In the interest of general safety and welfare of the public, all wireless telecommunication facilities are subject to the following conditions:
(a) Telecommunication facilities shall not be permitted within three hundred feet (300') of any residentially zoned area.
(b) All telecommunication facilities with a telecommunication tower, any guy wires, and any structures shall be surrounded by a fence at least six feet (6') in height, and the fence shall be locked to prohibit unauthorized access.
(c) All towers and fencing shall be painted to blend in with its environment and minimize its visibility unless prohibited by FCC or FAA.
(d) An evergreen screen shall be planted around the fence, with exception to the entrance, that will achieve a height of at least five feet (5') and shall be maintained by the applicant or his or her representatives.
(e) No tower shall be artificially lighted unless required by the FAA. Security lighting directed inward towards the facility is required. No trespassing or similar warning signs shall be posted around the facility with an emergency telephone number indicating the person(s) or authority to contact in the event of an emergency.
(f) Towers shall have no handholds or footholds closer to the finished grade than forty feet (40').
(g) All utility service to a facility shall be provided underground. Underground equipment shelters or support facilities are encouraged and may be required by the Planning Commission.
(h) Facilities shall be fully automated and unattended on a daily basis, and shall be visited only for periodic and necessary maintenance or emergency situations after construction.
(i) The applicant must agree to permit other wireless telecommunications service providers to co-locate onto the proposed facility, unless mechanical, structural, or regulatory factors prevent such co-location, on reasonable economic terms consistent with the actual capital and operating expenses of the facility, and with the construction on ongoing operation of the tower. The application shall provide documentation on this subject on request of the City of Gallipolis.
(j) Equipment shelter shall exceed three hundred square feet (300 s.f.). Combined square feet of all shelters shall not exceed six hundred square feet (600 s.f.).
(k) Communications towers shall not exceed two hundred feet (200') in height. Equipment shelters shall not exceed twenty feet (20') in height.
(l) If the telecommunications facility is built as an accessory use of a site, the facility shall not be located between the principal building and any public right-of-way.
(1) Provide a map indicating the location of all structures and buildings and their use within three hundred feet (300') of the planned wireless telecommunications facility.
(2) Provide a landscape plan showing how the wireless telecommunications facility will be screened from adjoining uses.
(3) Provide evidence of written contact with all wireless service providers who supply service within two thousand feet (2,000') of the proposed facility. The applicant shall inquire about potential co-location opportunities at all technically feasible locations. The applicant’s letters to providers as well as responses shall be required as a means of demonstrating the need for a new tower and to establish proof that a newly constructed tower is necessary since co-location of an existing tower is not feasible.
(4) Provide a statement of need by the applicant, clearly demonstrating why the proposed facility must be located where it is proposed and why other nearby structures cannot be used to support the proposed antenna and why a tower and the proposed site is technically necessary.
(5) Provide evidence of legal access to the tower site thereby maintaining this access regardless of other development that may take place on the site.
(6) Demonstrate that the design of the tower complies with all FCC and FAA regulations concerning radio frequency, electromagnetic emission standards, and safety.
(7) Provide elevation plans showing the proposed telecommunications facility, and the specifications for the antenna and support structure shall be submitted. The applicant must also submit information concerning the telecommunication tower’s maximum capacity in terms of antenna. The telecommunication tower design must withstand at least one hundred (100) mile an hour wind.
(8) Submit a statement of compliance confirming that the proposed facility complies will all federal and state laws and regulations concerning aviation safety.
(9) Submit a maintenance plan of how the facility will be maintained in the future and by whom.
(10) Any other information deemed necessary by the Code Enforcement Officer.
(Ord. 2001-35. Passed 7-17-01.)