18.130.010 Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to establish general guidelines for the installation of wireless communications towers and antennas. The goals of this chapter are to:
A. Minimize the adverse visual effects of towers through careful design, siting, and screening, while preserving the rights of wireless telecommunications providers;
B. Encourage the location of towers in nonresidential areas;
C. Minimize the total number of towers throughout the community;
D. Strongly encourage the joint use (co-location) of new and existing tower sites as a primary option rather than construction of additional single-use towers;
E. Encourage users of towers and antennas to locate them, to the extent possible, in areas where the adverse impact on the community is minimal;
F. Encourage users of towers and antennas to configure them in a way that minimizes the adverse visual impact of the towers and antennas through careful design, siting, screening, and innovative camouflaging techniques;
G. Enhance the ability of the providers of telecommunications services to provide such services to the community quickly, effectively and efficiently; and
H. Avoid potential damage to adjacent properties from tower failure through engineering and careful siting of tower structures. [Ord. 17-01 § 1; Res. 17-01; Ord. 14-12 § 1; Res. 14-36 § 412.01.]