(A) A proposal for a new wireless telecommunication tower shall not be approved unless the applicant documents to the satisfaction of the city that the antennas planned for the proposed tower cannot be accommodated on an existing or approved tower or commercial or industrial building within a one-half mile radius, transcending municipal borders, due to one or more of the following:
(1) The antenna would exceed the structural capacity of the existing or approved tower or commercial building;
(2) The antenna would cause interference with other existing or planned equipment at the tower or building;
(3) Existing or approved towers and commercial buildings cannot reasonably accommodate the antenna at a height necessary for the proposed antenna to function;
(4) Existing or approved towers and commercial buildings are outside of the documented search area;
(5) The owners or lessors of existing or approved towers and commercial buildings are unwilling to allow co-location upon their facilities or are unavailable to grant such an allowance; and
(6) Approval cannot be obtained for co-locating upon an existing tower or antenna site which is within the documented search area, but outside city municipal boundaries.
(B) It is the city’s intent to encourage co-locating providers to share accessory equipment building space whenever possible and practical so as to minimize the number of necessary accessory buildings and their impact upon the surrounding community. An applicant co-locating on another provider’s tower shall incorporate its base transceiver station and all other equipment into an existing accessory equipment building or suitable principal structure, except as otherwise provided in this division (B). If this requirement cannot be met due to insufficient space within the existing accessory building, security issues, competition or compatibility concerns, or for other reasons, one of the following options, ranked in preferential order, shall be utilized.
(1) The existing accessory building shall be expanded to a size sufficient to house the co-locator’s equipment. The building expansion shall match the design and features of the existing accessory equipment building. The applicant shall obtain a building permit from the city prior to construction.
(2) A cement pad shall be constructed alongside and adjacent to the existing accessory equipment building upon which the co-locator’s equipment shall be attached. The applicant shall obtain a building permit from the city prior to construction.
(3) A separate building shall be constructed that conforms to all the requirements set forth in § 160.399 of this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 1124.04) (Ord. 588, passed 02-10-1997)