No new tower shall be permitted unless the applicant demonstrates to the reasonable satisfaction of the city council that no existing tower or structure can accommodate the applicant's proposed antenna. Evidence must be submitted to demonstrate that the telecommunications equipment cannot be accommodated on an existing or approved tower or building within a one-mile search radius (one-half mile search radius for towers under 120 feet in height, one-quarter mile search radius for towers under 80 feet in height) of the proposed tower due to one or more of the following reasons:

(a)

The planned equipment would exceed the structural capacity of the existing tower or building, as documented by a licensed professional engineer, and the existing tower cannot be reinforced, modified or replaced.

(b)

The applicant's proposed antenna would cause electromagnetic interference with the antenna on the existing towers or structures, or the antenna on the existing towers or structures would cause interference with the applicant's proposed antenna. This interference would have to be documented by a licensed professional engineer. Documentation would have to show that the interference cannot be prevented at a reasonable cost.

(c)

Existing towers and buildings within the search radius are not of sufficient height to function reasonably as documented by a licensed professional engineer.

(d)

The fees, costs or contractual provisions required by the owner in order to share an existing tower or structure or to adapt an existing tower or structure for sharing are unreasonable. Costs exceeding new tower development are presumed to be unreasonable.

(Ord. No. 2012-105, § 17.15(f), 6-25-2012)