11-20-1997 Regular Meeting of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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• ORDINANCE NO. 1501-_ Page 6 (c) Towers are exempt from the maximum height restrictions of the districts where located. Towers shall be permitted to a height of one hundred and fifty (150) feet. Towers may be permitted in excess of one hundred and fifty (150) feet in accordance with Section 106-906 "Criteria for Site Plan Development Modifications." (d) No new Tower shall be built, constructed, or erected in the City unless the Tower is capable of supporting another Person's operating Telecommunications Facilities comparable in weight, size, and surface area to the Telecommunications Facilities installed by the Applicant on the Tower within six (6) months of the completion of the Tower construction. (e) An Application to develop a Tower shall include: (1) The name, address, and telephone number of the Owner and . lessee of the parcel of land upon which the Tower is situated. If the Applicant is not the Owner of the parcel of land upon which the Tower is situated, the written consent of the Owner shall be evidenced in the Application. (2) The legal description, folio number, and address of the parcel of land upon which the Tower is situated. (3) The names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all owners of other Towers or usable Antenna Support Structures within a one-half (1/2) mile radius of the proposed new Tower site, including City-owned property. (4) A description of the design plan proposed by the Applicant in the City. Applicant must identify its utilization of the most recent technological design, including microcell design, as part of the design plan. The Applicant must demonstrate the need for Towers and why design alternatives, such as the use of microcell, cannot be utilized to accomplish the provision of the Applicant's telecommunications services. (5) An affidavit attesting to the fact that the Applicant made diligent, but unsuccessful, efforts to obtain permission to install or collocate the Applicant's Telecommunications Facilities on City-owned Towers or usable Antenna Support Structures located within a one-half (1/2) mile radius of the proposed Tower site. (6) An affidavit attesting to the fact that the Applicant made diligent, but unsuccessful, efforts to install or collocate the Applicant's Telecommunications Facilities on Towers or usable Antenna Support Structures owned by other Persons located within a one-half (1/2) mile radius of the proposed Tower site.