Agenda - Planning Commission - 03/02/2023 - Special

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1 g. Use of revenue. All revenue generated thre-u-gh the Ic\isc of city owncd property for a 2 WECS fall bc mad-c payable to the City of Ramey and transmitted to the city's 3 department of finance. Revenue shall bc credited as follows to thc specific operating 4 activity using thc land upon w-19+ch the wireless telecommunication tewcrs and- 5 ennas arc located: 6 i. To the water utility fund when located on water utility property; 7 ii. To thc park improvement fund if located on park or open spaec land 8 iii. t meeting thc above criteria shall be applied as general rev-en-u-cs 9 of the general fund. 10 (D) Co -location requirements. Whenever possible, the city encourages co -location of wireless 11 telecommunication facilities on a WECS in accordance of section 117-428. 12 {6) Tower construction requirements. Any WECS erected, constructed, or located within the city, 13 a-td all wi-ring thcreforc, shall eompl ith the requirements Jet forth e-chapter 105 of this 14 Codc. Towers shall bc designed to bc properly grounded in the event of a lightning strike: 15 (E) WECS Lighting. Towers shall not be illuminated by artificial means and shall not display strobe lights 16 unless such lighting is specifically required by the Federal Aviation Administration or other federal 17 or state authority for a particular tower, or if required by the city council for safety reasons. When 18 incorporated into the approved design of the tower, light fixtures used to illuminate ball fields, 19 parking lots, or similar areas may be attached to the tower. 20 (F) Signs and advertising. The use of any portion of a tower for signs other than warning or equipment 21 information signs is prohibited. 22 (G) Accessory utility buildings. All utility buildings and structures accessory to a WECS shall be 23 architecturally designed to blend in with the surrounding environment and shall meet the minimum 24 setback requirements of the underlying zoning district. Ground mounted equipment shall be 25 screened from view by suitable vegetation, except where a design of non -vegetative screening 26 better reflects and complements the architectural character of the surrounding neighborhood, as 27 determined by the city council. 28 (H) Abandoned or unused WECS or portions of a WECS. Abandoned or unused WECS or portions of a 29 WECS shall be removed as follows: 30 a. All abandoned or unused WECS and associated facilities shall be removed within 12 31 months of the cessation of operations at the site unless a time extension is approved 32 by the city council. A copy of the relevant portions of a signed lease which requires the 33 applicant to remove the tower and associated facilities upon cessation of operations at 34 the site shall be submitted at the time of application. 35 b. The replacement of portions of a WECS prey- ously removed requires thc issuance of a 36 ncw conditional use-permit. 37 11) interference with public safety telecommunications. No ncw or exiting WECS with co location 38 of telecommunications antennas shall interfere with public safety telecommunication, in 39 accordance with thc rules and regulations of thc Federal Gommunications Gom i . 40 Before thc introduction of ncw service or change in exiting service, telecommunication 41 providers shall notify thc city at leapt ten calendar days in advance of such changes and allow 42 thc city to monitor interference levels during thc testing process. 43 (12) Submittal requirements. In addition to thc informati-on required elsewhere in this Codc, 44 development applications for WECS shall include thc following :,upplcmcntal infermatiefii 45 a. A report from a qualified and licensed professional engineer which: 46 i. Describes thc WECS he+ght and design in cross section and elevation; 47 ii. Includes other information necessary to evaluate thc request. 6