These regulations are established to provide for the construction and use of wireless telecommunication facilities, which shall include all antennas, towers, and support structures, within areas of the city as permitted herein. The intent of these regulations is to balance the competing interests created by the Federal Telecommunication Act of 1996, Public Law 104-104, and the interests of the city in regulating wireless telecommunication towers and related facilities for the following purposes:
(A) To protect residential areas and avoid potential damage to adjacent properties from wireless telecommunication antennas, towers, support structures and facility failure;
(B) To protect property values;
(C) To regulate a commercial use so as to provide for orderly and safe development within the city;
(D) To provide for and protect the health, safety, and general welfare of the residents of the city;
(E) To encourage the joint use of any new and existing wireless telecommunication towers and related facilities to minimize the number of such structures within the city; and
(F) To minimize the adverse visual effects of wireless telecommunication towers and related facilities.
(Ord. 5-2005, passed 3-23-05)