Any utility or company engaged in the business of providing the required infrastructure to an applicant proposing to construct a cellular antenna tower for cellular telecommunications services or personal wireless services within the jurisdiction of the Planning Commission shall submit a copy of the applicant's completed uniform application to construct an antenna tower for cellular telecommunications services or personal wireless services to the Planning Commission. A uniform application shall include
(A) General information requirements.
(1) The full name, address, phone number and other contact information of the applicant.
(2) The applicant's articles of incorporation, if applicable.
(3) Clear directions from the county seat to the proposed site, including highway numbers and streets names, if applicable, with the name and telephone number of the person who prepared the directions.
(B) Site description requirements.
(1) A site development plan or survey, drawn to a scale no less than one (1) inch equals two hundred (200) feet, signed and sealed by a professional engineer registered in Kentucky, that shows the proposed location of the cellular antenna tower and:
(a) All easements and existing structures and every owner of real estate within five (500) feet of the proposed site on the property on which the tower will be located; and
(b) All easements and existing structures within two hundred (200) feet of the access drive, including the intersection with the public street system.
(2) A written report, prepared by a professional engineer or land surveyor, of findings as to the proximity of the proposed site to flood hazards areas.
(3) A brief description of the character of the general area in which the cellular antenna tower is proposed to be constructed, including:
(a) The existing land use and zoning classification for the site and directly adjacent properties, and
(b) The future land use of the site and directly adjacent properties as designated by the current Comprehensive Plan of the planning jurisdiction.
(4) A map of the area in which the is proposed to be located, drawn to scale and clearly depicting the necessary search area within which an antenna tower should, pursuant to radio frequency requirements, be located.
(5) A statement that the applicant has considered the likely effects of the installation on nearby land uses and values and has concluded that there is no more suitable location reasonably available from which adequate service to the area can be provided.
(6) A grid map that shows the location of all existing cellular antenna towers and the general position of proposed construction sites for new cellular antenna towers within an area that includes:
(a) Anderson County; and
(b) A one-half (1/2) mile area outside of the boundaries of Anderson County, if that area contains either existing or proposed construction sites for cellular antenna towers.
(7) The lease or sale agreement for the property on which the cellular antenna tower is proposed to be located or, if the agreement has been filed in abbreviated form with the County Clerk, a copy of the agreement as recorded by the County Clerk and, if applicable, the portion of the agreement demonstrating compliance with KRS 100.987(2). Such lease or sale agreement must include a provision that specifies, in the case of abandonment, a process by which the utility will dismantle and remove the tower, including a timetable for removal.
(C) Design and construction requirements.
(1) The identity and qualifications of each person directly responsible for the design and construction of the proposed cellular antenna tower.
(2) A geotechnical investigation report signed and sealed by a professional engineer registered in Kentucky, which includes boring logs and foundation design recommendations.
(3) A vertical profile sketch of the cellular antenna tower, signed and sealed by a professional engineer registered in Kentucky, indicating the height of the tower and the placement of all antennas.
(4) The foundation design plans for the cellular antenna tower and a description of the standard according to which the tower was designed, signed and sealed by a professional engineer registered in Kentucky.
(D) Co-location requirements. A statement indicating that the applicant has:
(1) Successfully attempted to co-locate on towers designed to host multiple wireless service providers' facilities or on existing structures such as a telecommunications tower or another suitable structure capable of supporting the applicant's facilities, and identifies the location of the tower or suitable structure on which the applicant will co-locate its transmission and related facilities; or
(2) Unsuccessfully attempted to co-locate on cellular antenna towers designed to host multiple wireless service provider's facilities or existing structures such as a telecommunications tower or another suitable structure capable of supporting the applicant's facilities, with supporting radio frequency analysis, where applicable. Statement shall:
(a) Identify the location of the towers or other structures on which the applicant attempted to co-locate; and
(b) List the reasons why the co-location was unsuccessful in each instance.
(Ord. 2010-06, passed 11-8-10)