23.57.006

When evaluating an application for a new or expanded major communication utility, the Council shall weigh the potential benefits to the general public of improved broadcast communications against potential negative impacts. The following criteria shall be weighed and balanced to make this determination: A. Whether the proposed major communication utility will be substantially detrimental to the pedestrian or retail character of the surrounding commercial area or the residential character of nearby residentially zoned areas. Detriment may include diminished street-level activity. The impacts considered shall include, but not be limited to, visual, noise, land use, safety and traffic impacts; B. Whether the location provides topographic conditions which maximize the opportunity for the use and operation of the major communication utility; C. If a single-occupant major communication utility is proposed, whether reasonable efforts have been made and the applicant has demonstrated that it is not practical to locate the proposed antenna(s) on an existing communication utility, determined in part by the ability to achieve equivalent broadcast performance, and that locations other than in Residential, Neighborhood Commercial or Commercial zones have been considered in good faith; D. Whether the proposed new, expanded or replaced communication utility provides the opportunity for sharing of facilities, so that the demand for major communication utilities elsewhere is minimized; E. The Federal Aviation Administration advises the City that the proposed major communication utility does not create a hazard to aviation. (Ord. 116295 , § 25, 1992.)