Article XIII, Sec. 36-457 through 36-480

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• Application fee5,000 dollars

  At the time that a person submits an application for a special use permit for a new telecommunications tower, such person shall pay a nonrefundable application fee of $5,000.00 to the town.

• Balloon test requirement3 ft diameter

  The applicant shall arrange to fly, or raise upon a temporary mast, a minimum of a three-foot diameter brightly colored balloon at the maximum height of the proposed new tower.

• Collocation fee2,000 dollars

  If the application is for a special use permit for collocating on an existing telecommunications tower or high structure, where no increase in height of the tower or structure is required, the nonrefundable fee shall be $2,000.00.

• Collocation requirement5 additional antennas

  The telecommunications tower shall be structurally designed to accommodate at least five additional antenna arrays equal to those of the applicant.

• Escrow deposit8,500 dollars

  An applicant shall deposit with the town funds sufficient to reimburse the town for all reasonable costs of consultant and expert evaluation and consultation to the town in connection with the review of any application. The initial deposit shall be $8,500.00.

• FAA lighting analysis

  The applicant will provide a written copy of an analysis, completed by a qualified individual or organization, to determine if the telecommunications tower or existing structure intended to support wireless facilities requires lighting under Federal Aviation Regulation pt. 77.

• HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. restriction

  Telecommunications towers shall be no higher than the minimum height necessary, unless waived by the council upon good cause shown. Maximum height shall not exceed that which shall permit operation without artificial lighting of any kind.

• Liability insurance1,000,000 dollars per occurrence

  Commercial general liability covering personal injuries, death and property damage: $1,000,000.00 per occurrence/$2,000,000.00 aggregate; Automobile coverage: $1,000,000.00 per occurrence/$2,000,000.00 aggregate.

• Lighting impact distance1,500 ft

  If lighting is required, the applicant shall provide a detailed plan for sufficient lighting of as unobtrusive and inoffensive an effect as is permissible under state and federal regulations, and an artist's rendering or other visual representation showing the effect of light emanating from the site on neighboring habitable structures within 1,500 feet of all property lines of the parcel on which the wireless telecommunications facilities are located.

• Lighting restriction

  Wireless telecommunications facilities shall not be artificially lighted or marked, except as required by federal regulation or this article.

• Location priority

  Applicants shall locate, site and erect said wireless telecommunications facilities in accordance with the following priorities: (1) On existing towers without increasing height; (2) Collocation on existing sites; (3) On town owned properties; (4) On property zoned B-1 or M-1; (5) On other property in the town.

• NIER certification

  The holder of the special use permit shall, annually, certify in writing to the town that NIER levels at the site are within the threshold levels adopted by the FCC.

• Performance security75,000 dollars

  The applicant and the owner of record of any proposed wireless telecommunications facilities property site shall, at its cost and expense, be jointly required to execute and file with the town a bond, or other form of security acceptable to the town as to type of security and the form and manner of execution, in an amount of at least $75,000.00.

• Public hearingConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. notice distance1,500 ft

  The applicant, at the time of submission of the application, shall be required to provide names and address of all landowners whose property is located within 1,500 feet of any property line of the lot on which the new wireless telecommunications facilities are proposed to be located.

• Recertification interval5 years

  At any time between 12 months and six months prior to the five-year anniversary date after the effective date of the special use permit and all subsequent fifth anniversaries of the effective date of the original special use permit for wireless telecommunications facilities, the holder of a special use permit for such wireless telecommunication facilities shall submit a signed written request to the council for recertification.

• Removal timeframe90 days

  The holder of the special use permit, or its successors or assigns, shall dismantle and remove such wireless telecommunications facilities, and all associated structures and facilities, from the site and restore the site to as close to its original condition as is possible, such restoration being limited only by physical or commercial impracticability, within 90 days of receipt of written notice from the council.

• Security requirement

  All wireless telecommunications facilities and antennas shall be located, fenced or otherwise secured in a manner that prevents unauthorized access.

• SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. requirement

  All proposed wireless telecommunications facilities shall be set back from abutting parcels, recorded rights-of-way and road and street lines by the greater of the following distances: a distance equal to the height of the wireless telecommunications facility or the existing setback requirements of the underlying zoning district, whichever are greater.

• Shared use inventory distance4 miles

  The applicant shall submit a comprehensive report inventorying existing towers and other appropriate structures within four miles of any proposed new tower site, unless the applicant can show that some other distance is more reasonable.

• Signage restriction4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Wireless telecommunications facilities shall contain a sign no larger than four square feet to provide adequate notification to persons in the immediate area of the presence of an antenna that has transmission capabilities.

• Underground utilities

  All utilities at a wireless telecommunications facilities site shall be installed underground and in compliance with all laws, ordinances, rules and regulations of the town.

• Zoning restriction

  All facilities shall be located only on property zoned B-1 or M-1.