Except for amateur radio towers, a proposal for a new tower shall not be approved unless the city finds that the antennas cannot be accommodated on an existing or approved tower, building, or structure within one mile search radius of the proposed tower due to 1 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 structural 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) Existing or approved towers, buildings, or structures within the search radius cannot accommodate the planned equipment at a height necessary to function reasonably as documented by a qualified engineer.
(D) Other unforeseen reasons that make it unfeasible to locate the antennas upon an existing or approved tower or structure.
(E) Existing or approved towers, buildings, or other structures do not exist in the service 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 of the users.
(F) The applicant shall demonstrate in writing that a good faith effort to collocate on existing towers or structures was made, but an agreement could not be reached.
(Ord. 2011-06-07A, passed 6-7-2011)