(a) Pre-Application Requirement. Any person or company intending to apply for the placement or operation of new cellular or wireless communication towers or facilities within the City of Oxford shall first schedule a pre-application conference with the Community Development Department. The purpose of the pre-application conference will be to evaluate the general impact on adjacent areas and neighborhoods; discuss co-location opportunities; identify suitable sites that minimize any negative impact on the surrounding areas; and review procedural requirements. Upon completion of the pre-application conference, an application may be filed with the Community Development Department. The applicant must then comply with the requirements of this chapter.
Other requirements include a plan showing:
(b) Existing Facilities. A location map of all existing facilities within the City and outside the City limits within a 1/4-mile radius. The following information must be provided for each existing facility.
(1) Owner, type, and size of the tower and facilities at each location.
(2) The type, dimensions, and location of related equipment and/or any equipment buildings located at each site.
(3) The ground network and associated landlines utilized by each tower.
(4) Any space available for co-location opportunities.
(5) A site plan showing the parcel on which any existing tower is located.
(6) Any existing vegetation, trees, landscaping, or other significant features on the site.
(c) The general location of planned future towers and facilities.
(d) Proposed Facilities. A parcel specific site plan of all locations for proposed towers and facilities. Provide the following information for each proposed facility.
(1) Owner, type, and size of the tower and facilities at each location.
(2) The type of related equipment and/or any equipment buildings located or proposed for each tower.
(3) The type, size, and location of any support structure to be used by the tower for which the application is being submitted.
(4) The ground network and associated landlines, if any, utilized by each site.
(5) A detailed drawing showing type, size, and placement of all required or proposed screening elements including, but not limited to, landscaping and fencing.
(6) Space available for future cells or co-location opportunities.
(7) Access and parking facilities for each location.
(e) Photo simulations of the proposed wireless and cellular telecommunication facility are required and should be taken from affected residential properties, rights-of-way, and at any other locations as designated by the City.
(f) Technical Necessity. The applicant shall demonstrate that the telecommunication facility must be located where it is proposed in order to provide adequate coverage to the applicant's service area. There shall be an explanation of why the facility and the proposed site is technically necessary which shall be attested to by an Engineer. A plan sheet (to scale) must be submitted showing the proposed service area around the facility.
(g) Where the wireless, and cellular telecommunication facility is located on a property with another principal use, the applicant shall present documentation that the owner of the property supports the application and vehicular access is provided to the facility.
(h) Proof of Approval. Written proof that the telecommunications proposal has been approved by all agencies and governmental entities with jurisdiction, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), including successors to their respective functions.
(i) A three hundred dollar ($300.00) application fee will be charged for each new cellular or wireless communication tower or facility, in addition to standard Conditional Use Permit Application fee as determined by the City Council. This fee shall be in addition to any applicable building permit fee.
(j) Copies of all certified mail announcements to all other owners of towers and tall structures must be attached to the application. (See Section 1157.09, Co-Location Requirements herein).
(Ord. 3374. Passed 10-18-16.)