REYNOLDSBURG ZONING CODE SECTION 1105.15 TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES. A. In recognition of the quasi-public nature of cellular and/or wireless telecommunication systems, it is the purpose of these regulations to: accommodate the need for cellular or wireless telecommunications towers and facilities for the provision of personal wireless/cellular services while regulating their location and number in the City; minimize adverse visual effects of telecommunication towers and support structures through proper siting, design, and screening; to minimize the adverse impacts that telecommunication facilities may have on the health, safety and welfare of the public; to avoid potential damage to adjacent properties from telecommunication tower and support failure; and to encourage the joint use of any new and existing telecommunication towers and support structures to minimize the number of such structures. The following requirements shall apply to conditional use permits for wireless telecommunication facilities: B. Special Application Requirements. A site plan shall include the following: i. The total area of the lot; ii. The existing zoning of the site and all adjoining lots; iii. All public and private right-of-way and easements located on the lot; iv. The location of all existing buildings and structures on the lot; all buildings or structures and uses within five hundred feet (500FT) of the tower site; and the proposed location of the wireless/cellular communication tower and all wireless/cellular communication support structures including dimensions, heights, and, where applicable, the gross floor areas; v. The location and dimensions for all curb cuts, driving lanes, off-street parking spaces, grades, surfacing materials, drainage plans, illumination of the facility, and landscaping; vi. The location of all proposed fences, screening and walls; vii. Any other information as may be required by the Board. viii. A report prepared by a licensed professional engineer documenting the height, design, proof of compliance with nationally accepted structural standards, and a description of the tower’s capacity, which shall include the number and types of antennae it can accommodate. ix. For the purpose of demonstrating the necessity for the erection of any new telecommunication tower, any applicant requesting permission to install a new tower shall provide evidence of written communication with all other wireless/cellular service providers who supply service within a one (1) mile radius of the proposed facility requesting use of the other providers’ towers for collocation of the applicant’s antennae. The contacted provider shall be requested to respond in writing to the inquiry within thirty (30) days. The applicant’s letter(s) as well as the responses received shall be presented to the Board to demonstrate the need for a new tower. x. The applicant shall also provide evidence of written communication with owners of nearby tall structures within a one (1) mile radius of the proposed tower site, asking permission to install the wireless/cellular antennae on those structures. Tall structures shall include, but not be limited to: smoke stacks, water towers, buildings over fifty feet (50FT) in height, other communication towers, and roadway light poles. 171
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