(A) An application for a small wireless facility shall be processed in accordance with this Section, and the requirements of ordinance 499. The city shall process both the small wireless facility permit and the encroachment permit concurrently. All applications shall be accompanied by the required fees or the application shall not be deemed complete.
(B) In addition to the application requirements of the appropriate permits, all of the following shall be submitted with a small wireless facility application:
(1) A proposed facility description including location, height of tower as measured from the ground, description of associated equipment.
(2) A site plan drawn to scale by a California licensed land surveyor or civil engineer showing property lines; the location of the proposed facility; the distance of the proposed facility from property lines; adjacent roadways and rights-of-way; contours; the height of the proposed facility and the facility type; guy wires and anchors; facility dimensions; setbacks; existing structures on the underlying property; elevation drawings depicting the design of the proposed facility.
(3) Where applicable, written consent and acceptance of the property owner to the property's use for the small wireless facility as well as the maintenance obligations of both the small wireless facility and the support structure, including, but not limited to those specifically described in §§ 14.01.090 through 14.01.110. Further, this consent and acceptance shall be binding on any future owners of the property.
(4) Written consent and acceptance of the applicant to the property's use for the small wireless facility, as well as the applicant's acceptance of the maintenance obligations both the small wireless facility and the support structure, including, but not limited to, those specifically described in §§ 14.01.090 through 14.01.110.
(5) Photo simulations showing the proposed facility from all public roads and all residential developments within a one-half-mile radius of the site.
(6) Provisions for removal of the wireless communication facility upon termination of the lease or abandonment of the facility which meet the requirements of § 14.01.100 hereof, and which may consist of a copy of the lease or other agreement entered into with the owner of the underlying property, or other evidence thereof deemed sufficient by the city, confirming that the facility owner, or its successors and assigns, shall remove the wireless communication facility completely upon its abandonment.
(7) Completed FCC Radio Frequency Emissions Local Government Officials Guide, Appendix A.
(8) If required, a geotechnical report.
(9) If located within a criteria cell, a biological assessment.
(C) The City Engineer/Public Works Director or their appropriate designee is specifically authorized to adopt other application requirements as the City Engineer/Public Works Director or their appropriate designee sees fit. The City Engineer/Public Works Director or their appropriate designee shall publish these application requirements on the city's website, and otherwise keep copies of these requirements available at City Hall.
(D) The City Engineer/Public Works Director or their appropriate designee is explicitly authorized at his or her discretion to employ an independent technical expert to review any submitted supplemental or technical materials or provide technical knowledge to the city. The technical expert shall be agreeable to both the city and the applicant. The applicant shall pay all the costs of said review, including any administrative costs incurred by the city. To the extent allowed by law, any proprietary information that is disclosed to the city or any expert hired shall be located in a separate private file, shall remain confidential, and shall not be disclosed to any third party.
(E) The applicant shall apply for an encroachment permit using the city's processing requirements for such a permit. The encroachment permit shall be processed concurrently with the small wireless facility permit.
(F) Where necessary, the city shall process applications for small wireless facilities in batches. However, each small wireless facility shall be supported by its own individual application.
(Ord. 19-271, passed 6-5-2019)