(A) The town and county wish to accommodate the orderly development of the wireless communication industry, while at the same time preserving the area's natural beauty and distinctive character.
(B) Furthermore, the chapter is intended to promote and protect the public health, welfare and safety by regulating existing and proposed wireless communication towers by:
(1) Restricting tower height so as to not detract from the ridgelines and beautiful vistas of the county and to provide for the safety of low-flying private, government and medical aircraft;
(2) To provide for adequate fall-zones to protect from falling ice and debris and potential tower failure;
(3) To encourage antenna collocation so as to reduce the number of new towers constructed in the county and the town; and
(4) To require the use of camouflage or stealth technology for towers constructed within the viewshed of the Blue Ridge Parkway, Stone Mountain State Park, the New River or the New River State Park.
(Ord. passed - -)