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CHARLES S HAYES wWw.TEL.ECOMPARK 814 MARIETTA STREET T+574.233.' SOUTH BEND, IN 46601 F+574.232.,e TM January 4, 2012 Area Board of Zoning Appeals of St. Joseph County, Indiana 125 South Lafayette Blvd. Suite 100 South Bend, IN 46601 RE: Special Exception Use and Variance of Developmental Standards Telecommunications Facility 3826 Nimtz Parkway South Bend, IN 46628 Township: German Zoning Classification: Light Industrial To the Honorable Board: Charles S. Hayes Inc. (Hayes) is hereby applying for a Special Exception Use and Variances from Developmental Standards to construct three 90' radio communication towers on property owned by Hayes at 3826 Nimtz Parkway. The proposed facility will supplement an existing 155 foot tower and compound at that location. The Variance from Developmental Standards are as follows: 1) Variance from a monopole type tower to a lattice type tower because it will be :a impractical to mount the required type antenna on a monopole and because the proposed towers are only 90' tall. 2) Variance from the required landscaping to no landscaping because the tower will be constructed in a wooded area and because the fenced in area at the base of the towers will only be 10' x 10'. 3) Variance from required hard surface driveway to soft surface grass access because the ' towers will be serviced infrequently to help preserve the natural setting for use by the adjacent horse stables. 4) Variance from the requirements for coloration as required by Sec. 21-08.01 because these are special towers used for long distance radio communication for a single user and because there is an existing tower for coloration at this location. 5) Variance from the required minimum of 500' from the proposed'towers to a residential use to 124 . The residential use is in conjunction with a horse stable business. INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRYTm