(a) Any person or company intending to apply for the placement or operation of a wireless communications antenna, or site within the village shall first schedule a pre-application conference with the Village Administrator or his assignee. At this conference, the prospective applicant must present to the Village Administrator or his assignee any proposed locations for the equipment or site, also demonstrating the need for a tower and that all alternatives to the construction of a new tower, such as co-location, have been exhausted. This information should identify the area within which the tower may be located, the maximum height of the proposed tower and identify any possible users that may co-locate at the site. The purpose of the pre-application conference will be to evaluate the impact on adjacent areas and neighborhoods, discuss possibilities of co-location, and identify alternative suitable sites that may minimize the negative impact on residential areas.
(b) Upon completion of the pre-application conference, an application may be filed with the office of the Village Administrator. The application shall be in compliance with the provisions of this chapter, and in compliance with all applicable provisions of the Village Zoning Code except those in conflict with this chapter, and in such form as approved by the Village Administrator. If the application does not conform with said provisions, the applicant shall be notified by the Village Administrator and no further consideration of the application shall occur until it is in compliance with the terms of the ordinance.
(c) The application fee for a wireless communication system, tower, antenna, or site shall be $2,000 for each proposed location and $500 for each new user proposing to co-locate.
(Ord. 2012-20, passed 4-17-2012)