§ 70-27. Findings, intent and purpose.

The city expects to receive, with increasing frequency, requests to site communication towers. Prior to the effective date of the ordinance from which this article derives, the city's Code did not comprehensively address all of the issues related to siting communication towers. Further, the health, safety and welfare of the public is best protected and furthered through adoption of this article. Accordingly, the city finds that the promulgation of this article is warranted and necessary to:

(1)

Regulate the location of communication towers in the city.

(2)

Protect residential areas and land uses from potential adverse impacts of communication towers, while at the same time allowing for the reasonable needs and benefits associated with communication towers.

(3)

Minimize adverse visual impacts of communication towers through careful design, siting, landscape screening and innovative camouflaging techniques.

(4)

Accommodate the growing need for communication towers.

(5)

Promote and encourage shared use/colocation of existing and new communication towers as a primary option rather than construction of additional single-use towers.

(6)

Consider the public welfare, health and safety in regard to communication towers.

(7)

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

(Ord. No. 97-31, § 1 (29-4), 9-11-97)