(A) The purpose of these requirements and guidelines is to regulate the location and design of antennas and wireless communications facilities, as defined herein, to facilitate the orderly deployment and development of wireless communications services in the City of Santa Paula, to ensure that the design and location of wireless communications facilities are consistent with policies of the city previously adopted to guide the orderly development of the City of Santa Paula to promote the public health, safety, comfort, convenience, quality of life and general welfare of the city's residents, to protect property values and enhance aesthetic appearance of the city by maintaining architectural and structural integrity, and by protecting views from obtrusive and unsightly accessory uses and facilities.
(B) In adopting and implementing the regulatory provisions of this chapter, it is the intent of the Santa Paula City Council to further the objectives specified above, and to create reasonable regulations in conformance with the provisions of the Telecommunication Act of 1996 without unnecessarily burdening the federal interests in ensuring access to telecommunication services, in promoting fair and effective competition among competing communication service providers, and in eliminating local restrictions and regulations that, with regard to antennas, may preclude reception of an acceptable signal quality or may unreasonably delay, prevent, or increase the cost of installation, maintenance, or use of such antennas.
(C) The Santa Paula City Council has found and determined that these requirements and guidelines for antennas and wireless communications facilities are necessary to attain such purposes.
(D) These regulations are intended to supersede any applicable provisions of the Santa Paula Municipal Code pertaining to such antenna structures and appurtenant communication equipment and to establish minimum requirements and flexible guidelines for the governance of antennas and wireless communications facilities, taking into consideration the rapid technological advances and the proliferation in use of radio communication services.
(Ord. 1105, passed 12-6-04)