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ORDINANCE NO. 1501- 11 Page 8 e '0': ! fi"\,,. I : -'; ; I\i 1\ L;: .. J ':.,.,,7 , ~ "\l n (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 Site Plan Review Committee may require an Applicant to supplement any information that the committee considers inadequate or that the Applicant has failed to supply. The committee may deny an Application on the basis that the Applicant has not satisfactorily supplied the information required in this subsection. Applications shall be reviewed by the City in a prompt manner and all decisions shall be supported in writing setting forth the reasons for approval or denial. Sec. 106-893. Setbacks. (a) All Towers up to one-hundred (100) feet in height shall be set back on all sides a distance equal to the underlying setback requirement in the applicable zoning district. Towers in excess of one hundred (100) feet in height shall be set back one (1) additional foot per each foot of Tower height in excess of one hundred (100) feet. (b) Setback requirements for Towers shall be measured from the base of the Tower to the property line of the parcel of land on which it is located. (c) Setback requirements may be modified, as provided in Section 106- 906(b)(1), when placement of a Tower in a location which will reduce the visual impact can be accomplished. For example, adjacent to trees which may visually hide the Tower. Sec. 106-894. Structural Requirements. All Towers must be designed and certified by an Engineer to be structurally sound and, at minimum, in conformance with the Building Code, and any other standards outlined in this Article. All Towers in operation shall be fixed to land. Sec. 106-895. Separation or Buffer Requirements. For the purpose of this Section, the separation distances between Towers shall be measured by drawing or following a straight line between the base of the existing or approved structure and the proposed base, pursuant to a site plan of the proposed