A. An analysis shall be prepared by or on behalf of the applicant, subject to the approval of the decision-making body, which identifies all reasonable, technically feasible, alternative locations and/or facilities which would provide the proposed telecommunications service. The intention of the alternatives analysis is to present alternative strategies which would minimize the number, size, and adverse environmental impacts of facilities necessary to provide the needed services to the subject area. The analysis shall address the potential for collocation at an existing or a new site and the potential to locate facilities as close as possible to the intended service area. It shall also explain the rationale for selection of the proposed site in view of the relative merits of any of the feasible alternatives. Approval of the project is subject to the decision-making body making a finding that the proposed site results in fewer or less severe environmental impacts than any feasible alternative site. The City may require independent verification of this analysis at the applicant’s expense. Facilities which are not proposed to be collocated with another telecommunications facility shall provide a written explanation why the subject facility is not a candidate for collocation.

B. All collocated and multiple-user telecommunications facilities shall be designed to promote facility and site sharing. To this end telecommunications towers and necessary appurtenances, including but not limited to parking areas, access roads, utilities and equipment buildings shall be shared by site users when in the determination of the Planning Director or Planning Commission, as appropriate, this will minimize overall visual impact to the community.

C. The facility shall make available unutilized space for collocation of other telecommunications facilities, including space for these entities providing similar, competing services. A good faith effort in achieving collocation shall be required of the host entity. Requests for utilization of facility space and responses to such requests shall be made in a timely manner and in writing and copies shall be provided to the City’s permit files. Unresolved disputes may be mediated by the Planning Commission. Collocation is not required in cases where the addition of the new service or facilities would cause interference of the host’s signal or if it became necessary for the host to go off-line for a significant period of time. (Ord. 1123 § 3 (Exh. A § 4), 2019)