(A) No new tower or antenna shall be permitted unless the applicant demonstrates to the reasonable satisfaction of the Planning Commission that no existing tower, antenna structure or alternative technology can accommodate the applicant without the erection of the applicant’s requested new tower or antenna. An applicant shall submit information requested by the Planning Commission related to the availability of suitable existing towers, antennas or other structures or alternative technology.
(B) Evidence submitted to demonstrate that no existing tower, antenna, structure or alternative technology can accommodate the applicant’s proposed antenna may consist of any of the following.
(1) No existing towers, antennas or other structures are located within the geographical area which meet the applicant’s engineering requirements.
(2) Existing towers, antennas or other structures are not of sufficient height to meet the applicant’s engineering requirements.
(3) Existing towers or other structures do not have sufficient strength to support the applicant’s proposed antenna and related equipment.
(4) The applicant’s proposed antenna would cause electromagnetic interference with the antenna on the existing towers or structures, or the antenna on the existing towers or structures would cause interference with the applicant’s proposed antenna.
(5) The fees, costs or contractual provisions required by the owner in order to share an existing tower, antenna or other structure or to adapt an existing tower, antenna or other structure for sharing are unreasonable. Costs exceeding the new tower or antenna development are presumed to be unreasonable.
(6) The applicant demonstrates that there are other limiting factors that render existing towers, antennas and other structures unsuitable.
(7) The applicant demonstrates that an alternative technology that does not require the use of towers, antennas or other structures, such as cable micro-cell network using multiple tow-powered transmitters/receivers attached to a wire-line system, is unsuitable. Costs of alternative technology that exceed new tower or antenna development shall not be presumed to render the technology unsuitable.
(Prior Code, Ch. XXI, § 21.006) (Ord. 2000-4, passed 8-29-2000)