All development applications for towers shall include written documentation evidencing compliance with each provision of this chapter, as well as the applicable zoning regulations, in addition to the following supplemental information.
(A) A report from a qualified and licensed professional engineer that:
(1) Describes the tower height and design, including a cross section in elevation;
(2) Documents the height above grade for all potential mounting positions for collocated antennas and the minimum separation distances between antennas;
(3) Describes the tower’s capacity, including the number and type of antennas that it can accommodate;
(4) Documents the steps the applicant will take to avoid interference with established public safety telecommunications;
(5) Includes an engineer’s stamp and registration number;
(6) Includes other information necessary to evaluate the request.
(B) Architectural drawings, depicting the constructed tower with camouflaging treatment set in the surrounding area. These drawings shall include at least one perspective each from the north, south, east, and west.
(C) An overhead map of the site, showing a one-mile radius of the subject tower’s location, as well as the location of each of the applicant’s existing and planned future tower sites.
(D) For all commercial wireless telecommunication service towers, a letter of intent committing the tower owner and his or her successors to allow the shared use of the tower, if an additional user agrees in writing to meet reasonable terms and conditions for shared use.
(E) Before a building permit is issued, the following supplemental information shall be provided:
(1) Proof that the proposed tower complies with regulations administered by the Federal Aviation Administration;
(2) Proof that the proposed tower complies with the emission standards promulgated by the Federal Communications Commission, ANSI and IEEE;
(3) A report from a qualified and licensed professional engineer that demonstrates the tower’s compliance with the aforesaid structural and electrical standards;
(4) Technological evidence indicating that the height of the tower requested is the minimum necessary to fulfill the site’s function;
(5) Proof of a bond or financial security sufficient to provide for the cost of removal in the case of abandonment as described within § 155.13(A) and (B).
(Ord. 2023-9, passed 9-13-2023)