(a) The purpose of this chapter is to establish appropriate locations, site development standards and permit requirements to allow for the construction and subsequent maintenance of telecommunication systems, including towers and antennas.
(b) This chapter is intended to establish a process which will provide for wireless communication facilities sufficient to allow adequate service to citizens, the traveling public and others within the city.
(c) The approval process is directed at maintaining a balance between the city's right to preserve its land use policies for the health, safety, welfare and aesthetics of the community and the federal government's interest in providing for and spurring competition in the telecommunications area. In the interest of maintaining consistency with the residential character of the city, a primary objective of this legislation is to minimize the adverse visual impact of these facilities, making the site, location and construction the least intrusive as possible.
(Ord. 97-O-43, passed 7-14-1997; Am. Ord. 17-O-57, passed 12-18-2017)