The purpose of this Section is to establish general guidelines for the siting of wireless communications towers and antennas. The goals of this Section are to:

A.

Protect all zoning districts and land uses from potential adverse impacts of towers and antennas;

B.

Encourage the location of towers in non-residential areas;

C.

Minimize the total number of towers throughout the Town;

D.

Strongly encourage the joint use of tower sites as a primary option rather than construction of additional single-user towers;

E.

Encourage users of towers and antennas to locate them, to the maximum extent possible, in areas where the adverse impact on the Town is minimal, now and in the future;

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, landscape screening, and innovative "stealth" camouflaging techniques;

G.

Enhance the ability of the providers of telecommunications services to provide such services to the Town quickly, effectively, and efficiently;

H.

Consider the public health and safety of communication towers;

I.

Avoid damage to the economic viability of existing and reasonably anticipated future commercial, office and industrial uses and developments; and

J.

Avoid potential damage to adjacent properties from tower failure through engineering and careful siting of tower structures. In furtherance of these goals, the Town shall give due consideration to the Town of Apple Valley General Plan, zoning map, existing land uses, and environmentally sensitive areas in approving sites for the location of towers and antennas.