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Planning Commission Minutes DRAFT September 23, 2004 Page 10 hill neighbors who would not have received a notice but will be impacted by the tower. She is unable to support this project. Commissioner Cottrell was troubled with this application. He knows that Jim has been of great service to the Town. This project has been presented by many of the ham operators, as being vital to the Town's emergency systems. If this is the case, he would like to see what the emergency plan for the Town is. If the Town is truly concerned about emergency response perhaps they should have an even bigger antenna at the Town Hall. It does not have to be on someone's private property. He has not heard any plan for the use of repeaters in Town. Councilmember Fenwick has an antenna on his property so he could probably cover the west side of the Town. He would like to see the combined coverage of the hams in Town. An earthquake can hit Jim's house as easily as anyone else's. He was not prepared to even accept this application (not enough data) in light of the Town's emergency requirements. He asked what was an appropriate height for an antenna in a neighborhood? He was not clew why 106 feet is necessary. The neighbor above has a problem with viewing this antenna. He is opposed to the height of this antenna which at its highest is higher then Mr. Yu's living area. If they are to compromise, he suggested 40-50 feet maximum in this situation. Commissioner Clow concurred with the other Commissioners. He was also troubled with this proposal. It would also have a substantial impact on property values of the neighbors. He felt this project was not properly noticed. Typically, you have story poles to indicate what is being proposed. There is a need to let people know what is being proposed. There would probably be four times m many people here if someone had practically put up a 106 foot, 40 foot long structure with orange netting on top so you could see what was being proposed. He was troubled that it was not known if an environmental impact report is needed. He hoped there was a way to just deny the project as proposed. He did not see an justification for public safety as there are other facilities in Town. If they are forced to approve something, they must absolutely require that it be fully retracted during daylight hours. At this point, he would concur with his fellow Commissioners and deny the application. Chairman Kerns also had concerns. From a legal point of view, he felt they cannot deny the applicant something. The question is reasonable. He suggested moving the antenna down to the flat area on the property, approving the application, having it return to the Commission once it is installed for another public hearing to decide the maximum height. They can regulate the maximum height. If the tower came in under 63 feet maximum total, this would not be heard before the Planning Commission. He felt in order to see what this will look like, you need to put up the antenna. Steven Mattas noted that this project was properly noticed for the public hearing. Mr. Abraham asked to restrict height during daylight hours and periods of darkness it could go up to a higher elevation since no one will see it anyway.