(A) The purpose of this subchapter is to establish procedures and standards, consistent with all applicable federal and state, laws, for the consideration, permitting, siting, construction, installation, collocation, modification, operation, regulation and removal of small wireless facilities (“SWF”) in the right-of-way of streets and roads.
(B) The intent of this subchapter is to:
(1)
Establish basic criteria for applications to install and/or collocate SWF in the right-of-way and authorize the Department of Planning, Land Use, and Neighborhoods to develop, publish, and, from time to time, amend application forms and other associated materials to provide clear guidance to applicants and staff;
(2) Ensure that SWF are appropriately designed, constructed, modified, maintained, and removed when no longer in use in conformance with all applicable health and safety regulations;
(3) Preserve the character of the Town of Mount Pleasant by minimizing the potentially adverse visual impact of SWF through careful design, siting, landscaping and camouflaging techniques to blend these facilities into their environment to the maximum extent practicable;
(4) Establish an application process and structure for payment of fees and charges to be uniformly applied to all applicants, operators and owners of SWF for such facilities;
(5) Comply with, and not conflict with or preempt, all applicable state and federal laws, including without limitation Section 101(a) and Section 704 of the Telecommunications Act, Pub. L. 104-104,101 Stats. 56, 70 (Feb. 8, 1996) (codified as 47 U.S.C. §§ 253(a), 332(c)(7)), as may be amended or superseded, and Section 6409(a) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, Pub. L. 112-96, 126 Stat. 156 (Feb. 22,2012) (codified as 47 U.S.C. § 1455(a)), as may be amended or superseded, and all FCC rules and regulations to interpret and implement applicable federal statutes.
(Ord. 19001, passed 2-12-19; Am. Ord. 21042, passed 5-11-21)