The purpose of this Chapter is to establish general procedures and standards for the siting, construction, placement, collocation, modification, operation, and removal of small cell facilities and/or wireless support structures within the City of Sidney. The goals of this chapter are to:
(a) Provide standards for the siting, construction, placement, collocation, modification, operation, and removal of small cell facilities and wireless support structures within the City of Sidney.
(b) Establish criteria for making application to promote fair and efficient processing of applications.
(c) Ensure that small cell facilities and wireless support structures conform to all applicable health and safety regulations.
(d) Preserve the character of the City's neighborhoods and Sidney Courthouse Square Historic District by limiting the overall number of facilities within the City's Right of Way.
(e) Reduce visual clutter and preserve and enhance the aesthetic environment of the City of Sidney.
(f) Ensure the safety of motorists, pedestrians, and other users of the City's Rights of Way by limiting the placement and overall number of facilities within close proximity to roadways, sidewalks, or other such ways of travel.
(g) Establish a fair and reasonable method to recover costs incurred in administering this Chapter.
(Ord. A-2923. Passed 2-26-18.)