(A) The provisions of this subchapter shall be known as the small cell facilities regulation. It is the purpose of these provisions to develop standards and siting criteria and to establish removal procedures.
(B) It is further the purpose of these provisions:
(1) To establish regulations and siting standards for small cell wireless communication facilities (SCFs), whether in the public right-of-way or on other public or private property, in a manner that will protect the public’s health, safety, and welfare and maintain the aesthetic integrity of the community;
(2) To facilitate the provisions of wireless communication services; and
(3) To provide regulations which are specifically not intended to and shall not be interpreted or applied to prohibit or effectively prohibit the provision of wireless services, unreasonably discriminate among functionally equivalent service providers, or regulate wireless communication facilities and wireless transmission equipment on the basis of the environmental effects of radio frequency emissions to the extent that such emissions comply with the standards established by the Federal Communications Commission.
(Ord. 591, passed 10-21-2019)