§ 19.28.030. Submittal requirements.

An Applicant shall file a written application for an Administrative Use Permit or Conditional Use Permit in accord with the application procedures under Chapter 19.32, Common Procedures. In addition to any other requirements, applications shall, at a minimum, include the following information:

A.

Inventory. An inventory list and map of existing wireless communication facilities operated by the applicant within two miles of the proposed site ("Service Area"). The inventory list must include specific information as to location, height, size, and design of each facility. The City may share such information with other applicants seeking to locate wireless communication facilities within the Service Area, in order to encourage co-location.

B.

Report on Alternatives. A report explaining why the wireless communication facility is needed at the requested location. If applicant is seeking to construct a new monopole, applicant shall explain why co-location or location on another kind of support structure is not feasible, including efforts made to develop such an alternative. If the City has requested that the applicant co-locate its wireless communication facility on a site, applicant shall explain why co-location is not feasible, including efforts made to develop such an alternative.

C.

Wireless Communication Facility Plans. Plans shall include a fully dimensioned diagram of the proposed facility and antennas, including height, shape, size and nature of construction. The plans for a monopole must provide sufficient detail to demonstrate that the structure will be able to accommodate at least one other similar telecommunications provider in addition to the applicant. The plans should include a diagram showing the separation between the proposed wireless communication facility and any existing facility or facilities on the same support structure or site, if co-location is planned.

D.

Site Plans. A fully-dimensioned site/landscaping plan that includes, at a minimum, the following information: specific placement of the proposed tower dimensioned to the nearest property line, equipment shelters, and any other wireless communication facility on the site; setbacks from adjacent property lines; the location, use and height of existing structures, trees, and other significant features onsite and abutting sites and identifying those features proposed to be removed; the type and locations of plant materials proposed to screen wireless communication facility components; and the proposed materials and color(s) for the wireless communication facility.

E.

Visual Analysis. Photo-simulations showing views of the proposed facility from surrounding properties and public rights-of-way at varying distances with a map indicating the locations used for the analysis and their distances from the site.

F.

Documentation of Compliance. Copies of all applicable licenses or approvals required by the Federal Communications Commission and any other agency of the government with authority to regulate wireless communication facilities, including documentation of compliance with all conditions imposed in conjunction with such licenses or approvals. In addition, the application shall include any environmental documentation required to obtain such license or approval together with such engineering calculations demonstrating that the proposed wireless communication facility will comply with all applicable FCC requirements and standards.

G.

Fees. In addition to any other fees required by this Zoning Ordinance, Applicants shall pay a permit fee as established by the Master Fee Schedule, pursuant to Title 4, Chapter 4.01 of the El Cerrito Municipal Code, to cover the reasonable actual cost and a reasonable administrative fee for consulting services required by the City to evaluate any technical aspect of the wireless communication facility application with the exception of health studies.

(Ord. 2008-2 Div. II (part), 2008.)