§ 18.66.050 — Application Requirements

A. Requirements. In addition to the information required for a Conditional Use Permit, Minor Use Permit, or Zoning Clearance application in Article 6 (Permit Processing Procedures) the application for a wireless telecommunication facility subject to discretionary permitting shall also include all the following: 1. Boundary Map. A map with locations and boundaries of the coverage areas and a search ring analysis for all of the applicant’s tower sites existing, approved but not yet constructed, applicant submitted but not yet approved, and planned future sites. The Boundary Map shall also include all of the following: a. Indicate any existing communication towers located within a four-mile radius of the proposed site(s), the operators of each tower, the tower heights, and attempts to colocate. b. Identify any airport facility located within a four-mile radius of the proposed site(s). 2. Site Specific Map. The applicant shall submit a detailed map for each proposed site coverage area including all the following: a. Identify all structures, roads, highways, and residences; and b. Identify all feasible locations for comparable facilities within each coverage area. 3. Service Map Required. The applicant shall provide a vicinity map of the geographic service area for the proposed facility, including the service area of the applicant’s existing sites in the local service network. The documentation shall provide a detailed description of the coverage or capacity demand that the facility is intended to address. 4. Parcel Specific Information. The applicant shall provide copies of any land use easements or lease restrictions which would prohibit co-location (on existing wireless telecommunication facilities) or share locations (next to an existing wireless telecommunication facilities) by other service providers. 5. Explanation of Technology. The applicant shall provide a detailed explanation of the type of technology to be used and types of services to be provided by each wireless telecommunication facility site/installation. 6. Health Certification. The applicant shall supply detailed information regarding general and occupation radio frequency exposure and mitigation measures acceptable to the Director for the proposed facility; shall certify compliance with applicable FCC standards for radio frequency radiation; and shall comply at all times with all applicable health requirements and standards pertaining to electromagnetic and/or radio frequency radiation. 7. Co-Location. All new towers shall allow for co-location of public safety transmission equipment when deemed feasible by the Director. Such co-location shall be considered feasible if there is a mutual agreement between the tower owner and the public safety entity, ensuring that technical compatibility, structural capacity, and the potential for interference with existing services have been addressed to the satisfaction of each party. B. Information required Before Issuance of Building Permits. The applicant shall provide the City with all the following items before the issuance of a Building Permit: 1. An acceptable type of financial security (i.e., a letter of credit), to ensure that the approved facility is properly maintained and to guarantee that the facility is dismantled and removed if non-operative or abandoned for a minimum 30-day period or upon expiration of the permit from the City, whichever first occurs; and 2. A proposed wireless telecommunication tower lighting plan.