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10/16/23, 10:04 AM Print Preview https://lakeelmo.municipalcodeonline.com/book/print?type=ordinances&name=TITLE_105_ZONING 9/324 (a)Reasonably accommodate the provision of wireless telecommunication services to the general public; (b)Provide safety/emergency service through the use of wireless communications facilities; (c)Minimize adverse visual effects of wireless telecommunication towers, antennas, or accessory equipment through careful design and siting standards; (d)Strictly control the location and design of wireless communications facilities so that allowed facilities will not be obtrusive or visually unpleasant and, in particular, to protect residential property and neighborhoods from visually intrusive tower installations where reasonably possible; (e)Provide clear standards governing all aspects of such facilities; (f)Avoid potential damage to adjacent properties from tower failures through structural standards and setback requirements; (g)Maximize the use of existing and approved towers, structures, and/or buildings for the location of new wireless telecommunication towers in order to reduce the number of the structures needed to accommodate wireless telecommunication services; and (h)Allow new facilities only when a documented proof of need satisfactory to the city can be shown. HISTORY Adopted by Ord. 08-253 on 11/3/2021 105.04.240 Permit Requirements (a)(1)All new wireless communications facilities shall require a conditional use permit in accordance with the zoning district requirements specified in LEC 105.04.280 with the exception of those facilities that are exempt from review under this chapter or that may be approved administratively with a wireless communications permit. (2)A public hearing for a new wireless communications facility that requires a conditional use permit shall be preceded by ten days' mailed notice to record owners of property located within 1,000 feet of the parcel on which the tower will be located. (b)Exemptions. The following are exempt from review under this chapter: (1)Television antennas, satellite dishes one meter (39 inches) in diameter or less; (2)Satellite dishes used commercially and three meters in diameter or less; (3)Receive-only antennas; (4)Amateur radio facilities, subject to other city Code requirements; (5)Mobile services providing public information coverage of news events or of a temporary or emergency nature. (c)Administrative review. The following shall be allowed as a permitted use subject to the issuance of a wireless communications permit in accordance with LEC 105.04.280: (1)Satellite dishes more than one meter (39 inches) in diameter; (2)Ground-mounted antennas not exceeding the maximum height allowed for structures in the underlying zoning district;