§ 62-2443. Specific application requirements for co-location and attachment.

(a)

A signed statement from the tower owner or owner's agent agreeing to allow the co-location of other wireless equipment on the proposed tower, if the structure is designed or capable of additional wireless equipment.

(b)

Compliance with American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standards for electromagnetic radiation. In order to protect the public from excessive exposure to electromagnetic radiation, the facility applicant shall certify through a written statement that the facility meets or exceeds current ANSI standards as adopted by the FCC.

(c)

Certification furnished by a registered professional engineer licensed in the state that the structure has sufficient structural integrity to support the proposed antenna and feed lines in addition to all other equipment located or mounted on the structure.

(d)

One original and two copies of a survey of the property completed by a registered professional engineer, licensed in the state showing all existing uses, structures, and improvements.

(e)

Any applicant for facilities under this section shall certify that such proposed facility shall comply with all applicable federal regulations regarding interference protection, including but not limited to federal regulations regarding adjacent channel receiver (blanket) overload and intermodulation distortion.

(f)

Streamlined process for co-location approvals are subject to the following:

(1)

A co-location application entitled to streamlined processing shall be deemed complete unless the county notifies the applicant within 45 business days of submission (or within some other mutually agreed upon timeframe) that the submission is incomplete. Notices of application incompleteness shall identify the deficiencies in the application which, if cured, would make the application complete. Approval or denial of a complete application shall be in writing and shall be postmarked to the applicant by the 45th business day after the submission is deemed complete.

(2)

Upon resubmitting of the revised application the county shall follow the process identified in this section, above, until all deficiencies identified are deemed cured.

(3)

If the county does not respond in writing to the applicant within the specified timeframe detailed above, then the application shall be deemed approved.

(4)

Application entitled to the streamlined review process shall not be subject to design or placement requirement, or public hearing review. All applications shall be initially submitted to the county for review and processing.

(Ord. No. 2014-30, § 33, 10-2-14)