(a) Applications shall be evaluated in the timeframes as follows:
(1) Type 1 Applications 60 days
(2) Type 2 Applications 90 days
(3) Type 3 Applications 120 days
(b) Applications shall be reviewed for completeness. If the Application is incomplete, then the Applicant will be notified of the insufficiency, and the timeframes set forth in subsection (a) shall be tolled until the Application is made complete, as described below:
(1) To toll the time period for incompleteness, the Village must provide written notice to the Applicant, specifically identifying all missing documents or information, within thirty (30) days after receiving the Application.
(2) The time period set forth in subsection (a) will begin to run again when the Applicant provides a supplemental submission in response to the Village's notice of incompleteness, but may be tolled again if the Village notifies the applicant in writing, within ten (10) days of receiving a supplemental submission, that the Application remains incomplete and identifies which items specified in the original notice of incompleteness are still missing. Timely notice by the Village of the deficiencies in a supplemental submission tolls the time period set forth in subsection (a) until the Applicant supplies the specified information.
(c) The timeframes set out in subsection (a) may be tolled by mutual agreement between the Applicant and the Village. The timeframes in subsections (a)(2) and (a)(3) may also be tolled as follows:
(1) If the Village receives between 15-30 applications in a thirty-day period, then the Village may toll for an additional twenty (20) days beginning with the sixteenth (16th) application.
(2) If the Village receives more than 30 applications in a thirty-day period, then the Village may toll for an additional fifteen (15) days for every fifteen (15) applications received, up to a maximum tolling period of ninety (90) days, as indicated below:
A. Applications 31-45: 36 additional days
B. Applications 46-60: 51 additional days
C. Applications 61-75: 66 additional days
D. Applications 76-90: 81 additional days
E. Applications 91+: 90 additional days
(3) When an Applicant submits an underground area waiver pursuant to Appendix A "Specification for New Wireless Support Structures" (d), in which case the Village may toll for an additional fourteen (14) days.
(d) If two Applicants request to collocate on the same Wireless Support Structure or two Wireless Support Structures are proposed within a distance that would violate the spacing requirements set forth in Section 918.14, then the Village Engineer may resolve the conflict in any reasonable and nondiscriminatory manner.
(e) If a request for consent is denied, the Village shall provide, in writing, its reasons for denying the request, supported by substantial, competent evidence. The denial of consent shall not unreasonably discriminate against the Applicant. Grounds for denying an Application may include, but are not limited to:
(5) Conflict with the historic nature or character of the surrounding area;
(6) Conflict with planned future improvements in the Right-of-Way; and
(7) Failure to comply with generally applicable health, safety, and welfare requirements.
(Ord. 2019-03. Passed 2-19-19.)