A. The purpose of this article is to establish general guidelines for the siting of wireless communications towers and antennas in the village.
B. The goals of this article are to:
1. Protect residential areas and land uses by minimizing the potential adverse impacts of towers and antennas;
2. Encourage the location of towers and antennas in nonresidential areas;
3. Minimize the total number of towers located in the community;
4. Promote and encourage the shared use of tower sites as a primary option, rather than construction of additional single use structures;
5. Encourage users of towers and antennas to locate them, to the extent possible, in areas where the adverse impact on the community is minimal;
6. Encourage users of towers and antennas to configure them in a way that minimizes the adverse visual impact of the towers and antennas and accessory buildings by means of careful siting, design, landscape screening, and innovative camouflaging techniques;
7. Enhance the ability of the providers of telecommunications services to provide such services to the community quickly, effectively, and efficiently; and
8. Avoid potential damage to adjacent properties from tower failure through sound and appropriate engineering and careful siting of tower structures; and to require removal of such structures when they are no longer used.
In furtherance of these goals, the village shall give due consideration to its comprehensive plan, zoning map, existing land uses, and environmentally sensitive areas in approving sites for the location of towers and antennas. (Ord. 06-54, 9-21-2006)