(A) A wireless telecommunications facility, which includes a tower, may be permitted as a conditional use in a multi-family residential, institutional or commercial district or located on an institutionally used property in any residential district. In order to be considered for review, the applicant must prove that a newly-constructed tower is necessary in that opportunities for collocation on an existing tower is not feasible.
(B) The following steps must also be taken for the application to be considered for review in this category:
(1) The applicant shall present a landscaping plan that indicated how the wireless telecommunications facility, will be screened from adjoining uses;
(2) The applicant shall demonstrate that the telecommunications tower must be located where it is proposed in order to service that applicant’s service area. There shall be an explanation of why a tower and this proposed site is technically necessary;
(3) Where the telecommunications facility is located on a property with another principal use, the applicant shall present documentation that the owner of the property has granted an easement or entered into a lease for the proposed facility and that the vehicular access is provided to the facility; and
(4) Any applicant requesting permission to install a new tower shall provide evidence of written contact with all wireless service providers who supply service within a quarter mile of the proposed facility. The contacted providers shall be requested to respond in writing to the inquiry within 30 days. The applicant’s letter(s) as well as response(s) shall be presented to the Planning Commission as a means of demonstrating the need for a new tower.
(C) A report prepared by a licensed professional engineer shall be included with the submitted application and shall contain the height, design and proof of compliance with nationally accepted structural standard published by the American National Standards Institute/Electronic Industry Association § 222-F, as amended.
(D) A soil report complying with the standards of ANSI/ETA 222-F (Annex I: Geotechnical Investigations for Towers), as amended, shall be submitted to the Building Department to document and verify the design specifications of the foundation for the tower, and anchors for the guy wires, if used.
(E) Wireless telecommunications towers and antennae shall be designed to withstand sustained winds of at least 80 mph.
(F) The ANSI/ETA section 222-F (Annex H: Commentary on Ice Design Criteria for Communications Structures) shall be consulted for ice load specifications.
(G) Elevations of existing and proposed structures showing width, depth and height of the telecommunications facility as well as the specifications of the antenna and support structure shall be present.
(H) The applicant shall present documentation that the tower is designed in accordance with the standards established in § 155.17 of this code.
(I) The applicant shall demonstrate that the proposed tower complies with all FAA regulations concerning safety.
(J) The applicant shall demonstrate that the proposed tower complies with all FCC regulations concerning safety.
(K) When the proposed facility is to include a new tower, a plot plan, including all building uses within 300 feet, shall be required at a scale not less than one-inch equal to 100 feet. Aerial photos and/or renderings may augment the plot plan.
(L) All applicants shall be required to construct or locate on a base tower structure and structure foundation that is designed to be buildable up to 200 feet above the finished grade. Although the initial capacity may be for one antenna, the structure shall be designed to serve as a base for a reconstructed tower with the capacity for three providers when constructed to the maximum allowable height.
(M) Underground equipment shelters are encouraged, especially in nonindustrial areas, and may be requested by the Building Commissioner.
(Ord. 2009-06, passed 9-16-2009)