§ 62-2402. Goals.

The goals of this division are to:

(1)

Minimize the impacts of communication facilities on surrounding land uses by establishing standards for location, structural integrity, and compatibility;

(2)

Avoid potential injury to persons and properties from tower failure and windstorm hazards through structural standards and setback requirements;

(3)

Preserve the scenic and visual character of the geographic area by encouraging the location, design and architectural treatment of wireless telecommunication facilities to avoid the disruption of the natural and built environment, and to ensure harmony and compatibility with surrounding land use patterns;

(4)

Facilitate the provision of communication services to residents, businesses, and visitors;

(5)

Provide a uniform and comprehensive framework for evaluating proposals for communication facilities;

(6)

Encourage builders and tenants of towers and antennas to locate them, to the extent possible, in areas where the adverse impact on the community is minimal;

(7)

Encourage the location and co-location of wireless telecommunication equipment on existing structures thereby minimizing new visual, aesthetic, and public safety impacts, effects upon the natural environment and wildlife, and to reduce the need for additional wireless telecommunications facilities;

(8)

Accommodate the growing need and demand for communication services;

(9)

Encourage coordination between suppliers and providers of communication services;

(10)

Establish predictable and balanced codes governing the construction and location of communications facilities, within the confines of permissible local regulations;

(11)

Establish review procedures to ensure that applications for wireless telecommunications facilities are reviewed and acted upon within a reasonable period of time including compliance with F.S. § 365.172(12), as applicable;

(12)

Respond to the policies embodied in the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 (47 USC § 332(c)(7)),as applicable, in such a manner as not to unreasonably discriminate between providers of functionally equivalent personal wireless services or to prohibit or have the effect of prohibiting personal wireless services;

(13)

Respond to the policies embodied in Section 6409 of the Middle Tax and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 USC § 1455 (a)).

(14)

Encourage the use of public lands, buildings, and structures as locations for wireless telecommunications infrastructure;

(15)

Consideration of and compatibility with the goals and objectives of the county's comprehensive plan: and to

(16)

Assure the tower remains in compliance with ANSI/EIA/TIA wind code standards for the county.

(Ord. No. 2014-30, § 8, 10-2-14)