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

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• ORDINANCE NO. 1501-_ Page 7 (7) Written technical evidence from an Engineer(s) that the proposed Tower or Telecommunications Facilities cannot be installed or collocated on another person's Tower or usable Antenna Support Structures owned by other Persons located within one-half (1/2) mile radius of the proposed Tower site. (8) A written statement from an Engineer(s) that the construction and placement of the Tower will not interfere with public safety communications and the usual and customary transmission or reception of radio, television, or other communications services enjoyed by adjacent residential and non-residential properties. (9) Written, technical evidence from an Engineer(s) that the proposed structure meets the standards set forth in Section 106-894, "Structural Requirements," of this Article. (10) Written, technical evidence from a qualified Engineer(s) acceptable to the Fire Marshall and the building official that the proposed site of the Tower or Telecommunications Facilities does not pose a risk of explosion, fire, or other danger to life or property due to its proximity to volatile, flammable, explosive, or hazardous materials such as LP gas, propane, gasoline, natural gas, or corrosive or other dangerous chemicals. (11) In order to assist City staff and the Planning and Zoning Commission in evaluating visual impact, the Applicant shall submit color photo simulations showing the proposed site of the Tower with aphoto-realistic representation of the proposed Tower as it would appear viewed from the closest residential property and from adjacent roadways. (12) The Act gives the FCC sole jurisdiction of the field of regulation of RF emissions and does not allow the City to condition or deny on the basis of RF impacts the approval of any Telecommunications Facilities (whether mounted on Towers or Antenna Support Structures) which meet FCC standards. In order to provide information to its citizens, the City shall make available upon request copies of ongoing FCC information and RF emission standards for Telecommunications Facilities transmitting from Towers or Antenna Support Structures. Applicants shall be required to submit information on the proposed power density of their proposed Telecommunications Facilities and demonstrate how this meets FCC standards. (f) The development review committee may require an Applicant to supplement any information that the committee considers inadequate or that the