Any person, firm or corporation desiring to develop, construct or establish a personal wireless services facility in the Town shall submit an application for site plan approval to the Town. The Town shall not consider the application until all required information has been included. The application shall include the following:
A. Fee: The fee for site plan review, which shall be in such amount as established by the Town Council.
B. Site Plan: A site plan consisting of one (1) or more pages of maps and drawings drawn to scale. The applicant shall submit five (5) copies of the proposed site plan to the Zoning Department. One (1) of the copies shall be eight and one-half inches by eleven inches (81/2" x 11"), and the other four (4) copies shall be at least eight and one-half inches by eleven inches (81/2" x 11"), but not larger than twenty four inches by thirty six inches (24" x 36"). The proposed site plan shall be drawn to a scale large enough to clearly show all details and in any case not smaller than sixty feet (60') to the inch. The site plan for personal wireless facilities shall include the following information and items:
1. Name and street name address of the site or location;
3. Name of owner of property;
6. Area of lot in square feet;
8. A vicinity map containing sufficient information to accurately locate the property shown on the plan;
9. Names and location of fronting streets and locations and dimensions of public streets, private streets and driveways;
10. Footprints of existing and proposed buildings and structures, including a notation of each unit's height above the grade;
11. Location and size of existing and proposed antennas, with dimension to property lines;
12. Location of existing and proposed fire protection devices;
13. Location, dimensions and distance to property lines of existing and proposed drive accesses;
14. Location and dimensions of existing and proposed curbs, gutters and sidewalks;
15. Location and dimension of off-street parking spaces;
16. Location and type of surface water drainage system;
17. Drawings of proposed structure elevations showing the height, dimensions, appearance and materials proposed;
18. Location and description (height, materials) of existing and proposed fences;
19. Location and description (dimension, distance to property line) and type of lighting (direct or indirect) of existing and proposed signs;
20. A security lighting plan, if proposed;
21. Landscape plan scale indicating size, spacing and type of plantings;
22. A signed lease agreement with the Town if the site is located on Town property;
23. An impact study to prove that this will not interfere with homes and surrounding businesses.
C. Written Descriptions: Written descriptions to be included with application:
1. Environment: A full description of the environment surrounding the proposed facility, including a description of adjacent uses, any adjacent residential structures, and any structures and sites of historic significance;
2. Maintenance: A description of the anticipated maintenance needs for the facility, including frequency of service, personnel needs, equipments needs, and traffic noise or safety impacts of such maintenance;
3. Service Area: A description of the service area for the antenna or tower and a statement as to whether the antenna or tower is needed for coverage or capacity;
4. Location: A map showing the site and the nearest telecommunications facility sites within the network, a description of the distance between the telecommunications facility sites, and a description of how this service area fits into the service network;
5. Licenses And Permits: Copies of all licenses and permits required by other agencies and governments with jurisdiction over the design, construction, location and operation of the antenna;
6. Radio Frequency Emissions: A written commitment to comply with applicable Federal Communications Commission radio frequency emission regulations;
7. Liaison: The name, address, telephone number and fax number of a contact person who can respond to questions concerning the application and the proposed facility.
D. Requirements For Monopoles: If the applicant desires to construct a monopole, the applicant shall also submit a detailed written description of why the applicant cannot obtain coverage using existing buildings or structures.
E. Facilities Not Located On Highest Priority Site: If the applicant desires to locate antennas on a site other than the highest priority site, the applicant shall provide the following information to the approving authority:
1. Higher Priority Sites: The identity and location of any higher priority sites located within the desired service area;
2. Reason For Rejection: The reason why the higher priority sites are not technologically, legally or economically feasible;
3. Justification For Proposed Site: Why the proposed site is essential to meet the service demands of the geographic service area and the Town wide network.
F. Approval Process: The Planning Commission, pursuant to its standards, site plan and conditional use permit process, shall review the application and site plan. The Town shall process all applications within a reasonable time and shall not unreasonably discriminate among providers of functionally equivalent services. Any decision to deny a request to place, construct or modify personal wireless service facilities shall be in writing and supported by evidence contained in a written record. (Ord. 17-02, 3-16-2017)