§ 835-10. Intent.

The regulation of telecommunication towers and antennas in this article is intended to:

(A)

Promote the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens and residents, the traveling public, and other persons by regulating the siting of telecommunication towers;

(B)

Provide for the appropriate location and use of telecommunication towers and antennas within the city;

(C)

Minimize adverse visual effects of telecommunication towers and antennas through careful design, siting, landscape screening and innovative camouflaging techniques;

(D)

Avoid potential damage to adjacent properties from tower failure through engineering and careful siting of tower structures;

(E)

Protect residential areas and land uses from potential adverse impacts of telecommunication towers and antennas by maximizing use of any new or existing telecommunication towers through shared use (i.e., co-location) to reduce the number of towers needed;

(F)

Recognize that telecommunication services are a nonessential public service and telecommunication towers and antennas will only be permitted where there is a demonstrated need;

(G)

Use of public property shall be given the highest priority in siting telecommunication towers and antennas; and

(H)

Co-location shall be fully considered and treated as an important factor included in the consideration of applications to locate new telecommunication towers or antennas.

(Ord. No. 2010-20, § 2(Exh. A), 9-14-10)