The purpose of these regulations for telecommunications facilities are:
A. To facilitate the provision of telecommunications services throughout the city;
B. To enhance the ability to provide telecommunications services to the community quickly, effectively and efficiently;
C. To encourage the location of towers in nonresidential zoned districts;
D. To minimize the total number of towers in the community;
E. To encourage the joint use of new and existing tower locations;
F. To ensure that towers are located in areas that minimize adverse impacts;
G. To ensure towers and antennas are configured in a way that minimizes adverse visual impacts by careful design, appropriate siting and landscape screening;
H. To encourage the attachment of antennas on existing structures;
I. To consider public health and safety effects of telecommunications facilities;
J. To avoid damage to adjacent properties from tower failure through careful engineering and locating of tower structures; and
K. To protect residential areas and lands by minimizing adverse impacts of towers. (Ord. 915 §1, 2000)