This chapter seeks to ensure the citizens of the city have access to wireless telecommunication technology, to protect the residents of the city from the proliferation of freestanding towers, and to provide a process and standards for the construction, maintenance, and modification of wireless telecommunication facilities through the following:
(A) Establishing clear guidelines, standards, and time frames for the exercise of authority for wireless telecommunications facilities through the city’s zoning, planning, and design standards;
(B) Allowing competition in telecommunications service;
(C) Encouraging the provision of advanced telecommunications services to the largest number of businesses, institutions, and residents of the city;
(D) Encouraging the location, design, and construction of wireless telecommunication facilities that will have minimal impact on the location, minimal visual impact on the scenic resources, and minimize the total number of towers and tower sites throughout the city;
(E) Permitting reasonable access to the public rights-of-way for telecommunications facilities on a competitively neutral basis;
(F) Ensuring that all telecommunications carriers providing facilities or services comply with federal, state, and local regulations;
(G) Encouraging the use of existing structures as an alternative to new wireless telecommunications facility construction, including the collocation of new and existing wireless telecommunications facilities, thus helping to minimize adverse visual impacts on the community; and
(H) Protecting the scenic and visual character of the community.
(Ord. 301, passed 8-18-2022)