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other tower users in the area,scaring their siting needs and/or Where the site abuts or has access co a collector and local street,
<br /> sharing capabilities in an effort to encourage tower sharing. access for maintenance vehicles shall be exclusively by means of
<br /> Applicants cannot be denied or deny space on a tower unless the collector street.
<br /> mechanical,structural,or regulatory factors prevent them from Parking requirements generally do not apply to cellular
<br /> sharing. In other words,competing carriers cannot lock each towers. For chose communities that require parking, the
<br /> ocher our of territory.The ordinances for Jefferson County, L_ provision applies to an overall"communication cower facility"
<br /> Oldham Counry_Mulcnomah County,and Palm Beach_County ordinance in which spaces are required only when the
<br /> o.fFer-detailed examples of sharing provisions and leasing terms. equipment building is staffed.
<br /> Structural Integrity and Inspection.Most ordinances require Lighting and Security. Lighting for communication cowers is
<br /> chat any new or modified towers be certified by an engineer accord- required when the cower is tall enough to concern the Federal
<br /> ing to structural standards for antennas offered by either the Elec- Aviation Administration (FAA).Jefferson Parish acknowledges
<br /> Ironic Industries Association or the Telecommunication Industry FAA regulations and the privacy of neighboring property owners:
<br /> Association.Inspection schedules seem to vary widely according to When lighting is required and is permicred by the Federal
<br /> the type of tower,as in this provision from Jupiter,Florida: Aviation Administration or other federal or state authority,is
<br /> Inspections—The town council may require periodic inspections shall be oriented inward so as not co project onto surrounding
<br /> of communication towers to ensure structural integrity.Such residential property.
<br /> inspections may be required as follows:a)monopole towers—at Others, in more urban areas,may require full review and
<br /> least once every 10 years;b)self-support cowers—ac least once certification of the tower application by their local airport
<br /> every five yeah;c)guyed cowers—ac least once every three years. authority.This provision is from Palm Beach County:
<br /> Inspections shall be conducted by an engineer licensed by the
<br /> stare of Florida.The results of such inspections shall be provided Prior to the site plan certification,the applicant shall provide
<br /> to the director of community development.Baud upon results of documentation that the proposed communication tower has been
<br /> an inspection,the town council may require repair or removal of reviewed and is nor determined to be a hazard by the FAA...
<br /> a communication cower. (via)the Palm Beach County Department of Airports....The
<br /> PBCDOA shall review the communication tower application to
<br /> Equipment Buildings and Lot Sizes.Cellular towers are often determine if it is a hazard to any FAA flight paths.
<br /> accompanied by a small,usually unstaffed storage building that
<br /> houses transmitting equipment.Some ordinances treat them as Some ordinances also require fencing or signage.Jupiter
<br /> accessory uses or structures,while others specifically scare that requires a six-foot safety fence with a locked gate. If high voltage
<br /> they are not.Most require some setback from adjoining is necessary,signs must be posted every 20 feet,saying,
<br /> property lines; the required setback is usually proportional to "Danger—High Voltage."The operator must also post"No
<br /> the area's density.Oldham County seeks to discourage more Trespassing"signs.
<br /> intense use of the site: Abandonment.Most ordinances also restrict the rime in
<br /> [Tlhese facilities may not include offices,long-term vehicle which an unused rower may stand to between six and 18
<br /> storage,other outdoor storage,or broadcast studios,except for months,with some requiring the tower applicant to cover the
<br /> emergency purposes,or other uses char are not needed to send demolition costs.
<br /> or receive transmissions. Application Requirements.Perhaps the most telling section
<br /> of any ordinance is its application requirements.Although some
<br /> Loc sizes for cellular sites are usually the minimum for the communities do not list these separately,doing so lets the
<br /> district in which they will be built. applicant know exactly what must be provided and indicates
<br /> Maintenance and Parking.A few ordinances include how much the community knows about the impacts of cellular
<br /> standards for facility maintenance and parking.The phone tower siting.These requirements should be clearly stated
<br /> Multnomah County ordinance has the most extensive treatment and not impossible to fulfill.Jefferson County offers an
<br /> of maintenance impacts: __ _ excellent explanation of what is requires m any tower
<br /> Equipment at a transmission facility shall be automated co the - applicant,and its provisions demonstrate serious research by the
<br /> greatest extent possible to reduce craffrc and congestion.The planning department and other local agencies.Review of!his
<br /> applicant shall describe anticipated maintenance needs, ordinance and its acccoomp nit"Low Power Mobile Radio
<br /> including frequency of service,personnel needs,equipment ommunications Land Use Plan Addendum°is recommended
<br /> needs,and traffic,noise,or safe impacts of such maintenance. -
<br /> cY� P !•o�anyone dealing with cellular siting is-sties.
<br /> Meeting the Challenge
<br /> Zoning News is a monthly newsletter published by the American Planning Association. Any cellular carrier seeking to locate in a community is prepared
<br /> Subscriptions are available for$45(U.S.)and S54(foreign). to deal with siting controversies.Some corporations have even
<br /> Michael B.Barker,Executive Director;Frank S.So,Deputy Executive Director, one so far as to ay for retainin a Trd- a consultant co
<br /> William R.Klein,Director of Research. $ f P g hi nY
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<br /> Zoning News is produced at APA.Jim Schwab,Editor.Michael Barrette.Dan Biver.Fay review anything they have helped draft.These firms target sires
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<br /> Reporters;Cynthia Cheski.Assistant Editor,Lisa Barton.Design and Production. accessibility by road, the availability of elearie power and land-
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