(A) (1) In recognition of the need to designate appropriate areas for the siting of personal wireless service facilities, a zoning overlay district known as the Personal Wireless Service Facilities Overlay District is hereby created.
(2) All new antennas and/or support structures shall be located in areas designated on the overlay district map.
(3) Should a personal wireless services provider find that facilities are required in an area not designated as part of the overlay district, the provider may petition the City Council to have the proposed site added to the overlay district.
(B) (1) Given the visual impact of towers on their surrounding environment, no antenna support structures may be constructed on a speculative basis.
(2) Applications for permits will only be processed when the applicant is either an FCC licensed personal wireless services provider (if so required to be licensed by the FCC), or has in place agreements with an FCC licensed personal wireless services provider (if so required to be licensed by the FCC) for use or lease of the support structure, proof of which must be offered by the applicant.
(C) (1) Personal wireless service facilities should be located and designed to minimize any adverse effect they may have on residential property values and to minimize the impact of the site on the surrounding neighborhood.
(2) Sites should be placed in locations where the existing topography, vegetation, buildings or other structures provide the greatest amount of screening.
(Ord. 97-4, passed 3-20-1997; Ord. 98-6, passed 2-2-1998; Ord. 99-16, passed 3-2-1999)