§ 69-8. Contents of applications for CUP.

(a)

General information required of all applicants and permit fee.

(1)

Applications for CUP to erect, repair, relocate, construct or maintain a telecommunication facility shall be made upon forms provided by the city and shall contain or have attached thereto, at a minimum the following information:

a.

Name, address and telephone number of the applicant;

b.

Address of building, structure or lot to which or upon which the telecommunication facility is or is proposed to be attached or erected;

c.

Name of the person, firm, corporation or association applying to erect, repair, relocate, construct or maintain the telecommunication facility if different from applicant;

d.

Written consent of the owner of the building, structure or land to which or upon which the telecommunication facility is to be erected, repaired, relocated, constructed or maintained;

e.

A site plan showing existing vegetation to be removed from the site, and vegetation to be replanted to replace the vegetation that will be removed;

f.

A certified statement prepared by an engineer licensed to practice in the state that the installation and operation of the antenna, including reception and transmission functions, will not interfere with the usual and customary transmission or reception of radio or television of other properties and telecommunication service enjoyed by other; and

g.

Written certification from the applicant's engineer that the installation complies with regulations administered by FAA, the FCC, any appropriate state review authority or that the facility is exempt from those regulations. In particular, an applicant must submit written certification that all emissions from the antenna will comply with FCC frequency emissions standards and that the telecommunication facility has received clearance from the FAA.

(2)

Each application for a CUP shall be accompanied by the permit fee required by the city.

(b)

Antenna permits.

(1)

CUP applications to install an antenna shall also contain or have attached thereto the following:

a.

Three sets of accurate scale drawings including a scaled site plan and a scaled elevation view; and

b.

Other supporting drawings, calculations and other documentation including, but not limited to, the method of construction and attachment to the building or structure for the antenna.

(2)

These required plans/drawings shall be certified by an independent registered structural engineer licensed in the state as meeting all current safety and design standards of all applicable federal, state and city codes.

(c)

Tower permits.

(1)

CUP applications to construct a tower shall contain or have attached thereto the following:

a.

Three sets of accurate scale drawings including a scaled site plan and a scaled elevation view;

b.

Other supporting drawings, calculations and other documentation including, but not limited to, the method of construction and attachment to the ground for the tower;

c.

Other supporting drawings, calculations and other documentations to show the location and dimensions of all improvements, including information concerning topography, radio frequency coverage, tower height requirements, setbacks, drives, parking, fencing, landscaping, adjacent uses and other information deemed by the city to be necessary to assess compliance with this chapter;

d.

A structural engineer's report containing the following information:

1.

Tower height and design, including technical, engineering, economic, and other pertinent factors governing selection of the proposed design. A cross-section of the tower structure shall be included;

2.

Total anticipated transmission and reception capacity of the structure, including number and types of antennas which can be accommodated;

3.

Evidence of structural integrity of the tower structure; and

4.

Failure characteristics of the tower and demonstration that site and setbacks are of adequate size to contain debris;

e.

An inventory of the applicant's existing telecommunication towers, antennas, or monopole towers that are either within the city or within one mile of the city limits, including specific information about the location, height and design of each tower, antenna or monopole. The city may share such information with other applicants applying for CUPs under this chapter or other organizations seeking to locate telecommunication towers, antennas or monopoles within the city, provided, however, that the city is not, by sharing such information, representing or warranting in any way that such sites are available or suitable for telecommunication towers, antennas or monopoles; and

f.

An inventory of existing telecommunication towers or monopoles which are owned by persons other than the applicant and are either within the city or within one mile of the city limits, including specific information about the location, height and design of each facility. In preparing such an inventory, the applicant shall provide the following information:

1.

Identification of each existing facility by location, tax lot number, existing uses and height of the facility;

2.

Whether such facility could structurally accommodate the proposed antenna without requiring structural changes to the facility;

3.

Whether each such facility could structurally accommodate the proposed antenna if structural changes were made, not including totally rebuilding the facility. If so, the applicant shall specify in general terms what structural changes would be required, and the cost of such changes;

4.

If structurally able, whether shared use by such existing facility would be precluded for reasons related to radio frequency (RF) or electromagnetic interference. If so, the applicant shall describe in general terms what changes in either the existing or proposed antenna would be required to accommodate the proposed antenna, if any; and

5.

If shared use is possible, the fee an owner of an existing facility would charge for such shared use. Shared use is not precluded because a reasonable fee for shared use is charged, or because of reasonable costs necessary to adapt the existing and proposed uses to a shared facility. The city may consider expert testimony to determine whether the fee and costs are reasonable. Costs exceeding the cost of development of a new telecommunication facility are presumed unreasonable.

(2)

These required plans/drawings shall be certified by an independent registered structural engineer licensed in the state as meeting all current safety and design standards of all applicable federal, state and city codes.

(d)

Monopole tower permits.

(1)

CUP applications to construct a monopole tower shall contain or have attached thereto the following:

a.

Three sets of accurate scale drawings including a scaled site plan and a scaled elevation view;

b.

Other supporting drawings, calculations and other documentation including, but not limited to, the method of construction and attachment to the ground for the monopole tower;

c.

Other supporting drawings, calculations and other documentations to show the location and dimensions of all improvements, including information concerning topography, radio frequency coverage, tower height requirements, setbacks, drives, parking, fencing, landscaping, adjacent uses and other information deemed by the city to be necessary to assess compliance with this chapter;

d.

A structural engineer's report containing the following information:

1.

Total anticipated capacity of the structure, including number and types of antennas which can be accommodated; and

2.

Failure characteristics of the monopole tower and demonstration that site and setbacks are of adequate size to contain debris;

e.

An inventory of the applicant's existing telecommunication towers, antennas or monopole towers that are either within the city or within one mile of the city limits, including specific information about the location, height and design of each tower, antenna or monopole. The city may share such information with other applicants applying for CUPs under this chapter or other organizations seeking to locate telecommunication towers, antennas or monopoles within the city, provided, however, that the city is not, by sharing such information, representing or warranting in any way that such sites are available or suitable for telecommunication towers, antennas or monopoles; and

f.

An inventory of existing telecommunication towers or monopoles which are owned by persons other than the applicant and are either within the city or within one mile of the city limits, including specific information about the location, height and design of each facility. In preparing such an inventory, the applicant shall provide the following information:

1.

Identification of each existing facility by location, tax lot number, existing uses and height of the facility;

2.

Whether such facility could structurally accommodate the proposed antenna without requiring structural changes to the facility;

3.

Whether each such facility could structurally accommodate the proposed antenna if structural changes were made, not including totally rebuilding the facility. If so, the applicant shall specify in general terms what structural changes would be required, and the cost of such changes;

4.

If structurally able, whether shared use by such existing facility would be precluded for reasons related to radio frequency (RF) or electromagnetic interference. If so, the applicant shall describe in general terms what changes in either the existing or proposed antenna would be required to accommodate the proposed antenna, if any; and

5.

If shared use is possible, the fee an owner of an existing facility would charge for such shared use. Shared use is not precluded because a reasonable fee for shared use is charged, or because of reasonable costs necessary to adapt the existing and proposed uses to a shared facility. The city may consider expert testimony to determine whether the fee and costs are reasonable. Costs exceeding the cost of development of a new telecommunication facility are presumed unreasonable.

(2)

These required plans/drawings shall be certified by an independent registered structural engineer licensed in the state as meeting all current safety and design standards of all applicable federal, state and city codes.

(Ord. No. 10-2007, § 1, 8-13-07)