18.51.020 Purpose and Intent.
This chapter establishes standards to regulate the design and placement of towers, antennas, and other wireless communication transmission and/or reception facilities (hereinafter called wireless communication facilities) on public and private property, including facilities within the public right-of-way, to minimize the potential safety and aesthetic impacts on neighboring property owners and the community, and to comply with applicable state and federal laws, including the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996. This chapter does not apply to small cell wireless facilities as defined under Larkspur Municipal Code Section 18.51.030, which are regulated by Larkspur Municipal Code Section 18.51.050.
To fulfill its purpose, this chapter is intended to:
A. Establish review and approval requirements, application submittal requirements, and development standards to regulate the design and placement of wireless communication facilities so as to preserve the visual character of the City and to ensure public health and safety, consistent with federal law and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations.
B. Acknowledge the community benefit associated with the provision of wireless communication services within the City.
C. Encourage the co-location of wireless facilities on a building, or the joint use of new and existing ground-mounted facility monopole/tower sites as a primary option rather than construction of additional single-use monopoles/towers.
D. Provide incentives for well designed and well placed facilities.
E. Allow the Community Development Director, or Zoning Administrator, to make certain determinations under the provisions of this section. (Ord. 1062 § 14, 2022; Ord. 1039 (part), 2019; Ord. 1030 § 2(12), 2018; Ord. 930 § 2, 2004)