(A) The Zoning Administrator may grant administrative approval of the following telecommunications facilities:
(1) Telecommunications facilities located on electric transmission towers carrying over 200 kilo volts of electricity.
(2) Telecommunication facilities located on an antenna support structure that has already been approved by a conditional use permit as the location for a telecommunication facility, if the proposed facility does not involve a variance and is not accompanied by any other matter requiring consideration by the Planning Commission or City Council.
(3) A one-time, 15-foot extension of an existing monopole telecommunications structure or one-time replacement of an existing monopole by a tower no greater than 15 feet taller than the existing monopole may be administratively approved if the proposed facility does not involve a variance and is not accompanied by any other matter requiring consideration by the Planning Commission and City Council.
(4) Telecommunication facilities that are attached to an existing public utility structure within a right-of-way if:
(a) The telecommunication facility does not extend above the top of the existing utility structure and the height of the existing utility structure is not increased to accommodate the telecommunication facility;
(b) Any replacement utility structure does not exceed the height of the existing utility structure, including the telecommunication facility, and does not exceed the diameter of the existing utility structure by more than 50%;
(c) The telecommunication facility is no larger than three cubic feet and has no individual surface larger than four square feet;
(d) The telecommunication facility extends outward from the utility structure by no more than two and one-half feet, except that an antenna no greater than one half inch in diameter may extend an additional six inches;
(e) There is no ground mounted equipment;
(f) There is no interference with public safety communications or with the original use of the public utility structure; and
(g) The telecommunication facility must be removed and relocated when the road authority requires the removal and relocation of the public utility structure.
(B) Administrative review and approval is subject to the following:
(1) Submittal of a complete site and building plan review application, complete site plan, building elevations, and antenna elevations, and signed by a registered architect, civil engineer, landscape architect or other appropriate design professional;
(2) Submittal of an analysis prepared by a radio or electrical engineer demonstrating that the proposed location of the antennas is necessary to meet the coverage and capacity needs of the applicant's system. The applicant also must pay the reasonable expenses of a radio or electrical engineer retained by the city, at its option, to review this analysis; and
(3) Submittal of any necessary easements and easement exhibits, which have been prepared by an attorney knowledgeable in the area of real estate and which are subject to the City Attorney's approval.
(C) The Zoning Administrator will render a decision within 60 days and serve a copy of the decision upon the applicant by mail.
(D) Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Zoning Administrator may appeal the decision to the City Council.
(Ord. 212, 3rd Series, passed 11-15-2016)