(A) Both major and minor facilities proposed to be erected, located, mounted, operated and maintained at all times require a Conditional Use Permit (CUP). Each applicant applying for a CUP must submit a completed CUP application in accordance with the requirements of the Santa Paula Municipal Code, and such additional or different requirements as are made applicable by this chapter.
(B) In addition to the city submittal requirements, a scaled site plan must be provided to the city which shows the following information:
(1) The proposed location of the wireless communications facility;
(2) Elevations of the wireless communications facility with dimensions identified;
(3) The height of any existing or proposed structure(s);
(4) Location of any accessory equipment;
(5) Locations of all guy-wires;
(6) Location of all above and below ground wiring and connection cables;
(7) Location of existing or proposed easements on the property;
(8) The height of any panels, microwave dishes, or whip antennas, above ground level;
(9) The distance between the antenna structure and any existing or proposed accessory equipment; and
(10) Any other necessary information as may be required by the Department of Development Services.
(C) Any application that is improperly submitted or fails to contain all of the information as required by this chapter will be deemed incomplete.
(D) Each application must contain a letter of justification accompanied by written documentation that explains and validates the applicant's efforts to locate the facility in accordance with the screening and site selection guidelines set forth in this section.
(E) Each application must contain a narrative and map that discloses the exact location and nature of any and all existing facilities that are owned, operated or used by the applicant within the City of Santa Paula, or within five miles of its geographic borders, as well as any proposed or planned sites that may reasonably be known to the applicant at the time the application is made.
(F) Each application must contain a narrative and appropriate maps that disclose the geographic area(s) within the City of Santa Paula that will be serviced by the proposed facility, the geographic area(s) bordering the City of Santa Paula, if any, that will be serviced by the proposed facility, the nature of the service to be provided or purpose of the facility, the reasons, if any, why the applicant cannot locate the facility outside the City of Santa Paula, and the efforts, if any, that applicant has made to locate the facility outside the City of Santa Paula.
(G) A radio-frequency (RF) report prepared by a qualified RF engineer acceptable to the city to demonstrate that the proposed facility, as well as any colocated facilities, complies with current federal RF emission standards. This RF report must also include signal strength exhibits.
(H) Computerized visual assessments or other exhibits equivalent in a form and manner acceptable to the Planning Director showing the before and after visual appearances of the proposed facility.
(I) A preliminary environmental review in accordance with the city submittal requirements, with special emphasis placed upon the nature and extent of visual, public, health, and safety impacts.
(J) Evidence of any required licenses and approvals to provide wireless services in the city.
(K) Notwithstanding any permit that may be granted in accordance with this chapter, the facility must be erected, located, mounted, operated and maintained at all times in compliance with this chapter and all applicable laws, regulations and requirements of the Building Code, and every other code and regulation imposed or enforced by the City of Santa Paula, the State of California, and the United States Federal Government. Applicants are separately required to obtain all applicable building and construction permits that may be required before erecting or installing the facility.
(Ord. 1105, passed 12-6-04)