Collocation policy. The Borough of Glen Gardner shall
plan for and accommodate the growing demand for communications antennae
by collocating such new antennae on towers sited on publicly owned
sites controlled or designated by the Borough and which are appropriate
locations for facilitating antennae transmission and for minimizing
visual and other impacts on the public associated with communications
antennae.
Location. A communications tower with supporting wires
and facilities will be permitted on Block 21, Lot 19, a ten-and-eight-tenths-acre
Borough-owned property currently used by the Glen Gardner Water Company,
with the intention of satisfying at one location the increasing demand
for communications antennae of any diverse carriers for the foreseeable
future.
Said collocation communications tower will be
installed, maintained and operated by a private business and/or regulated
public utility on public property under a lease agreement with the
Borough of Glen Gardner pursuant to the Local Lands and Buildings
Law and/or the Local Public Contracts Law[1] of the State of New Jersey and in compliance with the
ordinance requirements of the Borough.
In order to assure that said tower at the above
referenced location will accomplish the intent of this article, any
lease agreement with the private operator or regulated public utility
shall include requirements, but not be limited, to the following requirements:
The private entity or regulated public utility
which will install, maintain and operate the collocation tower will
be selected through an open public bidding process under specifications
and a lease agreement to be prepared for the Borough Mayor and Council
under applicable New Jersey law governing public-private agreements.
Specifications will include, but not be limited to, a demonstration
of suitable past site management experience, compliance with prescribed
construction standards with a cost and revenue analysis for the first
five years of operation.