An application for a new tower shall not be approved unless the applicant demonstrates that the antennas cannot be accompanied on an existing or approved tower, building or structure within a two mile search radius of the proposed tower due to one or more of the following reasons.
(A) The planned equipment would exceed the structural capacity of the existing or approved tower, building or structure as documented by a qualified and licensed professional engineer, and the existing or approved tower cannot be reinforced, modified or replaced to accommodate planned or equivalent equipment at a reasonable cost.
(B) 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 engineer and interference cannot be prevented at a reasonable cost.
(C) Other unforeseen reasons that make it unfeasible to locate the antennas upon an existing or approved tower or structure.
(D) Existing or approved towers, buildings or other structures do not exist in the search area or do not meet the needs of the user. Documentation shall be provided at the time of application clearly demonstrating why existing structures do not meet the needs to the users.
(E) The applicant shall demonstrate that a good faith effort to co-locate on existing towers or structures was made, but an agreement could not be reached.
(Prior Code, § 11-23-5) (Ord. 258, passed 5-4-2006)