All commercial wireless telecommunication towers erected, constructed or located within the city shall comply with the following requirements.
(A) Documentation of the area to be served including maps demonstrating the size of communication cells and a search ring for the antenna location. A narrative describing a search ring for the request, with not less than one-mile radius clearly explaining why the site was selected, what existing structures were available and why they are not suitable as locations or co-locations.
(B) Documentation that the communications equipment planned for the proposed tower cannot be accommodated on an existing or approved tower or building within the search ring of the service area due to one or more of the following reasons:
(1) The planned equipment would exceed the structural capacity of the existing or approved tower or building, as documented by a qualified and licensed engineer, and the existing or approved tower cannot be reinforced, modified or replaced to accommodate planned equipment at a reasonable cost;
(2) The planned equipment would cause interference materially impacting the usability of other existing or planned equipment at the tower or building as documented by a qualified and licensed engineer or qualified radio frequency engineer and the interference cannot be prevented at a reasonable cost;
(3) Existing or approved towers and buildings within the search radius that are 60 feet or over in height that cannot accommodate the planned equipment at a height necessary to function reasonably as documented by a qualified and licensed engineer; and
(4) Other unforeseen reasons that make it unfeasible to locate the planned telecommunications equipment upon an existing or approved tower or building.
(C) Any proposed tower shall be designed, structurally, electrically and, in all respects, to accommodate both the applicant’s antennas and comparable antennas for at least two additional users if the tower is over 99 feet in height, or for at least one additional user if the tower is between 35 and 99 feet in height. Towers must be designed to allow for future rearrangement of antennas upon the tower and to accept mounting at varying heights.
(D) An agreement stating that the site will be designed for not less than three users with applicant and property owner commitment to co-location, whereby, any prohibition of additional users on a tower will be considered a violation of the permit and city policy. The agreement shall also include a statement that any unused or abandoned tower shall be removed by the property owner and/or applicant. The agreement shall be signed by the applicant and the property owner and shall be attached to and become a part of the permit.
(Ord. 332, passed 5-19-2008)