§ 18.72.010. Purpose.

The purpose of this chapter is to establish general guidelines for the siting of wireless communications towers and antennas. The goals of this chapter are to:

A.

Protect residential areas and land uses from potential adverse impacts of towers and antennas;

B.

Encourage the location of towers in non-residential areas;

C.

Minimize the total number of towers throughout the community;

D.

Strongly encourage the joint use of new and existing tower sites as a primary option rather than construction of additional single-use towers;

E.

Encourage users of towers and antennas to configure them in a way that minimizes the adverse visual impact of the towers and antennas through careful design, siting, landscape screening, and innovative camouflaging techniques;

F.

Consider the public health and safety of communication towers;

G.

Avoid potential damage to adjacent properties from tower failure through engineering, careful siting of tower structures; and

In furtherance of these goals, the town of Eagar shall give due consideration to the town's general plan, zoning map, and existing land uses in approving sites for the location of towers and antennas.

(Ord. No. 2013-04, Exh. A, 5-7-2013)