General requirements for temporary telecom facilities.
(A) Applications. All applications for a temporary telecom facility (or "TTF") permit shall be accompanied by the minimum documentation required by division (C) below.
(B) Administrative review for TTFs. City staff shall review the application for completeness. After the application has been deemed complete, within 30 days city staff shall render a written decision to the applicant. Any denials must include the reasons for the denial. The review shall be administrative in nature and shall not require notice or a public hearing.
(C) Required findings for TTFs. The city may approve or conditionally approve a TTF permit only when the city finds:
(1) The proposed TTF will not exceed 50 feet in overall height above ground level;
(2) The proposed TTF complies with all setback requirements applicable to the proposed location;
(3) The proposed TTF will not involve any excavation or ground disturbance;
(4) The proposed TTF will be compliant with all generally applicable public health and safety laws and regulations, which include without limitation maximum permissible exposure limits for human exposure to RF emissions established by the FCC;
(5) The proposed TTF will not violate any noise limits applicable to the proposed location;
(6) The proposed TTF will be identified with a sign that clearly identifies the site operator, the operator's site identification name or number and a working telephone number answered 24 hours a day, seven days a week by a live person who can exert power-down control over the antennas;
(7) The proposed TTF will be removed within 30 days after the city grants the TTF permit, or such longer time as the city finds reasonably related to the applicant's need or purpose for the TTF; the city may require an appropriate bond to ensure removal, to the extent allowed by law; and
(8) The applicant has not been denied an approval for any permanent telecom facility in substantially the same location within the previous 365 days.
(Ord. 2021-03, passed 12-7-2021)