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SECTION 23 W BROADCAST/TELECOMMi]NICATIONS TOWER AND ANTENNAS <br />Section 23,1 Purpose and Intent <br />23:1.1 The purpose of this. section is. to establish predictable standards for siting and installing of`uwixeless telephone, <br />,radio3.1. broadcast, s evisivn broadcast and communications antenna towers. or supporting structures widiin the.City of <br />ommodate the communications needed.of the residents and busi <br />Gem .Lake. It.is the intent of this section to accnesses <br />while protecting the public health, :safety and.geneml welfare of the community. <br />23.1.2 Specifically, the City Council finds the regulations set forth. im this section necessary to: <br />A) Facilitate the provisions for wireless telecommunication services to thei esidenfs and businesses pf the City, <br />B) Restrict the location of towers and antennasto. designated areas.of the .City and impose design standards..to <br />minimize adverse visual effectsof towers and antennas. <br />C) Require. evidence of structural integrity and i <br />adjacent properties from tower or antenna failure, <br />D) Require applicants for .towers and <br />construction. <br />E) Maximize the use of existing. and approved to <br />the number of towers needed to,serve tho couvx <br />Section 23.2 Zoning IJistticts For Construction <br />23'2.1 The .following <br />telecommunications t <br />A) <br />23.2.2 Tlie':-,following Zoning:: <br />sites in the C `of Gem Lake: <br />A) Any, <br />B) Any .Over] <br />Section 23.3 Performance Standards <br />City of <br />is to avoid potential damage to. <br />iand to .apply for permits for their <br />prove their nee . <br />to accomf�ate new:antennas and reduce <br />potential commercial broadcast/ <br />be used for commercial broadcast]telecommunications..tower/antenna <br />i RQ , or.76D B. "= Disttict <br />23.3..1. . <br />All- <br />23.3:2 A proposal for a new tower shall not be approved unless the City Council finds that the .Broadcast/ <br />the proposed tower cannot. a accommodated. on. an existing or approved <br />telecommunications. equipment planned for <br />tower or building.within atone (1). xr&e.search radius of the proposed tower due to one of the following reasons: <br />A) The planned equipmentwould exceed the sttuctutal capacity of the existing or approved tower or buildin <br />as. .documented by a qualified.and licensed professional engineur and the existing or approved tower cannot b , <br />reinforced, modified or replaced to accommodate planned or equivalent equipment at reasonable cost. <br />Updated Marsh 14, ZOI7 Gem Lake Consolidated Land. Ilse Ordinance --Page 13.5 <br />