19.68.100 Permit application—All other wireless facilities.
A. Application. A complete application for a wireless service facility permit or wireless conditional use permit for wireless facilities other than small wireless facilities and eligible support structures or EFRs must include the following information and materials on a form provided by the Director. 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. 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.
4. A description of compliance with the applicable visibility and performance standards set forth in AMC 19.68.200. This includes, but is not limited to:
a. A scaled site plan clearly indicating the location, type and height of the proposed facility, or colocation, on-site land uses and zoning, adjacent land uses and zoning, comprehensive plan classification of the site, proposed means of access, setbacks from property lines, spacing between tower(s) and other structures, elevation drawings of the proposed tower and any other structures, topography of the site, and proposed parking;
b. Legal description of the parent tract and leased parcel;
d. Method of fencing, the finished color and/or the method of camouflage and illumination.
5. A description of compliance with the additional requirements in this chapter for colocating and/or for conditional uses, if applicable.
6. If new equipment cabinets, generators, or any other ground equipment components are being proposed: (a) an assessment of noise that shows compliance with city and/or federal noise standards.
7. A stamped report by a state of Washington registered professional engineer demonstrating compliance with radio-frequency emissions standards as set forth in AMC 19.68.240.
B. New Facilities. In addition to the application materials delineated in subsection A of this section, an application for a new wireless facility must provide:
1. A notarized statement by the applicant as to whether construction of a new facility will accommodate colocating of additional antennas for future users.
2. An explanation of how the proposed new facility at the proposed location is necessary to do one of the following: fill a significant gap in service, to introduce new services, to densify a network, or to otherwise improve service capabilities.
3. A description of the suitability of the use of existing facilities, including towers or other structures to provide the services to be provided through the use of the proposed new facility.
4. Any other engineering report(s) required to show feasibility of meeting the applicable criteria in subsections A and/or B of this section as applicable;
C. Third-Party Review. The city may require the applicant to submit its materials to a third party for review, as may be reasonably necessary to determine compliance with this chapter, such as an engineer or architect, by way of example only.
D. Fee. Every application for a wireless service facility permit or wireless conditional use permit must be accompanied by an application fee, which will be set by the City Council in its unified fee schedule, to reimburse the city for the costs of reviewing the application, including any third-party review required by the city, and fees equal to a reasonable approximation of the objectively reasonable costs for the attachment to or use of property owned or controlled by the city. (Ord. 3038 § 3, 2019)