(a) Required Information for Application. All applications for wireless telecommunications facilities, including towers, shall include the information required under this chapter.
(b) Plot Plan Required. When a proposed wireless telecommunications facility or antenna support structure is to include a new tower, a plot plan at a scale of not less than one inch to 100 feet shall be submitted. This plot plan shall include all building and land uses within 200 feet of the proposed facility. Aerial photos and/or renders may augment the plot plan.
(c) Photo Simulations Required. Photo simulations of the proposed wireless telecommunications facility from affected residential properties and public rights-of-way taken at designated locations shall be provided.
(d) Technical Necessity. The applicant shall demonstrate that the telecommunications tower must be located where it is proposed in order to provide adequate coverage to the applicant’s service area. There shall be an explanation of why a tower and the proposed site are technically necessary.
(e) Review by Radio Frequency Engineer. The evidence submitted by the applicant regarding technical necessity shall be reviewed by a radio frequency engineer, who will support or refute the evidence.
(f) Land Owner Support and Access. Where the wireless telecommunications facility is located on property with another principal use, the applicant shall present documentation that the owner of the property supports the application and vehicular access is provided to the facility.
(g) Required Site and Landscaping Plan. The applicant shall present a site and landscaping plan providing the following:
(1) Specific placement of the wireless telecommunication facility on the site.
(2) The location of existing structures, trees and other significant site features.
(3) Type and locations of plant materials used to screen the facilities.
(4) The proposed color of the facilities.
(h) Co-Location and Removal Agreement. The applicant shall provide signed statements indicating that:
(1) The applicant agrees to allow for the potential co-location of additional wireless telecommunication facilities by other providers on the applicant’s structure or within the same site location; and
(2) The applicant agrees to remove the facility within 180 days after its use is discontinued.
(i) Denial by Jurisdiction. Any decision to deny a request to place, construct or modify a wireless telecommunication facility and/or tower shall be in writing and supported by evidence contained in a written record.
(Ord. 2014-07. Passed 9-16-14.)