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A. For the purposes of this section, a complete application includes:

1. The name and address of the applicant.

2. Identification of all carriers using the facility.

3. An assertion that the proposed facilities modification is subject to review under Section 6409 of the Spectrum Act.

4. If the applicant is not the owner or person in control of the eligible support structure or site, an attestation that the owner or person in control of the eligible support structure and/or site has consented to the proposed facility modification. If the eligible support structure is to be located within a public right-of-way, the applicant must also attest that the applicant has authorization to install, maintain, and operate transmission equipment in, under and above the public right-of-way.

5. If the proposed modification will alter the exterior dimensions or appearance of the eligible support structure, the applicant shall include a detailed visual simulation depicting how the eligible support structure will appear after the proposed modification is complete, and particularly, how concealment or stealth will be extended with the modification. The visual simulation shall depict to scale the eligible support structure in relation to the trees, landscaping and other structures adjacent to, or in the immediate vicinity of, the eligible support structure.

6. If the applicant proposes a modification to a tower, an attestation that the proposed modifications will comply with existing structural, electrical, and safety codes, and a description of the general structural capacity of the tower with the proposed modification.

7. If the applicant proposes a modification to a base station, an attestation that the proposed modifications will comply with existing structural, electrical, and safety codes.

8. If the applicant proposes a modification requiring alteration to the eligible support structure, excavation, installation of new equipment cabinets, or other activities impacting or altering the land, existing structures, fencing or landscaping the applicant must submit a detailed site plan and drawings, showing the point of true north, and an appropriate scale depicting:

a. The location, elevation, and dimensions of the existing eligible support structure;

b. The location, elevation, and dimensions of the existing transmission equipment;

c. The location, elevation and dimensions of the transmission equipment, if any, proposed to be colocated or that will replace existing transmission equipment;

d. The location, elevation and dimensions of any proposed new equipment cabinets and the intended use of each;

e. Any proposed modification to the eligible support structure;

f. The location of existing structures on the site, including fencing, screening, trees, and other significant site features; and

g. The location of any areas where excavation is proposed showing the elevations, depths, and width of the proposed excavation and materials and dimensions of the equipment to be placed in the area excavated.

9. If excavation or deployment is proposed outside the current site of the tower or base station, a description of the boundaries of the site together with a scale drawing based on an accurate traverse, with angular and lineal dimensions showing the tower or base station with respect to the site. The city may require a survey by a land surveyor licensed in the state of Washington when, in the judgment of the approval authority, a survey is reasonably necessary to verify the boundaries of the site.

10. If the applicant proposes a modification that will protrude from the edge of a non-tower eligible support structure, record drawings, as-built plans, or the equivalent, showing at a minimum the edge of the eligible support structure at the location of the proposed modification.

11. Copies of the land use or building permit approval that authorized the original installation of the tower or wireless facilities on the structure, or any subsequent approval(s) granting modification to the tower or wireless facilities on the structure, if available.

12. If new equipment cabinets, generators, or any other ground equipment components are being proposed, an assessment of noise that shows compliance with city and/or federal noise standards.

13. A stamped report by a state of Washington registered professional engineer demonstrating compliance with federal radio-frequency emissions standards for wireless facilities.

B. Waiver of Submittal Requirement. The approval authority may waive any submittal requirement upon determination that the required submittal, or part thereof, is not reasonably related to the nonsubstantial change criteria. A waiver, to be effective, must be in writing and signed by the approval authority.

C. Eligible facilities for review under this section include nonsubstantial changes to the physical dimensions of the base structure or tower, involving (a) colocation of new transmission equipment; (b) removal of transmission equipment; or (c) replacement of transmission structure.

D. Within the applicable time frame for review set forth in AMC 19.68.150, the city must approve the application unless it determines that the application involves a substantial change. If the city determines that the application involves a substantial change, the applicant must submit the appropriate permit application required, if any, under the requirements in AMC 19.68.100. (Ord. 3038 § 3, 2019)