§ 17.39.050. Design standards.

A.

Setbacks. All personal wireless service facilities (including all related accessory cabinet(s)) shall meet the setbacks of the underlying zone. In no case shall any portion of a facility be located in a defined front yard, side yard, or side yard adjacent to any public right-of-way. The planning commission may require additional setbacks and/or restricted location areas than that specified for the underlying zone based on the existing development of the site and/or surrounding land uses.

B.

Height. The maximum height of any personal wireless service facility shall not exceed the maximum height limit of the underlying zone or the maximum height of an existing building (including any rooftop parapet walls, mechanical rooms, etc.). The applicant for a personal wireless service facility may apply for a height increase of up to twenty feet beyond the maximum height of the underlying zone or the maximum height of a building if the following conditions can be met:

1.

That there are no feasible alternate locations or designs that would allow a facility to meet the underlying zone's maximum height limit;

2.

That there are exceptional circumstances such as topography, existing vegetation or structures that require a facility to exceed the underlying zone's maximum height limit.

C.

Lot Coverage. Any freestanding ground-mounted personal wireless service facility, including any related accessory cabinet(s) shall apply towards the allowable lot coverage for structures/buildings of the underlying zone. In no case shall any part of a facility alter vehicular circulation within a site or impede access to and from a site. In no case shall a facility alter off-street parking spaces (such that the required number of parking spaces for a use are decreased) or interfere with the normal operations of the existing use of the site.

D.

Compatibility and Aesthetics. Any request for a personal wireless service facility in a residential zone shall be subject to meeting the requirements of neighborhood compatibility (Chapter 17.62). In no case shall a facility located anywhere in the city negatively impact any views from public streets or from surrounding land uses and shall be subject to the requirements of view protection (Chapter 17.54). A personal wireless service facility and related accessory cabinet(s) shall be finished in a color to blend in with its immediate surroundings, to reduce glare, and to minimize its visual intrusiveness and negative aesthetic impact.

E.

Required Screening. Any personal wireless service facility and all related accessory cabinet(s) shall be screened from public view and from surrounding land uses. Rooftop-mounted facilities shall be located on or behind parapet walls or incorporated within the existing architectural features of the building(s). Ground-mounted facilities shall be fenced and landscaped as follows:

1.

An eight-foot-high fence as measured from the finished grade at the base of the facility shall be required around the base of a facility. Fencing shall be wrought iron or of a similar decorative material.

2.

Landscaping shall be installed around the entire perimeter of the fence. Local native vegetation should be used which is drought-tolerant and fire resistant. Additional landscaping may be required around the perimeter of the fence and around any or all anchors or supports if deemed necessary to adequately buffer adjacent properties. Landscaping shall be installed on the outside of the perimeter fence. In no case shall screening unreasonably obstruct required transmissions of signals.

F.

Signs. The display of any sign or any other graphics on a personal wireless service facility or on its associated screening is prohibited. Public safety warning signs may be posted as deemed necessary by the FCC, or by any other governmental agency.

G.

Undergrounding of Wires/Cables. All wires or cables necessary for the operation of a personal wireless service facility shall be placed underground, except those wires or cables attached flush with the surface of a building or structure of an antenna. Wires or cables shall not be located on facades of buildings or parapet walls such that they would be highly visible from surrounding uses.

H.

Maintenance Hours. Maintenance operations that are associated with a personal wireless service facility shall be performed after seven am and before seven pm, Monday through Friday, and no work shall be performed on Saturdays, Sundays, or bank holidays. The specified restricted hours and days may be pre-empted only in the event of an emergency.

I.

Removal of Personal Wireless Service Facility. Upon termination of use of a personal wireless service facility, the facility and all related screening (nonvegetative), safety fencing, cables, accessory cabinet(s), etc., shall be completely removed from its location(s) within thirty days. Prior to zone clearance, the applicant shall post a bond in an amount sufficient to include the removal of such facilities in the event that a facility is not removed within thirty days upon termination of use.

(Ord. 587 § 1 (part), 1997)