(A) In order the protect the aesthetics of the town, to minimize new visual and public safety impacts, and to reduce the need for additional antenna-supporting structures, the town prefers that small wireless facilities be located outside the public right-of-way, collocated on existing utility poles or wireless support structures, concealed, and have accessory equipment mounted on the utility pole or wireless support structure. These preferences are intended as guidance for development of an application for small wireless facilities.
(B) Wireless broadband service towers shall be permitted in the following zoning districts: C-2 Secondary Commercial, C-3 Highway Commercial, and I-1 Industrial. In addition to any other applicable requirements of the zoning classification in which the wireless broadband service tower will be located, the following requirements shall apply:
(1) Public safety. In order to protect public safety:
(a) Wireless broadband service towers shall not cause signal or frequency interference with public safety facilities or traffic control devices and shall not physically interfere with other attachments that may be located on the existing pole or structure.
(b) A structural engineering report prepared by an engineer licensed by the state, certifying that the host structure is structurally and mechanically capable of supporting the proposed wireless broadband service towers, shall be supplied by the applicant.
(c) No portion of a wireless broadband service tower or associated equipment may be placed in the public right-of-way.
(d) An abandoned wireless broadband service tower shall be removed within 180 days of abandonment.
(2) Objective design standards.
(a) No advertising signs or logos are permitted on wireless broadband service towers or facilities.
(b) Wireless broadband service towers shall be blended with the natural surroundings as much as possible. Colors and materials shall be used that are compatible with the surrounding area, except when otherwise required by applicable federal or state regulations. Wireless broadband service towers shall be located, designed, and/or screened to blend in with the existing natural or built surroundings to deduce the visual impacts as much as possible, and to be compatible with neighboring land uses and the character of the community.
(3) Stealth and concealment. To the extent technically feasible, all wireless broadband service towers shall be stealth facilities. Antenna and accessory equipment must be shrouded or otherwise concealed. The Town Planner may relax this requirement if, in the Town Planner's discretion, stealth and concealment are not practicable.
(4) Screening, landscaping, and spacing requirements for ground equipment. Ground equipment shall be screened, to the extent possible, with evergreen plantings or other acceptable alternatives approved by the Land Use Administrator.
(5) Historic preservation. Wireless broadband service towers located in designated historic districts or on property designated as a landmark pursuant to applicable law shall be required to obtain a certificate of appropriateness, if such certificate is required by the UDO or other applicable regulation.
(6) Applicable codes. Wireless broadband service towers must meet all applicable codes.
(Ord. 2018-002, passed 4-2-18; Am. Ord. 2021-008, passed 3-7-22)