§ 70-900. Intent and purpose.

(a)

In order to accommodate the communication needs of residents and businesses while protecting the public health, safety, and general welfare of the community, council finds that these regulations are necessary to:

(1)

Provide for the managed development and installation, maintenance, modification, and removal of wireless communication infrastructure in the city with the goal of having the fewest number of wireless communication facilities ("WCF") required to complete a network without unreasonably discriminating against wireless communication providers of functionally equivalent services including all of those who install, maintain, operate, and remove WCFs;

(2)

Promote and protect the public health, safety, and welfare by reducing the visibility of WCFs to the fullest extent possible through techniques including but not limited to camouflage design techniques and undergrounding of WCFs and the equipment associated therewith;

(3)

Encourage the deployment of smaller, less intrusive WCFs to supplement existing larger WCFs;

(4)

Encourage the use of wall mounted panel antennas;

(5)

Encourage roof mounted antennas only when wall mounted antennas will not provide adequate service or are not otherwise feasible;

(6)

Encourage the location of towers in non-residential areas, in a manner that minimizes the total number of towers needed throughout the community;

(7)

Encourage strongly the colocation of WCFs on new and existing sites;

(8)

Encourage owners and users of antennas and towers to locate them, to the extent possible, in areas where the adverse impact on the community is minimized;

(9)

Enhance the ability of wireless communication service providers to provide such services to the community quickly, effectively, and efficiently;

(10)

Effectively manage WCFs in the right-of-way; and

(11)

Manage amateur radio facilities and over-the-air receiving devices in the city.

(Ord. No. 16-11, § 1, 11-14-16; Ord. No. 17-11, § 1, 8-15-2017)