Hopewell City Zoning Code
§ 12-17B.9
Overall Comprehensive Plan.
a.
In order to effectuate the purposes, objectives and goals of these section provisions, any applicant for approval to erect a new supporting tower for wireless communication antennas shall provide threshold evidence that the proposed location of the tower and antennas has been planned to result in the fewest number of towers within and around the Borough of Hopewell at the time full service is provided by the applicant.
b.
The applicant shall provide an overall comprehensive plan indicating how it intends to provide full service within and around the Borough of Hopewell and, to the greatest extent possible, shall indicate how its plan specifically relates to and is coordinated with the needs of all other providers of wireless communication services within and around the borough.
c.
The overall comprehensive plan shall indicate the following, and this information shall be provided at the time of the initial submission of the application:
1.
The mapped location and written description of all existing and approved supporting towers for all providers of wireless communication services within one mile of the subject site, both within and outside of Hopewell Borough;
2.
The mapped location and written description of all existing or approved water towers or water standpipes and existing high tension power line stanchions within one mile of the subject site, both within and outside of Hopewell Borough;
3.
Why the proposed antennas could not be located on any of the structures listed and mapped in Addendum I[1] attached to these ordinance provisions;
[1]
Editor's Note: Addendum I, referred to herein is included as an attachment to this chapter.
4.
How the proposed location of the proposed antennas specifically relates to the anticipated need for additional antennas and supporting structures within and near the Borough of Hopewell by the applicant and by other providers of wireless communication services within the borough;
5.
How the proposed location of the proposed antennas specifically relates to the objective of collocating the antennas of many different providers of wireless communication services on a single supporting structure; and
6.
How the proposed location of the proposed antennas specifically relates to the overall objective of providing adequate wireless communication services within the Borough of Hopewell while, at the same time, limiting the number of towers to the fewest possible, including alternate technologies which do not require the use of towers or require towers of a lesser height.