These regulations are established to provide for the construction and use of wireless telecommunication facilities in the
City. The regulations allow wireless telecommunication facilities as a permitted use, conditional use, or accessory use depending upon the specific land areas of the City in which, and circumstances under which, they are proposed to be located. The purpose of these regulations is to balance the competing interests created by the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-104, codified at 47 U.S.C. §§ 151 et seq.) and the interests of the City in regulating wireless telecommunication facilities for the following reasons:
(a) To provide for orderly development within the
City;
(b) To protect property values;
(c) To maintain the aesthetic appearance of the
City, including, but not limited to, its unique residential character, unobstructed open spaces and attractive commercial, office, and industrial areas;
(d) To protect residential properties, parks, open spaces and the nonintensive commercial zoning districts which are characteristic of the
City from the adverse effects of towers and related facilities;
(e) To promote collocation of wireless telecommunications facilities in order to decrease the total number of towers in the
City;
(f) To provide for and protect the health, safety and general welfare of the residents and visitors of the
City; and
(g) To maintain, where possible, the integrity of the existing zoning regulations contained in the
Code.
The regulations establish a hierarchy of acceptable land areas for the location of wireless telecommunication facilities through the establishment of such use as a permitted use in certain zoning districts, as a conditional use in certain zoning districts, or as a permitted accessory use for erection of antennas only, which determination is dependent upon the location and characteristics of such land areas.
(Ord. 3-98. Passed 5-18-1998.)