§ 18.66.060 — Location Requirements

A. Tower Placement in Commercial Zones. Wireless telecommunication towers located within a Commercial zone shall be separated by a minimum distance of 200 feet from any other wireless telecommunication towers, and there shall be no more than two towers on a single parcel, unless the towers are located on a publicly owned parcel. B. Facility Placement Near Residential and Mixed-Use Structures. In all zones, wireless communications facilities shall be separated by a minimum distance of 300 feet of any residential or mixed-use structure or any other existing wireless communications facility except as follows. 1. When located on any existing nonresidential structure or on any existing utility pole, provided the location complies with all the following: a. The co-location is in full compliance with the California Public Utilities Commission Joint Pole Association General Order 95, Rule 94, and any other applicable State or Federal regulations. b. Existing wireless communications facilities to be used for co-location shall have been previously approved for a Conditional Use Permit or a Minor Use Permit, including modification of an existing Conditional Use Permit or Minor Use Permit. Legal nonconforming facilities do not qualify for co-location. c. All new accessory equipment and enclosures are located underground or screened from public view as approved by the Director. d. Unless shown in the submitted application documentation to the satisfaction of the Director to not be technically feasible, all antennas and/or antenna panels shall be flush mounted and limited in number to that amount necessary to achieve the required coverage or service objective described in the project application. 2. The proposed wireless telecommunication facility will replace or modify an existing wireless telecommunication facility for purposes of co-location, or qualifies as an Eligible Facilities Request.