(A) Application submission. All requests for a zoning clearance regardless of wireless communications facility type, including, but not limited to a temporary wireless communication facility, shall submit an application in accordance with the requirements of this section.
(B) Application contents. Each applicant requesting a wireless communication facility or temporary wireless communication facility shall submit a sealed complete set of drawings prepared by a licensed architect and/or engineer that will include a site plan, elevation view and other supporting drawings, calculations and other documentation showing the location and dimensions of the wireless communications facility and all improvements associated therewith, including information concerning specifications, antenna locations, equipment facility and shelters, landscaping, curb cuts, parking, stormwater retention, screening and landscaping. Applicants proposing to collocate on an existing wireless communication facility shall include a radio frequency intermodulation study with their application.
(C) Proof of filing FAA Form 7460-1. A letter of receipt from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) providing proof of filing FAA Form 7460-1 and indicating the assigned AGL/File Number must be submitted along with application for all wireless communication facilities within 20,000 feet any airport runway, that exceed 100 feet in height.
(D) Existing network locations. If a proposed wireless communication facility is part of a larger network of similar facilities, a geographic and written depiction of all locations in this network shall accompany the petition for a proposed wireless communication facility.
(E) Affidavits of collocation agreement. All applicants for wireless communication facilities must sign and provide a city affidavit for wireless communication facility indicating:
(1) That no other collocation opportunities exist on a list of towers within a 1-mile radius provided by the office of Planning and Zoning, including proof that a good faith effort has been made; names, addresses and telephone numbers of all owners of wireless communication facilities to whom inquiries have been made; and
(2) Agreement to allow and reasonably market collocation of other wireless communication facility users at rates that are comparable and competitive to those charged for location at comparable wireless communication facilities. The statement shall include the applicant’s policy regarding collocation of other providers and the methodology to be used by the applicant in determining reasonable rates to be charged to other providers. The collocation agreement shall be considered a condition of issuance of a zoning clearance.
(F) Application fees. A plan review fee of $100 and a radio frequency intermodulation study review fee of $100 (collocation applicants only) shall accompany each application. These fees may be used by the city to engage an engineer(s) or other qualified consultant(s) to review the technical aspects of the application and the radio frequency intermodulation study (if required).
(G) Technical assistance. In the course of its consideration of an application, the Planning and Zoning Staff, the Plan Commission or the Board of Zoning Appeals may deem it necessary, in complex situations, to employ an engineer(s) or other consultant(s) qualified in the design and installation of wireless communication facilities to assist the city in the technical aspects of the application. In such cases, any additional reasonable costs incurred by the city not to exceed $3,000 for the technical review and recommendation shall be reimbursed provided in the form of a cashier’s check or money order by the applicant prior to the final hearing on filing a petition for the proposed wireless communication facility.
(1979 Code, § 151.214) (Ord. 4457, passed 12-6-1999; Am. Ord. 4683, passed 7-1-2002)