1. Priority. Priority of the use of City-owned land for communications antennas and towers will be given to the following entities in descending order of priority:
A. All functions of the City.
B. Public safety agencies that are not a part of the City, including law enforcement, fire and ambulance services, and private entities with a public safety agreement with the City.
C. Other governmental agencies for uses which are not related to public safety.
D. Entities providing licensed commercial communications services, including cellular, personal communications services (PCS), specialized mobilized radio (SMR), enhanced specialized mobilized radio (ESMR), paging and similar services that are marketed to the general public for business and/or personal use.
2. Placement on City-Owned Property. The placement of communications antennas or towers on City-owned property must comply with the following requirements:
A. The antenna or tower will not interfere with the purpose for which the City-owned property is intended.
B. The antenna or tower will have no adverse impact on surrounding private property. Antennas or towers will be allowed in districts zoned as “M” or “C” if a unipole is utilized. No antenna or tower will be allowed closer than 500 feet to any residence. No antenna or tower will be allowed in a district zoned “R.”
C. The applicant will produce proof of adequate liability insurance for potential damage antennas or towers could reasonably cause to City property and facilities and commit to a lease agreement which includes equitable compensation for the use of public land and other necessary provisions and safeguards.
D. The applicant will submit a letter of credit, performance bond, or other security acceptable to the City to cover the cost of antenna or tower removal.
E. The antennas or towers will not interfere with other uses which have a higher priority as discussed in the paragraphs above.
F. Upon reasonable notice, the antennas or towers may be required to be removed at the user’s expense.
G. The applicant must reimburse the City for any costs which it incurs because of the presence of the applicant’s antenna or tower.
H. The user must obtain all necessary land use approval.
I. The applicant will cooperate with the City’s objective to promote collocations and thus limit the number of separate antenna sites requested.
3. Placement on Private Property. The placement of communications antennas or towers on private property must comply with the following requirements:
A. The antenna or tower will be allowed on private property in districts zoned “M” or “C” if a unipole structure is utilized. Other types of antennas and/or towers will be allowed in districts zoned “A” upon approval by the Council. No antennas or towers will be allowed in any district zoned “R”.
B. The antenna or tower will have no adverse impact on surrounding private property.
C. The applicant will produce proof of adequate liability insurance for potential damage antennas or towers could reasonably cause to other property.
D. No antenna or tower will be located closer than 500 feet from any residence.
E. The applicant will submit a letter of credit, performance bond, or other security acceptable to the City to cover the cost of antenna or tower removal.
F. The user must obtain all necessary land use approval.
G. All applicants will be required to utilize an existing antenna or tower before applying for a new location. The City requires collocation of antenna or existing towers unless an engineering study reflects that collocation is impossible due to interference or signals.