Zoning Ordinance
July 14, 2021 edition. Later amendments are not incorporated into this copy. Municipal source ↗ · Download full document · Markdown
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the Board of Zoning Appeals is not necessary based on the location and/or physical characteristics of the proposed facilities.
Applications for Small Cell Support Structures or DAS shall include the following information as applicable to the request:
a) A completed site plan application and filing fee. Applications are limited to Five (5) Structures per Application.
b) A development site plan, signed and sealed by a professional engineer registered in Tennessee, showing the proposed location of each Small Cell Support Structure and any existing Small Cell Support Structures within five hundred (500) feet of each proposed location. This plan shall specifically identify, for each location, existing Utility Poles within five-hundred (500) feet and their predominant physical characteristics (type, material, height, color, etc.). The plan shall address whether an existing Utility Pole is proposed to be used to accommodate a Small Cell Support Structure or whether a new Monopole is being requested. The plan shall also address if an existing Utility Pole is being replaced in order to accommodate a Small Cell Support Structure.
c) A map and plan for how fiber optics are being extended to the Small Cell Support Structure/DAS and, where applicable, the Non-Tower Wireless Communications Facility. Fiber optics shall be placed underground in areas with primarily underground utilities and an additional Right of Way Permit from the City shall be obtained for any work conducted within the Right of Way. Any fiber optics proposed outside the Right of Way or not within existing platted utility easements shall require a recorded easement to be platted and presented to the Staff and the Board of Zoning Appeals for approval.
d) For Non-Tower Wireless Communications Facilities proposed on buildings or other structures that are not within the Right of Way, the development site plan shall include the proposed Small Cell Support Structures, their physical characteristics, and Stealth Technology applications that would be proposed based on the planned location and context.
e) An indication of existing improvements, such as pedestrian facilities, accesses, landscaping, and Underground Utilities, that are within twenty-five (25) feet of the proposed Small Cell Support Structure(s) and any other information that may be pertinent to or impact the decision on where to place the structure and its related equipment.
f) A map and other documentation which demonstrates the coverage area for each proposed Small Cell Support Structure. This shall include a statement of the telecommunications objective(s) for each proposed Small Cell Support Structure location, whether the proposed facility is necessary to prevent or fill a gap or capacity shortfall in the Applicant or provider's service area, whether it is the least obtrusive means of doing so, and whether there are any alternative sites or other applications that would have fewer aesthetic impacts while providing comparable service.
g) A statement by an authorized representative that the Applicant or provider holds all applicable licenses or other approvals required by the FCC, and any other agency of
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