§ 7.10.01. Intent.

The regulations and requirements of this article are intended to:

A.

Promote the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens by regulating the siting of wireless communication facilities;

B.

Accommodate the growing need and demand for wireless communication services;

C.

Provide for the appropriate location and development of wireless communication facilities within the county;

D.

Recognize that the provision of wireless services may be an essential service within such land use categories as may be provided for under the comprehensive plan, subject to the limitations set forth in this article;

E.

Minimize adverse visual effects of wireless communication facilities through careful design, siting, landscape screening and innovative camouflaging techniques;

F.

Encourage the location and collocation of antennas on existing structures thereby minimizing new visual impacts and reducing the need for additional antenna support structures; and

G.

Further the balance between the need to provide for certainty to the communications industry in the placement of wireless communication facilities and the need to provide certainty to the residents and citizens of the county that the aesthetic integrity of the county will be protected from the proliferation of unnecessary antenna support structures.

(Ord. No. 99-09, § 1, 8-12-99)