(a) Application.
(1) The Planning Commission shall also perform an architectural review of the proposed antenna and/or tower. In addition to any standard Planing Commission submission requirements, the applicant shall provide the following information:
A. The location of any electrical or signal transmitting wires or cables to be used;
B. The specific antenna support structure device which is to be used;
C. The proposed method of screening the antenna support structure to make it as inconspicuous as possible and help it blend into the surrounding area, where feasible;
D. Elevation drawings illustrating the placement, height, color, and material of the antenna and its support structure;
E. Plot plan of the lot, premises, parcel of land and adjacent parcels showing, among other things, the exact location of the proposed antenna and its support structures, exact location and dimensions of all buildings on the parcel and adjacent parcels and property lines; and
F. A site plan indicating the view, if any, of the tower and/or antenna from all areas within a one-mile radius of the proposed structure based upon existing conditions.
(2) If the information provided above does not clearly convey placement alternatives on the site, the Planning Commission may require an independent evaluation of signal access for a minimum of the three most feasible, alternate locations on the site. The evaluation shall be prepared by a consultant approved by Planning Commission and paid for by the applicant.
(b) Architectural review and findings. Prior to recommending approval of an installation, the Planning Commission shall find as follows:
(1) There is no other location on the site for the proposed antenna support structure which would result in a less conspicuous or more aesthetically pleasing installation while still providing reasonable signal access;
(2) The antenna and its support structure is the smallest possible for the frequency used and optimally located to allow reasonable signal access; and
(3) Apart from the tower or monopole structure, the facility appurtenances shall be aesthetically and architecturally compatible with the architecture of the surrounding environment.
(4) The tower and/or antenna is painted or otherwise colored using the best technology available to blend with the surrounding environmental characteristics and to make such tower and/or antenna the least obtrusive as possible.
(5) A landscape plan reasonably designed to enhance the aesthetic quality of the tower location and to adequately screen the site from the view of drivers and pedestrians on adjacent right-of-way and adjacent properties.
(Ord. 01-O-1915, passed 10-16-2001)