Guttenberg City Zoning Code
§ 28-31.1
Intent and Goals.
[Ord. No. 005-10 § I, 28-31.1]
a.
Intent. The intent of this section is to establish general guidelines for the placement and appearance of wireless telecommunications facilties in a manner that achieves the stated goals of this section.
b.
Goals. The goals of this section are to:
1.
Protect residential areas and land uses from potential adverse impacts of towers and antennas.
2.
Encourage the location of new towers in industrial areas.
3.
Minimize the total number of towers and antennas throughout the community.
4.
Strongly encourage the joint use of new and existing tower sites as a primary option rather than construction of additional single-use towers.
5.
Encourage wireless telecommunications carriers to locate towers and antennas, to the extent possible, in areas where the adverse impact on the community is minimal.
6.
Minimize adverse visual impacts associated with the proliferation and clustering of towers.
7.
Encourage wireless telecommunications carriers to configure them in a way that minimizes the adverse visual impact of the towers and antennas through careful design, siting, landscaping screening and innovative camouflaging techniques.
8.
To the greatest extent feasible, ensure that towers and wireless telecommunications facilities are compatible with surrounding land uses.
9.
Enhance the ability of the wireless telecommunications carriers to provide such services to the community quickly, effectively and efficiently.
10.
Consider the public health and safety as it relates to wireless telecommunications facilities.
11.
Avoid potential damage to adjacent properties from tower failure through engineering and careful siting of tower structures.