This chapter shall be known as the "wireless ordinance."

The intent and purpose of this section is to establish standards for the siting, development, and maintenance of wireless communications facilities and antennas defined in Chapter 17.105. The regulations set forth herein are intended to protect and promote the public health, safety, community welfare and the aesthetic quality of the city as set forth within the goals, objectives and policies of the general plan, while concurrently allowing for the efficient development of a wireless communications infrastructure in accordance with the guidelines and intent of the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996. Finally, because the wireless communications industry utilizes unique technologies that are in a constant state of change, it is intended that these regulations be appropriate for the analysis of various siting and facility circumstances.

The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all wireless communications facilities proposed to be located in any residential, office, commercial or industrial zone except as provided below in Section 17.245.060.

A conditional use permit processed in accordance with Chapter 17.50 of this title shall be required for all wireless communications facilities proposed to be located in any residential zone. Further, a conditional use permit shall be required for any proposed freestanding facility, including collocation facilities, in any commercial, office or industrial zone. A site development plan permit processed in accordance with Chapter 17.65 of this title shall be required for any architecturally integrated facility in commercial, office or industrial zones only, and any new collocated facilities added to a collocation wireless communications facility approved by a conditional use permit and accompanied by either a negative declaration, mitigated negative declaration, or environmental impact report. Subject to the determination of the director, any modification to existing wireless facilities may require an amendment of the applicable conditional use permit or site development plan.

In addition to meeting standard application submittal requirements for conditional use permits pursuant to Chapter 17.50 of this title, or site development plans pursuant to Chapter 17.65 of this title, all applications shall include the following:

Satellite dish antennas described in Section 17.225.120 of this title are exempt from the requirements of this section. In addition, fixed wireless service antennas are not required to meet the provisions of this chapter and are exempt from review by the planning commission and city council. Also, amateur radio antennas, as defined in 47 CFR 17.3, are exempt from the requirements of this section.

Following the review of any application, the director may determine that a conditional use permit is necessary because the proposed project will have a substantial effect on the surrounding area or because the wireless communications facility is of sufficient size to warrant the consideration of the planning commission.

Every proposed wireless communications facility shall satisfy the following development and design standards:

All wireless communications facilities shall comply with the following operational and maintenance standards in order to obtain an appropriate level of compatibility:

Any service provider discontinuing operations of wireless communications facilities located within the city for an uninterrupted period of six months, shall promptly remove such abandoned or discontinued facilities unless the service provider notifies the city in writing of their intention to maintain the facility. The city will consider this written request in determining the status of the facility. The service provider shall remove or cause the removal of the wireless communications facility, including all antennae, cables, cabinets, equipment buildings, poles and support equipment, within 30 calendar days of its termination of operations. If the service provider fails to remove the facility, the subject property owner will be required to have the facility removed.

Wireless communications service providers and their operational facilities shall comply with all conditions of approval in the applicable application(s) and the standards set forth in this title, as well as other applicable provisions of this code, at all times. Failure to comply with any condition of approval or standard in this title shall constitute grounds for possible revocation in accordance with Chapter 17.35 of this title.