The purpose of this chapter is to provide regulations regarding the location and design of wireless communications facilities. Not be detrimental. Screening and architectural compatibility required. It is the intention of this chapter to treat wireless communications facilities, including antennas, in the same way that other mechanical equipment e. October 8, Antennas allowed by this chapter shall comply with all applicable zoning and building codes.
Compliance with Division 2 of this title. Antennas and accessory wireless equipment shall be located, installed, and mounted in a manner to minimize to the greatest extent possible the visibility of the antennas and equipment. The application for the required City approval shall include photo simulations of the proposed facility, propagation map, and all related equipment.
Antennas and wireless telecommunication facilities shall be set back at least one hundred feet ' from any parcel zoned residential. Antennas and wireless telecommunications facilities shall also be allowed in the public right-of-way when an encroachment permit is obtained from the Planning and Development Services Department. The permit shall not be granted until all of the applicable requirements are met, including an agreement for compensation to the City.
Nonexclusive condition. Wireless telecommunication facilities shall be conditioned to be nonexclusive in order to encourage colocation with separate providers. The height of any antenna or wireless telecommunication facility shall not exceed the maximum height of the subject zoning district. Wireless telecommunication facilities. Wireless telecommunication facilities e. Antennas and accessory wireless equipment, if visible, shall be screened with landscaping to the greatest extent possible.
The base shall be landscaped to screen equipment cabinets or the equipment cabinets shall be architecturally compatible with adjacent structures. This landscaping shall be subject to the review and approval of the Director. All landscaping screening shall be required to be properly maintained in compliance with Chapter 28 of this title Landscaping Standards and replaced if necessary by the applicant as long as the associated antenna or wireless equipment is in use. Freestanding wireless telecommunications facilities shall be located on sites where the facility shall be set back from arterial streets and major traffic corridors to the greatest extent possible.
