(A) Building permit required. A person desiring to construct any tower, antenna, or telecommunication facility must submit an application to the Zoning Administrator for a building permit. In addition to the building permit, certain towers, antennas, or telecommunication facilities may require a conditional use or interim use permit to be approved by the City Council. Towers, antennas, or telecommunication facilities may not be constructed in any zoning district unless the appropriate building permit has been issued by the Building Official and any required conditional use or interim use permit has been approved by the City Council.
(B) Application requirements. An application for a tower shall meet the requirements of Chapter 203 (Building Permits Required) of this title and if required either Chapter 196 (Conditional Use Permits) or Chapter 197 (Interim Use Permits) both of this title in addition to submitting the following:
(1) Legal description of the parcel on which the tower is proposed to be located.
(2) Documentation such as coverage maps showing the need for a tower at the proposed site in order to close a gap in the applicant’s wireless telecommunications service, or a gap in the service provided by a person intending to place telecommunications facilities on the tower.
(3) An inventory of existing towers, antennas, or sites approved for towers or antennas, that are either within the city or are sited in a location from which the applicant could provide service within the city, including specific information about the location, height and design of each tower and documentation showing that such existing facilities are unavailable or unsuitable to meet the applicant’s need for a tower.
(4) Separation distance of the proposed tower from the other towers described in the inventory of existing sites.
(5) A structural engineering report certifying the ability of the tower to accommodate colocation of additional wireless service provider facilities and a statement by the applicant regarding accommodation for co-location of additional antennas for future users.
(6) The setback distance between the proposed tower and the nearest platted residential property, and unplatted residentially zoned properties.
(7) Proof that all necessary consents or approvals have been applied for from appropriate federal, state, or other local agencies.
(8) Other information deemed by the Zoning Administrator to be necessary.
(C) Additional submittal requirement. In addition to the information required elsewhere in this chapter, development applications for towers, excluding amateur radio towers, shall include the following supplemental information:
(1) A letter of intent committing the tower owner and their successors to allow the shared use of the tower if an additional user agrees in writing to meet reasonable terms and conditions for shared use.
(2) A copy of the relevant portions of a signed lease which requires the applicant to remove the tower and associated facilities when they are abandoned, unused, or become hazardous shall be submitted to the city.
(Ord. 2011-06-07A, passed 6-7-2011)