The purpose of this chapter is to set forth the regulations for the placement, development, permitting, and removal of macro and small wireless facilities. Among the purposes included are to:
A. 
Minimize potential adverse visual, aesthetic, and safety impacts of wireless facilities.
B. 
Establish objective standards for the placement of wireless facilities.
C. 
Ensure that such standards allow competition and do not unreasonably discriminate among providers of functionally equivalent services.
D. 
Encourage the design of such wireless facilities to be aesthetically and architecturally compatible with the surrounding built and natural environments where possible.
E. 
Encourage the location or attachment of multiple wireless facilities within or on existing support structures to help minimize the total number and impact of such structures throughout the community.
F. 
Protect the residential aesthetic of the town.
(Ord. 694 § 2, 2019)
See Chapter 13.04 YPMC for additional definitions for terms utilized in this chapter.
A. 
"Antenna"
means any exterior apparatus designed for telephonic, radio, data, internet or other communications through the sending and/or receiving of radio frequency signals including, but not limited to, equipment attached to a tower, utility pole, building or other structure for the purpose of providing wireless services.
B. 
"Collocation"
means (1) mounting or installing an antenna facility on a preexisting structure, and/or (2) modifying a structure for the purpose of mounting or installing an antenna facility on that structure. Provided, that for purposes of eligible facilities requests, "collocation" means the mounting or installation of transmission equipment on an eligible support structure for the purpose of transmitting and/or receiving radio frequency signals for communications purposes.
C. 
"Macro facility"
means a large wireless communication facility that provides radio frequency coverage for a wireless communication service. Generally, macro cell antennas are mounted on ground-based towers, rooftops and other existing structures, at a height that provides a clear view over the surrounding buildings and terrain. Macro cell facilities typically contain antennas that are greater than three cubic feet per antenna and typically cover large geographic areas with relatively high capacity and may be capable of hosting multiple wireless service providers.
D. 
"Small wireless facility"
has the same meaning as defined in 47 CFR 1.6002.
E. 
"Structure"
means a pole, tower, base station, or other building, whether or not it has an existing antenna facility, that is used or to be used for the provision of personal wireless service (whether on its own or commingled with other types of services).
F. 
"Transmission equipment"
means equipment that facilitates transmission for any FCC-licensed or authorized wireless communication service, including, but not limited to, radio transceivers, antennas, coaxial or fiber-optic cable, and regular and backup power supply. The term includes equipment associated with wireless communication services including, but not limited to, private, broadcast, and public safety services, as well as unlicensed wireless services and fixed wireless services such as microwave backhaul.
G. 
"Unified enclosure"
means a small wireless facility providing concealment of antennas and equipment within a single enclosure.
H. 
"Utility pole"
means a structure designed and used primarily for the support of electrical wires, telephone wires, television cable, traffic signals, or lighting for streets, parking areas, or pedestrian paths.
(Ord. 694 § 2, 2019)
A. 
Small wireless facilities shall not be considered nor regulated as essential public facilities.
B. 
Small wireless facilities located outside of the public rights-of-way may be either a primary or a secondary use.
C. 
Small wireless facilities located within the public right-of-way pursuant to a valid franchise are outright permitted uses in every zone of the town but still require a permit pursuant to YPMC § 17.30.140.
D. 
The following are exempt from the provisions of this chapter and shall be allowed outright within the town, without a special-use permit for wireless communication facilities:
1. 
Wireless radio utilized for temporary emergency communications in the event of a disaster;
2. 
Routine maintenance or repair of a wireless communication facility.
(Ord. 694 § 2, 2019)