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THE SANTA CRUZ CITY COUNCIL RETURNS TO CITY HALL AFTER A MONTH-LONG BREAK TUESDAY, WHEN THEY MEET FROM 3 TO 7 P.M. THE COUNCIL WILL CONTINUE A DISCUSSION ON CELLULAR PHONE TOWERS THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY SHELVED, AS WELL AS LOOK AT A BUILDING PLAN. A PROPOSAL WAS FILED IN APRIL FOR A WIRELESS ANTENNA TO BE PLACED ON TOP OF THE PALOMAR BUILDING ON PACIFIC AVENUE. AT THAT TIME THERE WAS SOME PUBLIC CRITICISM, AND FEAR ABOUT POSSIBLE NEGATIVE HEALTH EFFECTS. TONIGHT THE PLANNING COMMISSION PLANS TO PROPOSE A WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS ORDINANCE THAT REQUIRES NEW CELLULAR PHONE TOWERS BE LOCATED IN NONRESIDENTIAL AREAS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996. ALSO, THE COUNCIL WILL LOOK AT REDESIGNED PLANS FOR A HOME PROPOSED LAST SEPTEMBER FOR A PROPERTY ON MIRAMAR DRIVE. THE HOME WOULD BE LOCATED ON A STEEP SLOPE, WHERE OWNER ROBERT MORA WANTS TO BUILD AN 11 HUNDRED SQUARE FOOT, 2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH STRUCTURE.