§ 34-1292. Purpose and goals.

(a)

Purpose. The purpose of this subdivision is to establish general guidelines for the siting of wireless telecommunication towers and antennas.

(b)

Goals.

(1)

The goals of this subdivision are to:

a.

Protect residential areas and land uses from all potential adverse impacts of towers and antennas;

b.

Encourage the location of towers in nonresidential areas;

c.

Minimize the total number of towers throughout the community;

d.

Strongly encourage the joint use of new and existing tower sites as a primary option rather than construction of additional single use towers;

e.

Encourage users of towers and antennas to locate such towers and antennas, to the extent possible, in areas where the adverse impacts on the community are minimal;

f.

Encourage users of towers and antennas to configure such towers and antennas in a way that minimizes the adverse visual impact of the towers and antennas through careful design, siting, landscape screening and innovative camouflaging techniques;

g.

Enhance the ability of the providers of telecommunications services to provide such services to the community quickly, effectively and efficiently;

h.

Consider the public health, safety and welfare of the community; and

i.

Avoid potential damage to adjacent properties from tower failure through engineering and careful siting of tower structures.

(2)

In furtherance of such goals, the village shall give due consideration to the village's comprehensive plan, zoning map, existing land uses and environmentally sensitive areas in approving sites for the location of towers and antennas.

(Code 1994, § 30-904)