Lincoln Municipal Code Art. III Location and Design Standards

(a) In any instance where a wireless telecommunication facility requires design review approval under the ordinance codified in this chapter, the director of community development shall have the discretion to also require a conditional use permit upon finding that the facility may have significant negative impacts on surrounding properties or land uses.

(b) If technological improvements or developments occur which allow the use of materially smaller or less visually obtrusive equipment, the service provider may be required to replace or upgrade an approved facility upon application for a new permit m order to minimize the facility's adverse impacts on land use compatibility and aesthetics.

(c) Each service provider with a wireless telecommunication facility in the city shall obtain a city business license prior to initiation of service.

(Ord. 690B §2 (part), 2000)

The city council may, by resolution, establish location and design guidelines for wireless telecommunication facilities. Such guidelines shall be consistent with the development standards established in this chapter and shall be considered and applied by the community development department and planning commission when considering applications for the development or replacement or wireless telecommunication facilities.

(Ord. 690B §2 (part), 2000)

(a) All wireless telecommunication facilities shall be designed to the minimum functional height required.

(b) Unless otherwise noted in this chapter, wireless telecommunications facility height shall not exceed the maximum allowable building height for the zone in which the facility is located by more than ten feet. If no maximum building height is established in the this chapter, the height of the facility shall be reviewed for the visual impact on the surrounding land uses and the community.

(c) The height of a wireless telecommunication tower shall be measured from the natural, undisturbed ground surface below the center of the base of said tower to the top of the tower itself or, if higher, the tip of the highest antenna or piece of equipment attached thereto.

(d) The planning commission may approve an increase in height upon making the determination that the additional height is necessary to meet the technical requirements of the facility at a specific location and that the health, safety and general welfare of the public warrants the increase in height.

(Ord. 690B §2 (part), 2000)

(a) Landscaping, wherever appropriate, shall be used as screening to reduce visual impacts of wireless communication facilities. Any proposed landscaping shall be visually compatible with existing vegetation m the vicinity.

(b) Existing landscaping in the vicinity of a proposed wireless communication facility shall be protected from damage during and after construction. Submission of a tree protection plan may be required to ensure compliance with this requirement.

(c) Off-site landscaping may be required to mitigate off-site impacts, subject to willing property owners. Additional landscaping may also be required in public rights-of-way to obscure visibly of wireless telecommunication facilities from passing motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians.

(Ord. 690B §2 (part), 2000)