Glasgow Purposes and Intent ordinance (§ 510.010)

A. The purpose of this Chapter is to permit wireless communication facilities in accordance with applicable Federal and State jurisdictions within the City of Glasgow (hereafter "City") while promoting the purposes of the zoning regulations, including but not limited to protecting the public health and safety, protecting neighborhoods, minimizing the adverse visual and operational effects of wireless communication facilities, and specifically to:

1. Enhance the ability of the providers of telecommunications services to provide such services to the community quickly, effectively, and efficiently;

2. Assure the highest degree of coordination between residents of the City and the telecommunications industry in achieving the desired objective of both the industry and the public;

3. Minimize any adverse impacts of towers and antennas on residential areas and land uses;

4. Encourage the location of towers in non-residential areas;

5. Encourage siting of communication facilities on public lands;

6. Minimize the total number of towers throughout the community;

7. Ensure that the height of towers in the community are not higher than reasonably necessary and that they are, to the maximum extent possible, integrated into the landscape and architecture of the surrounding environment;

8. Encourage users of towers and antennas to configure them in a way that minimizes any adverse visual impact of the towers and antennas through careful design, siting, landscape screening, and innovative camouflaging techniques, consistent with Federal and State requirements;

9. Encourage the joint use of new and existing tower sites as a primary option rather than construction of additional single-use towers;

10. Avoid potential damage to adjacent properties from towers; and

11. Comply with all other regulatory requirements imposed by the Federal and State government.