Application. Completed communications tower conditional use permit application form, that includes, at a minimum:

Project narrative. A signed project narrative explaining the need for a new or modified communication tower. The narrative should also include the following information:

Search ring map. Applicants must submit a search ring map drawn to a measurable scale, showing the area in which the applicant seeks to locate their equipment. The map must show and include road names, municipal boundaries, all existing telecommunication facilities within 1.5 miles of the search ring, and any tall structure over 100 feet in height within the search ring. The map must document and assign an identification number to all existing towers within the designated radius and include a brief statement explaining why the tower is not viable for collocation. The Zoning Administrator may require that the map be accompanied by a table providing additional data for each existing tower within 1.5 miles of the search ring, including but not limited to the following: simple description of the tower, existing and maximum design height, FCC registration number; owner's name and contact information; number of collocation spots occupied and available on the tower; present percentage of use of the tower, available aperture at the requester's preferred height, type of communication technology being used.

Radio frequency propagation maps. Two radio frequency (RF) propagation plots depicting the carrier's current service (clearly highlighting the existing service area void), and the service to be gained by the proposed facility. These plots shall be prepared in accordance with accepted industry standards and shall be accompanied by a clear and simply written description by an RF engineer explaining the plots and how to read them.

Site plan. In addition to all of the information required under § 295-359 (Site plan), site plans must include the following information:

Preliminary design/construction plans, site photos and photo simulations. A description of the tower design and height. The description shall include:

Notification to other carriers. Applicants shall provide written notification to other carriers licensed to provide wireless services in the Village informing them of the intent to construct a new telecommunication tower. The Director of Planning and Code Compliance shall maintain a list of licensed carriers, including contact information and a standard form that may be used to fulfill this requirement.

Notification to nearby airports. The applicant shall provide written notification to all operators and owners of airports located within five miles of the proposed site.

Aeronautic hazards. The applicant shall provide copies of a determination of no hazard from the FAA, including any aeronautical study or other findings, if applicable.

Other information. The Director of Planning and Code Compliance, a third-party engineering consultant, and/or the Planning and Zoning Commission may request additional information from the applicant as may be deemed necessary for review of a conditional use permit application.

Fees. Application and review fees shall be prescribed in the Village fee schedule, as adopted by the Village Board, but not to exceed those limitations placed in § 66.0404(4)(d), Wis. Stats.

Rationale for new tower. No conditional use permit for the placement or construction of a telecommunication tower shall be issued unless the applicant presents to the committee substantial evidence establishing to a reasonable degree of certainty the following:

Reasonable costs for physical or technical impediments to collocation. The cost of eliminating physical or technical impediments to collocation referenced in Subsection A(1)(b), (c), and (d), above, shall be deemed reasonable if it does not exceed by 25% the cost of constructing a new tower on which to mount applicant's equipment. Applicants must provide substantial evidence in the form of detailed cost estimates for structural or technical improvements from firms qualified and authorized to perform such services.

Substantial evidence required for unreasonable fees, costs, or contractual provisions. Any application for a new telecommunication tower being made on the basis of unreasonable fees, costs, or contractual provisions for collocation on an existing tower as referenced in Subsection A(1)(e), above, must provide substantial evidence to the Planning and Zoning Commission in the form of actual estimates of said fees, costs, or contractual provisions.

Feasibility of collocation. Failure or refusal to evaluate the feasibility of collocation shall be grounds for disapproval of a conditional use permit application.

Height. Height shall meet any applicable airport height limitation ordinances. In addition, no tower may be more than 195 feet in height unless a waiver from this requirement is granted by the Planning and Zoning Commission based on unique transmission condition problems which cannot be overcome by another location. An application cannot be denied based solely on the height of the mobile service support structure or on whether the structure requires lighting, per § 66.0404(4)(L), Wis. Stats.

Setbacks to property lines. Setbacks to property boundaries and public rights-of-way. All structures must meet all front, side and rear setbacks provided by this chapter and any other applicable section of the Municipal Code.

Setbacks from other telecommunications towers. No telecommunication tower may be erected within 0.5 miles of an existing telecommunication tower unless a waiver from this requirement is granted by the Planning and Zoning Commission based on unique transmission condition problems which cannot be overcome by another location or other reason the committee deems necessary to serve the public interest.

Compatibility. The new telecommunications tower is compatible with adjacent land and its current use and will not substantially impair or diminish the use, value, and enjoyment of other property in the neighborhood.

Collocation spots required. New or substantially modified towers must be designed to support, without substantial modification, at least four users (the primary user and two collocation sites) for mounting of equipment supporting International Telecommunications Union "International Mobile Telecommunications-Advanced" systems (a/k/a "LTE/Longterm evolution"). A Wisconsin-licensed structural engineer shall approve and stamp the tower design and certify that the tower can support at least four users.

Minimum requirements for collocation spots. In applying the standards and criteria set forth in this article and conditions described for conditional use permits for a particular zoning district to applications for conditional use permits for the placement or construction of a communication tower, the Planning and Zoning Commission and Village Board shall, unless it is shown to be unreasonable, condition the grant of the permit upon the applicant placing or constructing the communication tower so as to accommodate, at a minimum height of 150 feet, the collocation of three additional antenna arrays similar in size and function to that placed on the tower by the applicant. Collocation sites need not be available on the tower as initially placed or constructed, provided that the tower will support at the specified minimum height the later addition of the required number of collocation sites. Notwithstanding the height and number of collocation sites on the tower as initially placed or constructed, the communication tower design approved and permitted under this ordinance shall be for a tower of 150 feet in height and shall include the required collocation sites. The holder of a permit under this article shall make the collocation sites required hereunder available for the placement of technologically compatible antenna arrays and equipment upon contractual provisions which are standard in the industry and at prevailing market rates allowing the permit holder to recoup the cost of providing the collocation sites and a fair return on investment.

Aesthetic mitigation. The Planning and Zoning Commission and the Village Board may require, unless it is shown to be unreasonable, modifications to the tower design, including but not limited to visual screening or landscaping, that it deems necessary to minimize the aesthetic impact of the tower.

May not prohibit collocation. No lease or deed restriction on property that is proposed for the location of a mobile service support structure or mobile service facility shall preclude the owner or lessee from entering into agreements, leases, or subleases with other providers or prohibit collocation of other providers.

Continued compliance required. Upon written inquiry by the Director of Planning and Code Compliance, the holder of a conditional use permit issued under this article shall have the burden of presenting to the Village Board credible evidence establishing to a reasonable certainty the continued compliance with all applicable standards and conditions placed upon the conditional use permit. Failure to establish compliance with the standards and conditions shall be grounds for revocation of the permit. In the event the Village Board determines that it is necessary to consult with a third party to ascertain compliance with the standards and conditions, all reasonable costs and expenses, except travel expenses, associated with such consultation shall be borne by the holder of said conditional use permit. Failure to pay such costs and expenses or provide information requested by the committee shall be grounds for revocation of the conditional use permit.

Tower removal and surety. Conditional use permits issued under this article shall identify the primary type or types of transmission equipment which is to be placed on the subject communication tower. Any communication tower on which the transmission equipment so identified is no longer placed or used for a continuous period of 12 months shall, upon notification by the committee, be removed by the holder of the conditional use permit issued under this article. If the tower and its supporting structures are not removed within 60 days of such notification, the Village may remove the tower and its supporting structures at the expense of the holder of the conditional use permit.

Surety bonds or other financial guarantees.

Application of this article. To the extent this article is inconsistent with any other Village ordinance, relating to the installation and operation of telecommunication towers and related facilities, this article shall control.