20.13.150 Application requirements and conditions of issuance.
Applicants shall submit the following information in addition to standard application materials:
A. A scaled site plan clearly indicating the location of the proposed facility, all other structures and uses on the site, adjacent roadways, proposed means of access, parking, existing and proposed landscaping and setbacks from property lines.
Elevation drawings of the proposed tower, the equipment structure, existing structure with proposed antenna, fencing, buffering/screening, type of architectural treatment, and any other feature necessary to show compliance with the applicable standards.
B. Photo-simulations of the proposed facility from adjacent residential properties, public properties and public rights-of-way.
C. Legal description and ownership of the parcel.
D. A valid agreement for collocation on an existing WCF support structure or on an existing building or structure; or a location evaluation study as described in subsection (E) of this section.
E. For new freestanding support structures, a location evaluation study shall be provided as follows:
1. A study shall be provided showing that the structure is required for present and future network coverage, that the height requested is the minimum necessary to provide for the function and potential collocated antennas and why the antennas could not be collocated on an existing structure. In residential zones, the applicant shall provide adequate proof that the facility could not be located in a nonresidential zone.
F. The applicant shall submit a letter of credit, performance bond or other security acceptable to the city, as described in BMC 20.13.060(M), to cover the future costs of removal of the antenna and/or tower.
G. A report from a licensed professional engineer documenting:
1. That the support structure is designed for collocation of other antennas (if applicable).
2. A projection of the wireless communication facilities which the applicant and/or prospective operator of the facility reasonably anticipates will be sited by his company within the Bellingham urban growth boundary during the next five years.
H. Proof of license by the FCC, if applicable.
I. A copy of the findings from the FAA’s Aeronautical Study Determination regarding the proposed wireless communication support structure.
J. A declaration under penalty of perjury or sworn statement by the applicant:
1. That the antenna usage will not interfere with other adjacent or neighboring transmission or reception communications signals.
2. That any tower will comply with all applicable federal and state laws, including specifically FCC and FAA regulations and the Bellingham Municipal Code.
K. If a leased site, a lease agreement which specifies or shows that it does not preclude the site owner from entering into leases on the site with other providers. [Ord. 1998-07-057].