A. In order to have a complete application for consideration the following items must be submitted:
1. Eligibility Facility Request: An Eligibility Facility Request shall be required for all WCF to meet FCC requirements related to timeliness of application reviews and permit issuance. Once the Eligibility Facility Request is determined based on the following:
a. Existing tower or base station per section 8-6-5 of this chapter; and/or
b. Colocation Application per section 8-6-6 of this chapter; and/or
c. New Tower and/or Site Application per section 8-6-7 of this chapter;
then the utility compliance permit may be reviewed.
2. Alternative Sites Analysis:
a. For towers in a Residential Zone or within two hundred feet (200') of a Residential Zone or in the Central Business District, the applicant must address the City's preferred locations with a detailed explanation justifying why a site of higher priority was not selected.
b. A complete alternative sites analysis provided under this subsection shall include three (3) alternative sites unless the applicant provides a factually detailed written rationale for why it could not identify at least three (3) potentially available, higher ranked, alternative sites.
3. Colocation Consent: A written statement will be signed by a person with the legal authority to bind the applicant and the project owner, which indicates whether the applicant is willing to allow other transmission equipment owned by others to collocate with the proposed wireless communication facility whenever technically and economically feasible and aesthetically desirable.
4. Documentation: Applications submitted under this section for towers shall include the following materials:
a. Requirement For FCC/FAA Documentation: The applicant shall provide a copy of the applicant's FCC license or registration. The applicant shall provide a copy of site location approval from the FAA, where applicable.
b. Visual Analysis: A color visual analysis that includes to- scale visual simulations that show unobstructed before-and-after construction daytime and clear-weather views from at least four (4) angles, together with a map that shows the location of each view, including all equipment and ground wires.
c. Design Justification: A clear and complete written analysis that explains how the proposed design complies with the applicable design standards under this chapter to the maximum extent feasible. A complete design justification must identify all applicable design standards under this chapter and provide a factually detailed reason why the proposed design either complies or cannot feasibly comply.
d. Noise Study: Verification that the proposed structures and associated equipment meets subsection 11-11-9B of this Code shall be required. A noise study, if the proposal is in or within two hundred feet (200') of Residentially zoned property or in the downtown core, may be required.
e. Additional Information Required: Applicants for a tower shall also submit the following information:
(1) A description of compliance with all applicable Federal, State and local laws.
(2) Identification of the entities providing the backhaul network for the tower(s) described in the application and other cellular sites owned or operated by the applicant in the Municipality.
(3) A description of the suitability and/or non-suitability of the use of existing towers or other structures to provide the services to be provided through the use of the proposed new tower.
5. Radio Frequency (RF) Emissions Compliance Report: A written report will be prepared, signed and sealed by an Idaho-licensed professional engineer or a competent employee of the applicant, which assesses whether the proposed WCF demonstrates compliance with the RF emissions limits established by the FCC. If the report is prepared by an employee of the applicant, who is not an Idaho-licensed professional engineer, the report must be accompanied by documentation establishing the employee's competence to complete the report.
6. Documentation Submitted: Documentation from an Idaho-licensed professional engineer shall be submitted which shall demonstrate the proposed facility's compliance with applicable Building Code standards, and describing the general structural capacity of the proposed facility, including the maximum number and type of devices that can be accommodated and the basis of the calculation of capacity. Additionally, a Non-Ionizing Electromagnetic Radiation Report demonstrating compliance with FCC regulations shall also be submitted.
7. Other Permits Required: The utility compliance permit is reviewed concurrently with a variety of other processes to include but not be limited to a site, building, right-of-way, Eligible Facilities Request, Colocation Request, etc., with their own required submittals. A final permit shall meet the requirements of all permits to be issued.
8. Application Fees: An applicant shall submit an application fee in accordance with the City's then adopted fee schedule. (Ord. 596, 5-24-2019)