(A) Personal wireless services providers use various methodologies and analysis tools, including geographically based computer software, to determine the specific technical parameters of personal wireless service facilities, such as expected coverage area, antenna configuration, and topographic constraints that affect signal paths, in certain instances there may be a need for expert review by a third party of the technical data and facilities proposed by the personal wireless services provider. The selection of the third party expert may be by mutual agreement by the applicant and city, or at the discretion of the city, with a provision for the applicant and interested parties to comment on the proposed expert and review its qualifications. The expert review is intended to be a site-specific review of technical aspects of the personal wireless service facilities and not a subjective review of the site selection. Such review shall address the accuracy and completeness of the technical data, whether the analysis techniques and methodologies are legitimate, and the validity of the conclusions and any specific technical issues outlined by the City Council, Plan Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals, city staff or other interested parties. Based on the results of the third party review, the city may require changes to the application for the personal wireless service facilities to comply with the recommendations of the expert.
(B) The expert review of the technical submission shall address the following:
(1) The accuracy and completeness of the submission;
(2) The applicability of analysis techniques and methodologies;
(3) The validity of conclusions reached; and
(4) Any specific technical issues designated by the city.
(Ord. 97-4, passed 3-20-1997; Ord. 98-6, passed 2-2-1998; Ord. 99-16, passed 3-2-1999)