Sec. 656.1508. - Application requirements.

(a) Application fees. The fees contained within this Section are subject to the Annual Review of Fees provision found in Section 106.112 , Ordinance Code. (1) Track I applications. The base application fee for review of an application to construct a Track I camouflaged tower shall be as found in www.coj.net/fees . (2) Track II applications. The base application fee for review of an application to construct a non-Track I camouflaged tower or low impact/stealth tower shall be as found in www.coj.net/fees . (3) Track III applications. The base application fee for review of an application to construct a conventional wireless tower shall be as found in www.coj.net/fees . (4) Technical consultants . The City shall have the right to retain independent technical consultants and experts that it deems necessary to properly evaluate applications for individual wireless communication towers. The applicant shall be responsible for paying the costs of said review, which costs shall be based upon a reasonable hourly rate. Payment is due upon receipt of the billing invoice, and proof of same shall be required prior to consideration of the application by the appropriate reviewing authority. (b) Submittal information. Applications to construct a wireless communication tower shall contain the following information: (1) The identity of the owner(s) of the proposed tower and the land on which the tower is to be located. (2) The location of the proposed tower, including street address and parcel real estate number, as well as longitude and latitude coordinates; (3) A current zoning map showing the location of the proposed tower; (4) A legal description of the parent tract and tower site (if applicable); (5) A scaled site plan clearly indicating the tower size, type and height, the location of any accessory buildings, on-site land uses and zoning, adjacent land uses and zoning, adjacent roadways, proposed means of access, distances from property lines, elevation drawings of the proposed tower, and any other proposed structures; (6) Distance between the proposed tower and the nearest residentially zoned lands; (7) Distance between the proposed tower and the nearest boundary of any public park or environmentally sensitive lands located within two miles of the proposed tower; (8) A landscape plan showing specific landscape materials; (9) The method of fencing, finished color and, if applicable, the method of aesthetic mitigation and illumination; (10) A map depicting (a) all existing wireless communication towers within a one-half mile radius of the proposed tower, (b) all proposed wireless communication towers within a one-half mile radius of the proposed tower that are currently in the permitting process, and (c) all structures in excess of 80 feet that could reasonably support a wireless communication antenna and are located within the search ring of the proposed tower. The location of proposed towers currently in the permitting process may be obtained from the Coordinator. (11) Written evidence that there is no technologically and structurally suitable space available on commercially reasonable terms on an existing or proposed tower or structure within the search ring; (12) Details of all proposed antennas and mounting equipment, including size and color; (13) A design drawing including cross section and elevation of the proposed tower. A description of the tower's capacity, including the number and type of antennas it can accommodate as well as the proposed location of all mounting positions for co-located antennas and the minimum separation distances between antennas; (14) Certified statement from a licensed professional engineer attesting to the structural integrity of the tower and its ability to accommodate additional antennas; (15) A photographic simulation of the proposed wireless communication facility in order to help the approving authority ascertain the visual impacts associated with such proposal. Where the tower does not meet the minimum setback requirements set forth in this Subpart, the applicant shall provide a view-shed analysis showing various angles from which the tower would be visible from the nearest boundary of said lands; (16) Confirmation in the form of a copy of a lease or contract that the proposed tower will be used by at least one wireless communication service provider, including the identification of said provider(s), but redacting any financial or proprietary information; (17) Any additional information deemed necessary by the Coordinator to complete its review of the application. (c) Conditions to issuance of final permit. Prior to issuance of the final permit authorizing construction of a proposed tower, the applicant shall submit written documentation to the Coordinator of the following: (1) FCC license and registration numbers, if applicable; (2) Evidence of compliance with Federal Aviation Administration requirements concerning the affect on navigable airspace; and (3) Confirmation in the form of a copy of a lease or contract that the proposed tower will be used by at least one wireless communication service provider, including the identification of said provider(s), but redacting any financial or proprietary information. (Ord. 2007-561-E, § 2; Ord. 2010-216-E, § 10; Ord. 2017-665-E , § 29)