§ 17.52.065. Telecommunications facilities on towers and antenna support structures.

Telecommunications facilities may be permitted on any tower or antenna support structure. Application for a conditional use permit shall be made to the Department of Community and Economic Development in the manner provided in this chapter for telecommunications facilities that are not exempt per section 17.52.020 PAMC. The applicant shall, by written certification to the Department of Community and Economic Development, establish the following at the time plans are submitted for a building permit:

A.

A conditional use permit application to develop telecommunications facilities shall include the following:

1.

The name, address and telephone number of the owner and lessee of the parcel of land upon which the tower or antenna support structure is situated. If the applicant is not the owner of the parcel of land upon which the tower or antenna support structure is situated, the written consent of the owner shall be evidenced in the application.

2.

The legal description, parcel number and address of the parcel of land upon which the tower or antenna support structure is situated.

3.

A description of the design plan proposed by the applicant. The applicant must identify whether or not it is utilizing the most compact, or least obtrusive, technological design, including microcell design, as part of the design plan.

4.

A written statement from an engineer(s) that the construction and placement of the telecommunications facilities will not interfere with public safety communications and the usual and customary transmission or reception of radio, television, or other communications services enjoyed by adjacent residential and nonresidential properties.

5.

It shall be a condition of any conditional use permit approval that the applicant shall provide certification that the proposed structure will meet the standards set forth in section 17.52.035 PAMC.

6.

A written statement by the applicant stating the telecommunications facilities will comply with all FAA regulations and EIA standards and all other applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.

7.

In order to assist the Department of Community and Economic Development and Hearing Examiner in evaluating visual impact, the applicant shall submit color photo-simulations showing the tower or antenna support structure with a photo-realistic representation of the proposed telecommunications facilities, as it would appear viewed from the closest residential property and from adjacent roadways.

8.

At the request of the Department of Community and Economic Development, the City may require a qualified, independent third-party review (by a City-approved consultant) to validate and review the technical information contained in the application submittals. The cost of such review shall be borne by the applicant.

9.

The Act gives the FCC sole jurisdiction of the regulation of RF emissions and does not allow the City to condition or deny on the basis of RF Impacts the approval of any telecommunications facilities (whether mounted on towers or antenna support structures) which meet FCC standards. In order to provide information to its citizens, the City shall make available upon request copies of ongoing FCC information and RF emission standards for telecommunications facilities transmitting from towers or antenna support structures. Applicants shall be required to submit information on the proposed power density of their proposed telecommunications facilities and demonstrate how this meets FCC standards.

10.

A preliminary construction schedule and completion date.

11.

Copies of any environmental documents required by any federal agency, if available. These shall include the environmental assessment required by FCC Para. 1.1307, or, in the event that a FCC environmental assessment is not required, a statement that describes the specific factors that obviate the requirement for an environmental assessment.

12.

A full site plan shall be required for all sites, showing the location, the specific placement, type and height of the proposed telecommunications facilities, on-site land uses and zoning, adjacent land uses and zoning, adjacent roadways, proposed means of access, setbacks from property lines, elevation drawings of the proposed telecommunications facilities, the location of existing towers and antenna support structures, trees, and other significant site features, the type and location of plant materials used to screen the facility, fencing, proposed color(s), and any other proposed structures.

B.

Telecommunications facilities that are not appurtenant structures and that are located above the top of the antenna support structure shall be appropriately screened from view through the use of panels, walls, fences, setbacks from the edge of the antenna support structure or other screening techniques approved by the City. Screening requirements shall not apply to stealth antennas that are mounted below the top of the antenna support structure but which do not protrude more than 18 inches from the side of such an antenna support structure.

(Ord. 3548 § 23, 1/5/2016; Ord. 3089 § 1 (part), 6/29/2001)