Agenda - Environmental Policy Board - 02/03/2014

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Municode Page 4 of 5 Use of revenue. All revenue generated through the lease of city owned property for a WECS shall be made payable to the City of Ramsey and transmitted to the city's department of finance. Revenue shall be credited as follows: a. To the specific operating activity using the land upon which the wireless telecommunication towers and antennas are located: 1. To the water utility fund when located on water utility property; 2. To the park improvement fund if located on park or open space land; 3. Any revenues not meeting the above criteria shall be applied as general revenues of the general fund. (g) Co- location requirements. Whenever possible, the city encourages co- location of wireless telecommunication facilities on a WECS in accordance of section 117 -428 (h) Tower construction requirements. Any WECS erected, constructed, or located within the city, and all wiring therefore, shall comply with the requirements set forth of chapter 105 of this Code. Towers shall be designed to be properly grounded in the event of a lightning strike. (I) WECS Lighting. Towers shall not be illuminated by artificial means and shall not display strobe lights unless such lighting is specifically required by the Federal Aviation Administration or other federal or state authority for a particular tower, or if required by the city council for safety reasons. When incorporated into the approved design of the tower, light fixtures used to illuminate ball fields, parking lots, or similar areas may be attached to the tower. U) Signs and advertising. The use of any portion of a tower for signs other than warning or equipment information signs is prohibited. (k) Accessory utility buildings. All utility buildings and structures accessory to a WECS shall be architecturally designed to blend in with the surrounding environment and shall meet the minimum setback requirements of the underlying zoning district. Ground mounted equipment shall be screened from view by suitable vegetation, except where a design of non - vegetative screening better reflects and complements the architectural character of the surrounding neighborhood, as determined by the city council. (I) Abandoned or unused WECS or portions of a WECS. Abandoned or unused WECS or portions of a WECS shall be removed as follows: (1) All abandoned or unused WECS and associated facilities shall be removed within 12 months of the cessation of operations at the site unless a time extension is approved by the city council. A copy of the relevant portions of a signed lease which requires the applicant to remove the tower and associated facilities upon cessation of operations at the site shall be submitted at the time of application. ( The replacement of portions of a WECS previously removed requires the issuance of a new conditional use permit. (m) Interference with public safety telecommunications. No new or existing WECS with co- location of telecommunications antennas shall interfere with public safety telecommunications, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Federal Communications Commission. Before the introduction of new service or changes in existing service, telecommunication providers shall notify the city at least ten calendar days in advance of such changes and allow the city to monitor interference levels during the testing process. (n) Submittal requirements. In addition to the information required elsewhere in this Code, development applications for WECS shall include the following supplemental information: http: // library. municode. com /print. aspx ?h= &clientlD =14286 &HTMRequest= http %3 a %2f... 1/30/2014