939.08 DESIGN STANDARDS AND SITING PREFERENCES.

   General Design Principles. Every Type II and Type III Wireless Communications Facility must conform to the following design principles:

      (1)   The proposed wireless facility, its support structure, equipment and all associated improvements, shall be designed and sited in a manner that is sympathetic to the particular architectural character of the buildings and compatible with the streetscape in the vicinity of the proposed project site;

      (2)   Design elements of the proposed wireless facility, its support structure, equipment and all associated improvements, shall be sensitively selected to reflect the detailing and materials associated with the buildings and streetscape in the vicinity of the proposed project site;   

      (3)   The proposed wireless facility, its support structure, equipment and all associated improvements, shall be designed and sited in a manner that does not adversely impact right-of-way circulation, accessibility, or obstruct existing or planned-future uses of the right-of-way; and   

      (4)   The proposed wireless facility shall comply with all applicable design, construction and location provisions in the Design Guidelines.

   (a)   Design guidelines. The City of Findlay Engineering Department shall promulgate additional detailed Design Guidelines for the design and installation of wireless communications facilities in the right of way, which the City of Findlay Engineering Department shall consider in reviewing an application. The Design Guidelines will accord with this section but will provide greater detail, description, and examples of acceptable wireless facilities including visual depictions. In addition, the Design Guidelines shall provide administrative and procedural guidance to applicants such as, for example, a list of minimum application requirements. The provisions in this section shall not limit or prohibit the City's discretion to promulgate and make publicly available other information, materials or requirements in addition to, and separate from, the Design Guidelines.

   (b)   The Design Guidelines shall be reviewed and approved by the City Planning Commission before being finalized. The City of Findlay Engineering Department shall have authority to update or supplement the Design Guidelines to address relevant changes in law, technology, or administrative processes. Any revisions to the Design Guidelines that would materially modify the physical design requirements for wireless facilities to make them more obtrusive or materially modify the standard and minor review locations for wireless facilities shall be presented to the City Planning Commission for review and recommendation at a duly-noticed hearing prior to adoption by the director. The notice shall be transmitted, at minimum, to all community councils and any person holding a Wireless ROW Permit under Chapter 939 or having an active permit application for the same. In the event of any conflict between the Design Guidelines and the standards articulated in this chapter of the Findlay Codified Ordinances, the language of this chapter takes precedence over the language of the Design Guidelines.

   (c)   For revisions to the Design Guidelines required to be presented to the city planning commission under Section 939.08(c), the city shall provide notice of the proposed revisions to all community councils and any person who holds a permit under this Chapter 939, and shall provide reasonable time (not less than 14 days) for those persons to review and comment on the proposed modifications.

      (Ord. 2017-037. Passed 5-2-17.)