The City of Fulton recognizes the increased demand for wireless
communications transmitting facilities and the need for services they
provide. Often these facilities require the construction of a communications
tower. The intent of this chapter is to regulate telecommunications
facilities, as herein defined, in order to achieve the following:
A. Promote the health, safety and general welfare of the residents of
the City of Fulton.
B. Protect the natural features and aesthetic character of the City
of Fulton.
C. Provide standards for the safe provision of telecommunications facilities
consistent with applicable federal and state regulations.
D. Protect the City's interest in properly siting towers in a manner
consistent with sound land use planning, while also allowing wireless
services providers to meet their technological and service objectives.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
ACCESSORY STRUCTURE
An accessory facility or structure serving or being used
in conjunction with a telecommunications facility or tower and located
on the same lot as a telecommunications facility or tower. Examples
of such structures include utility or transmission equipment, storage
sheds or cabinets.
ANTENNA
A system of electrical conductors that transmit or receive
radio frequency signals. Such signals shall include but not be limited
to radio, television, cellular, paging, personal communications services
(PCS) and microwave communications.
CAMOUFLAGING
The construction of facilities to house or support telecommunications
towers so that the towers blend readily with the landscape, neighborhood
and adjacent architectural features. Examples of camouflaging that
could be used are silos and barns, windmills, and simulated trees.
CO-LOCATED ANTENNAS
Telecommunications facilities which utilize existing towers,
buildings or other structures for placement of antenna(s) and which
do not require construction of a new tower.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES
A.
Towers and/or antennas and accessory structures used in connection
with the provision of cellular telephone service, personal communications
services (PCS), paging services, radio and television broadcast services
and similar broadcast services.
B.
The following types of telecommunications facilities are not
subject to the provisions of this article:
(1)
Antennas used solely for residential household television and
radio reception.
(2)
Satellite antennas measuring two meters or less in diameter
and located in commercial districts and satellite antennas one meter
or less in diameter, regardless of location.
TOWER
A structure designed to support antennas. It includes, without
limit, freestanding towers, guyed towers, monopoles and similar structures
which employ camouflage technology.