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SECTION 23 - BROADCAST/TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWER AND ANTENNAS <br />Section 23.1 Purpose and Intent <br />23.1.1 The purpose of this. section is to cstaUsh. predictable standards for siting and :installing of wireless telephone, <br />radio broadcast; television broadcast and.communications antenna. towers or supporting structures within the City of <br />Gem Lake. It is the intent of this section to accommodate the communications needed of the residents and businesses <br />while protecting .the public health, safety and general welfare of the community, <br />23.12 Specifically, the City Council finds .theregulations set.fai h in this .section. necessary :to: <br />Aj Facilitatexhe provisions for wireless telecommunication -services to the residents and. businesses of the City. <br />B) Restrict the location of towers and: antennas. to: designated areas...of the.. City and. impose design standards to <br />minimize adverse visual effects of towers and antennas. <br />Q Require evidence. of structural integrity and impose setback requirements to avoid potential damage. to <br />adjacent:properties from tower or antenna failure. <br />D) Require applicants for towers. and antennato prove their need. and to. apply for permits for their <br />construction. <br />E) :Maximize the use. of existing.and: approved -towers and buildings to accommodate new antennas and reduce <br />the:,numberof towers neededAo_serve the community_ � Ir_�5n 1 1M; 1=. <br />Zoning <br />2.1. The <br />«G» <br />of <br />:cast/ <br />23.2.2.The followiiig.2oning districts shall not be used forcommercial broadcast/telecommunications tower antenna <br />sites. in the City.of Gem Lake: <br />A) Any "RE," "RY,7 rRO," or "RS" District <br />B) Any Overlay district <br />Section 23.3 Performance Standards <br />23:3.1 All stand-alone tower or antennas and/or supporting. structures must be of an enclosed.monopole design. No <br />monopoles with exposed. antennas and other appendages are allowed. <br />2332 A proposal for a. new tower shall. not be approved unless the. City Council .finds that the Broadcast/ <br />telecommunications equipment:planned for the proposed tower cannot be accommodated on an. existing: or.approved <br />tower or building within a one. (1) mile.search radius. of the proposed tower due to one of the following:zeasons: <br />A) The planned equipment would exceed the structural capacity of the existing or approved tower or building <br />as dommented.bya qualified and licensed professional engineer; and the existing or approved tower cannot be. <br />reinforced, modified or replaced to accommodate: planned or equivalent equipment at reasonable cost. <br />A} The planned equipment would cause interference materially impacting the usability of other existing or <br />planned equipment. at the tower or building as documented by a qualified and licensed. professional engineer <br />and the.interference cannot be. prevented at a reasonable cost.. <br />Updated June.5, 2017 Gem.Lake Consolidated Land Use Ordinance —Page 117 <br />