist staff in
better understanding telecommunications technology and the interrelated planning factors so as to enable staff
to determine whether any new or different regulations, approaches or enhancements are necessary to
effectively plan and reasonably regulate telecommunications towers and wireless telecommunications
facilities and to protect the health safety, and welfare of its citizens.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 14 DAY
OF DECEMBER 2015.
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SCOTT J. LUND – MAYOR
ATTEST:
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DEBRA A. SKOGEN - CITY CLERK