(a) Co-Location Requirement. No new telecommunications tower shall be approved unless the applicant submits an affidavit attesting to the fact that placement of an antenna(s) on an existing tower, building, utility pole or other existing structure, where permitted, is made infeasible by one (1) or more of the following conditions:
(1) No existing towers or other suitable structures are located within the geographic area requiring service;
(2) Existing towers or other structures suitably located are not of sufficient height or are not of sufficient structural strength and cannot be reasonably altered to meet the applicant’s engineering requirements;
(3) Co-location would cause electromagnetic interference between the proposed and existing antennas and that such interference cannot be prevented at reasonable cost;
(4) The applicant has made a reasonable offer to co-locate on one (1) or more suitably located towers or other structures, but the owner of such structure or structures or the owner of the telecommunications equipment thereon has refused permission for co-location.
(b) Accommodation of Co-Located Equipment. Any new telecommunications tower shall be designed with sufficient structural loading capacity and height, or the capability of being extended in height, to accommodate at least three (3) antennas or antenna array platforms of equal loading capacity for use by three (3) separate service providers. Similarly, any associated equipment shelter shall be capable of accommodating three (3) separate users or space shall be reserved on the site for necessary expansion. Furthermore, the owner of any telecommunication facility permitted as a conditional use under the provisions of this chapter shall respond in writing within thirty (30) days of receipt of a written request for co-location made pursuant to the requirement of division (a) of this section.
(Ord. No. 2306-2000. Passed 1-22-01, eff. 1-23-01)