All commercial towers erected, constructed or located within the city shall comply with the following requirements:
(A) A proposal for a new commercial tower shall not be approved unless the applicant has provided proof that the proposed tower cannot be accommodated on an existing or approved tower or building within a 2 mile search radius of the proposed tower, due to 1 or more the following reasons:
(1) The antenna would exceed the structural capacity of the existing or approved tower or building, as documented by a qualified and licensed professional engineer, and the existing or approved tower cannot be reinforced, modified or replaced to accommodate planned or equivalent equipment at a reasonable cost.
(2) The antenna would cause interference materially impacting the usability of other existing or planned antenna at the tower or building as documented by a qualified and licensed professional engineer and the interference cannot be prevented at a reasonable cost.
(3) Existing or approved towers and buildings within the search radius cannot accommodate the planned antenna at a height necessary to function reasonably as documented by a qualified and licensed professional engineer.
(4) Other unforeseen reasons that make it unfeasible to locate the planned antenna equipment upon an existing or approved tower or building.
(B) Co-location. Any proposed commercial tower shall be designed structurally, electronically and in all respects to accommodate both the applicant's antennas and comparable antennas for at least 2 additional users if the tower is over 100 feet in height or for at least 1 additional user if the tower is over 75 feet in height. Towers must be designed to allow for future rearrangement of antennas upon the tower and to accept antennas mounted at varying heights.
(Ord. 2013-05, passed 5-20-2013)