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Planning Director Stan. Boling noted that a Code Enforcement action was initiated <br />when a resident had called Code Enforcement and asked about the tower. Subsequent <br />investigation found that no permits were issued and no site plan was approved. Staff and 21at <br />Century then met and went over the tower regulations covered in the LDRs and the <br />Comprehensive Plan. The tower is located in a residential area and the owner has several <br />options. There are greater opportunities for towers in areas to the north and northwest which <br />are zoned commercial or the tower can be sited as proposed if adequately camouflaged as <br />defined in the existing LDRs. <br />Telecommunications Manager Terry Smith showed a number of photographs of the <br />tower on the ELMO. <br />Attorney Dorothy Hudson, 2903 Cardinal Drive, representing 21' Century and the <br />Lakewood Village Property Owners Association, noted that the tower is being used as a <br />replacement for TCI Cablevision and that Lakewood Village has the best, highest speed <br />Internet access in the County as a result of this technology. The cable has been placed <br />underground which is an aesthetic factor as well as providing additional service during <br />storms. She felt that the key to camouflage is that it blends in and meets site specific criteria. <br />Don Cuozzo, Houston Cuozzo Group, 49 Flagler Avenue, Stuart, noted that this tower <br />had been up for quite some time before it was even noticed. He felt that this lattice -type <br />tower is the least obtrusive and blends into the surroundings much better than anything else. <br />He commented that a "clock" tower over 110 feet tall would not blend in nearly as well and <br />could cost as much as Y2 million dollars. <br />APRIL 49 2000 <br />aonr <br />-93- <br />