The purpose of this subchapter is:
(A) To establish predictable and balanced regulations to protect the public health, safety and general welfare of the city;
(B) To facilitate the provision of telecommunications services and facilities including commercial wireless telecommunication services in the city;
(C) To minimize adverse visual effects of towers through careful design standards;
(D) To avoid potential damage to adjacent properties from tower or antenna failure and weather related occurrences through structural standards, careful siting and setback requirements; and
(E) To encourage the use of existing towers and buildings to accommodate commercial wireless telecommunication service antennas in order to minimize the number of towers needed to serve the city.
(Ord. 332, passed 5-19-2008)