It is the purpose and intent of this chapter to establish development standards for regulating the placement and design of commercial wireless telecommunication facilities in order to preserve and to protect the visual character of Pinole from any adverse environmental effects of wireless telecommunication facilities; to ensure against the creation of visual blight on the city's major or minor ridgelines, protected areas, and view corridors as identified on the Visual resources map (Figure 10.4) of the general plan; to protect the environmental resources of the city; and to protect the citizens of Pinole from any possible adverse health effects associated with exposure to high levels of NIER (non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation) to the extent permitted by the Federal Communication Commission (FCC). The city acknowledges the community benefit associated with the requirement of commercial wireless telecommunication services within the city and encourages the lease of publicly owned properties for the development of commercial wireless telecommunication facilities to the extent compatible with existing facilities. The regulations as set forth are consistent with federal and state law related to the development of commercial wireless telecommunication transmission facilities. (Ord. 2010-02 § 1 (part), 2010)