The purpose of this chapter shall be to govern the proper location of all cellular, wireless telecommunications towers and antennas in all zoning districts in the following manner and for the following purposes:
(a) To provide for the appropriate local land use and development of telecommunication facilities;
(b) To protect the City's built and natural environment by promoting compatible design standards;
(c) To minimize adverse impact of telecommunications facilities through careful design, siting, landscape screening and innovative camouflaging techniques;
(d) To avoid potential damage to adjacent properties from tower or antenna failure through engineering and analyzed siting of telecommunication tower and antenna;
(e) To maximize and encourage use of alternative telecommunication towers, rather than construction on an additional single-user tower;
(f) To encourage the location of towers in non-residential areas and minimize the total number of towers throughout the community;
(g) To establish guidelines for the siting of towers and antennas;
(h) To encourage users of towers and antennas to configure them in a way that minimizes the adverse visual impact of the tower and antenna; and
(i) To enhance the ability of the provider of telecommunications services to provide such services to the community quickly, effectively and efficiently.
(Ord. 04-026. Passed 11-8-04.)