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S MOORESVILLE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS MINUTES THURSDAY, MARCH 8TH, 2012, 6:00 P. M. MOORESVILLE GOVERNMENT CENTER The Mooresville Board of Zoning Appeals met in regular session on Tuesday, March 8, 2012, at 6:00 P. M. at the Mooresville Government Center. Members present were: Neal Allman,Alan Kramer, Ann Whaley, and Mike Young. No members were absent. One position has yet to be filled. Town attorney Tim Currens was present. A motion was made by Ann Whaley with a second by Mike Young to approve the minutes from February, 2012. Motion carried 4-0. First on the agenda was Russell Brown, spokesman for Verizon Wireless requesting a special exception for a wireless connection 195 foot tower at 6019 East St. Rd. 144. The tower is to be put by the Church of Mt Gilead in an agriculture district. Verizon is leasing 80 feet by 80 feet of space from Mt. Gilead Church. Verizon went before the Plan Commission in December 2011 and the commission found this wouldn't be in conflict. The tower can have up to three additional providers. It will be located at the far north boundary, northern most entrance on Kitchen Road. They have to construct up to 500 feet of access drive. This tower is to provide some off loading from other towers in Mooresville. This is a capacity site as research shows one in four households have cell phone only. The base of the tower would be about 70 feet from the 100 foot easement. The tower is 5 foot at the base and is structured as a collapsible tower, it will not fall like a pencil. The towers around Henryville, the site of the last tornado did not fall. They can withstand 150 MPH winds. The tower will be 400 feet to the property line of the nearest house and has no lighting on it,but does have an emergency generator inside the structure. If Verizon stops using the tower they have to remove it. Charles Perry, a neighbor asked if the signals were harmful to people or animals. Russell Brown said the American Cancer Society website reports a study they had done that says the signals are not harmful. Another lady from the audience talked about evidence from a research that showed cows would produce less milk. Neal Allman read the six uses for a special exception from the Town's zoning ordinance book. A motion was made by Mike Young with a second by Alan Kramer to approve the Special Exception for Verizon Wireless. Motion carried 4-0.