Co-location shall be required for wireless communications facilities or antenna array, unless specifically exempted by the provisions of this subchapter.
(A) Procedures. The Planning Department shall, upon request and/or submittal of an application in conformance with § 155.158 of this subchapter, provide applicants with a list of all known existing and proposed wireless communications facilities or support structures that lie within one mile of the proposed site and the names of the applicable owners or providers, based upon the existing inventory of wireless communications facilities in the county and upon known co-location opportunities.
(B) Basis for relief. Relief from co-location under this section shall require independent professional verification of the applicant’s data and an independent professional evaluation that supports exception from co-location. Relief from this section may be justified by the following:
(1) Existing wireless communications facilities or support structures do not fall within location tolerances based upon radio frequency mapping;
(2) Proposed site(s) do not meet minimum height requirements based upon radio frequency engineering data;
(3) Existing wireless communications facilities or support structures do not meet structural integrity requirements for the proposed antenna array; or
(4) Placement of the proposed wireless communications facility and/or antenna array would impair, or be impaired by, the emission of radio frequencies.
(BC Ord. passed 1-22-2003; BC Ord. passed 3-26-2003)