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22.62.080 Prioritized locations for macro facilities.
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A. Macro facilities shall be located in the following prioritized order of preference:

1. Collocated with existing macro facility(ies) or another existing public facility/utility (i.e., existing or replacement utility pole or an existing tower) in the industrial, public facility, and commercial zoning districts.

2. Collocated with existing macro facility(ies) in other zones.

3. Collocated on other existing or replacement structures in the industrial, public facility and commercial zoning districts.

4. Collocated on existing or replacement structures in mixed use – medical zoning district.

5. Collocated on existing or replacement structures in mixed use – neighborhood, mixed use – general, open space, and residential zones where the structure is not used for residential uses (e.g., religious facility or public facility (i.e., existing or replacement utility pole)).

6. New tower proposed in a nonresidential (industrial, commercial, mixed use, open space, or public facility) zone district where the sole purpose is for WCFs. Said structure shall be the minimum height necessary to serve the target area and in no event may exceed the height requirements established by MMC 22.62.090; however, the structure shall be designed to allow extensions to accommodate the future collocation of additional antennas and support equipment. Further, the tower structure shall comply with the setback requirements of the commercial or business zone districts, as applicable. In no case shall the antenna be of a height that requires illumination by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

7. New tower proposed in a residential zone district, where the sole purpose is for WCFs, but only if the proposed structure is no higher than the minimum height necessary to serve the target area and in no event may exceed the height requirements established by MMC 22.62.090; however, the tower shall be designed to allow extensions to accommodate the future collocation of additional antennas and support equipment. In no case shall the antenna be of a height that requires illumination by the FAA.

B. Siting Priority on Public Property.

1. The following entities in descending order will be given priority to locate on city-owned property:

a. City of Monroe;

b. Public safety agencies, including law enforcement, fire and ambulance services, which are not part of the city of Monroe and private entities with a public safety agreement with the city of Monroe;

c. Other governmental entities, for uses that are not related to public safety; and

d. Entities providing commercial wireless services. (Ord. 008/2022 § 4 (Exh. B))