Piscataway City Zoning Code
§ 21-1016.11
Site Plan Submission and Approval Requirements.
[Ord. No. 06-43 § 21-1016.11; Ord. No. 08-02 § 21-1016.11]
a.
Wireless telecommunications structures, antennas, equipment and/or towers and cellular antennas for telephone, radio, paging and/or television communication shall require major site plan review and approval in accordance with the various sections of this chapter and the Piscataway Township Site Plan Review Ordinance; codified as Chapter 24.
b.
In addition to the applicable documentation and items of information required for major site plan approval, the following additional documentation and items of information specific to wireless telecommunications are required to be submitted to the appropriate Board having jurisdiction, for review and approval as part of the site plan submission:
1.
Documentation by a qualified professional engineer expert in structural engineering regarding the capacity for the proposed tower for the number and type of antennas.
2.
Documentation by a qualified professional engineer expert in structural engineering that any proposed tower will have sufficient structural integrity to support the proposed antennas and the anticipated future collocated antennas and that the structural standard developed for antennae by the Electronic Industry Association (EIA) and/or the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) have been met.
3.
A letter of intent by the applicant in a form which is reviewed and approved by the Township Planning Board Attorney or Zoning Board of Adjustment Attorney indicating that the applicant will share the use of any tower with other approved cellular communication services and that the cost to achieve collocation to other carriers shall not exceed fair market value. This collocation requirement shall be a condition of approval.
4.
A visual site distance analysis, graphically simulating the appearance of any proposed tower and indicating its view from at least five locations around and within one mile of the proposed tower where the tower will be most visible.
c.
Proof that the applicant meets FCC standards as to radiation emissions shall be required.
d.
A report from a qualified expert containing the following:
1.
A description of the tower and the technical and other reasons for the tower design and height.
2.
Documentation by a professional engineer to establish that the tower has sufficient structural integrity for the proposed uses of the proposed location and meets the minimum safety requirement margins according to the FCC requirements and their current adopted revision as well as BOCA requirements.
3.
The general capacity of the tower in terms of the number and type of antenna it is designed to accommodate.
e.
A letter of commitment by the applicant to lease excess space on the tower to other potential users at prevailing market rates and conditions. The letter of commitment shall be recorded prior to issuance of a building permit. This letter shall then commit the tower owner and successors in interest.
f.
Elevations of the proposed tower and accessory building generally depicting all proposed antennas, platforms, finish materials and all other accessory equipment.
g.
A copy of the lease or deed for the property, redacted so as to protect proprietary and confidentiality interests.
h.
The site plan shall also provide the following information:
1.
Legal description of the parent tract and lease parcel.
2.
The setback distance between the proposed tower and the nearest residential unit, planed residentially zoned properties and unplatted residentially zoned properties.
3.
The separation distance from other towers described in the inventory of existing sites submitted. The applicant shall also identify the type of construction of the existing tower and owner/operator of the existing tower if known.
4.
A landscape plan showing specific landscape materials.
5.
Method of fencing and finished color and, if applicable, the method of camouflage and illumination.
6.
Identification of the entities providing the backhaul network for the tower described in the application and other cellular sites owned or operated by the applicant in the municipality and surrounding competitor sites, to the extent reasonably obtainable.
7.
A description of the suitability of the use of existing towers, other structures or alternative technology not requiring the use of towers or structures to provide the services to be provided through the use of the proposed new tower.
