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Ke The introduction portion of Section 971.44(1) is hereby amended to read as <br />follows: <br />(1) Non -wireless commercial communications towers seventy (70) feet or more in <br />height (administrative permit and special exception). NO:TL: Wireless facilities <br />are regulated under section 971.44(5) <br />Le LDR subsection 971.44(5) is hereby created, to read as follows: <br />"(5) Wireless commercial communications facilities (staff -level approval, administrative <br />pet -mit, and special exception) <br />Sec. 1 Purpose and Intent and Siting Alternatives Hierarchy. <br />The purpose and intent of these regulations are to: <br />(a) Promote <br />the <br />health, <br />safety and <br />between <br />suppliers <br />welfare <br />services <br />of the <br />public <br />(b) Minimize <br />by regulating <br />the <br />the <br />impacts <br />of <br />wireless <br />communication <br />general <br />functionally equivalent <br />on <br />surrounding <br />areas <br />by <br />establishing <br />siting of <br />and <br />wireless communication <br />standards for location, <br />structural <br />facilities, <br />integrity <br />including <br />satellite earth <br />stations; <br />(c) Encourage the <br />location <br />and collocation <br />between <br />suppliers <br />of wireless communication <br />services <br />equipment <br />Act of <br />(b) Minimize <br />in <br />the <br />policies <br />as not to <br />impacts <br />of <br />wireless <br />communication <br />facilities <br />functionally equivalent <br />on <br />surrounding <br />areas <br />by <br />establishing <br />the <br />new visual, <br />standards for location, <br />structural <br />in the <br />integrity <br />and <br />compatibility; <br />effects <br />upon <br />and <br />natural <br />environment <br />and <br />wildlife <br />(c) Encourage the <br />location <br />and collocation <br />between <br />suppliers <br />of wireless communication <br />services <br />equipment <br />Act of <br />1996 <br />in <br />such a manner <br />policies <br />as not to <br />unreasonably <br />in Indian <br />River <br />providers <br />County; <br />functionally equivalent <br />on existing structures <br />wireless <br />thereby <br />to prohibit <br />minimizing <br />the <br />new visual, <br />aesthetic <br />and <br />in the <br />public <br />safety impacts <br />effects <br />upon <br />the <br />natural <br />environment <br />and <br />wildlife <br />and to <br />reduce the need <br />for additional <br />antenna <br />-supporting <br />structures; <br />and <br />(d) Accommodate the growing need and demand for wireless communication <br />services; and <br />(e) Encourage <br />coordination <br />between <br />suppliers <br />of wireless communication <br />services <br />Act of <br />1996 <br />in <br />such a manner <br />policies <br />as not to <br />unreasonably <br />in Indian <br />River <br />providers <br />County; <br />functionally equivalent <br />and <br />wireless <br />service or <br />to prohibit <br />�fl Respond to the <br />embodied <br />in the <br />Telecommunications <br />Act of <br />1996 <br />in <br />such a manner <br />policies <br />as not to <br />unreasonably <br />discriminate <br />between <br />providers <br />of <br />functionally equivalent <br />personal <br />wireless <br />service or <br />to prohibit <br />or have <br />the <br />effect of prohibiting <br />personal <br />wireless service <br />in the <br />County, and <br />(g) Establish predictable and balanced regulations goveming the construction and <br />location of wireless communications facilities, within the confines of <br />permissible local regulation, and <br />Coding: Words in stfike thfetigk are deletions from existing law. Words underlined are additions. 11 <br />UILESERVERTUBLIC\Community Development\Users\CurDev\ORDIANCE\wireless <br />ordinancepzc31402.doc <br />