§ 4.2.010. Telecommunications facilities - minimum application requirements.

The following are the minimum application criteria applicable to all non-exempt telecommunication facilities. In the event that a project is subject to discretionary and/or environmental review, mitigation measures, or other conditions may also be necessary. All non-exempt Telecommunications Facilities shall comply with the following:

A.

The Planning and Community Development Director shall establish, and maintain, a list of information that must accompany every application for the installation of a telecommunications facility. Said information may include, but shall not be limited to:

1.

Completed supplemental project information forms;

2.

A specific maximum requested gross cross-sectional area, or silhouette, of the facility;

3.

Service area maps, network maps, alternative site analysis, visual impact demonstrations including mock-ups and/or photo-montages;

4.

Visual impact analysis;

5.

NIER (non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation) exposure studies;

6.

Title reports identifying legal access, security considerations, lists of other nearby telecommunication facilities known to the City;

7.

Master plan for all related facilities within the City limits and within one-quarter (¼) mile there from; and

8.

Facility design alternatives to the proposal and deposits for peer review, if deemed necessary by the Director.

B.

The Planning and Community Development Director may release an applicant from having to provide one (1) or more of the pieces of information on this list, upon a finding that in the specific case involved, said information is not necessary to process, or make a decision regarding, the application being submitted;

C.

The Planning and Community Development Director is explicitly authorized, at his/her discretion to employ on behalf of the City, an independent technical expert to review any technical materials submitted including, but not limited to, those required under this section and in those cases where a technical demonstration of unavoidable need, or unavailability of alternatives, is required. The applicant shall pay all the costs of said review, including any administrative costs incurred by the City.

D.

A permit shall be issued by the Planning and Community Development Department when the minimum application requirements have been met.

(Ord. 3171, 2017).