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Stan Boling, Chief of Current Development, presented staff's <br />recommendation for approval of the proposed ordinance amendments: <br />TO: James E. Chandler <br />County Administrator <br />DIVISION HEAD CONCURRENCE: <br />t <br />Robert M. Kea i ', AI <br />Community Dewe o men irector <br />THROUGH: Stan Boling;" CP <br />Chief, Current Development <br />FROM: John W. McCoy Afk <br />Staff Planner,'Current Development <br />DATE: June 26, 1989 <br />SUBJECT: FPL'S REQUEST TO AMEND THE IL (LIGHT INDUSTRIAL) ZONING <br />DISTRICT TO ALLOW RADIO TRANSMISSION TOWERS OVER 140' <br />FEET IN HEIGHT <br />It is requested that the data herein presented be given formal <br />consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at its regular <br />meeting of July 25, 1989. <br />DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS: <br />This item was originally discussed at the May. 25th Planning and <br />Zoning Commission meeting; at that meeting it was determined a <br />workshop was needed. A workshop was held on June 12, 1989, and <br />comments received at that workshop have been incorporated into <br />staff's analysis and the proposed ordinance. The item was then <br />discussed at the June 22nd meeting, with the Planning and Zoning <br />Commission voting unanimously to recommend approval of the ordi- <br />nance with some changes to be made by staff subsequent to Board of <br />County Commission consideration. Pursuant to the Commission's <br />directions, staff has made the requested changes, which are <br />reflected in the proposed ordinance attached at the end of this <br />report. (See Attachment #2) <br />Presently, radio towers over 140' feet in height are allowed only <br />as a special exception use in the A-1 (Agricultural) zoning <br />district. Several business, however, have indicated that this <br />requirement is overly restrictive. One such business is FPL. <br />FPL desires to build a service center on IL zoned property off of <br />55th Avenue in Wabasso. An integral facet of the service center <br />is the ability to communicate with the trucks in the field. FPL <br />has determined it would take a 240' foot transmission tower to <br />effectively communicate with vehicles throughout the service area. <br />However, towers over 140' in the IL zoning district are prohibited <br />by Section 25(a) and Section 25.1(s)(3) of the zoning code (see <br />attachment #1). FPL has proposed an ordinance amendment to permit <br />radio transmission towers over 140' in height in the IL zoning <br />district as a special exception use. <br />JL 2 b 1989 <br />33 <br />