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Town of Newburgh, NY Telecommunications Facilities, Wireless
§ 168-1 Purpose and legislative intent.
§ 168-2 Title.
§ 168-3 Severability.
§ 168-5 Overall policy and desired goals for special use permits.
§ 168-6 Special use permit application and other requirements.
§ 168-7 Location of wireless telecommunications facilities.
§ 168-8 Shared use of wireless telecommunications facilities and other structures.
§ 168-9 Height of telecommunications tower(s).
§ 168-10 Visibility of wireless telecommunications facilities.
§ 168-11 Security of wireless telecommunications facilities.
§ 168-12 Signage.
§ 168-13 Lot size and setbacks.
§ 168-14 Retention of expert assistance and reimbursement by applicant.
§ 168-15 Exceptions from special use permit.
§ 168-16 Public hearing and notification requirements.
§ 168-17 Action on application for special use permit.
§ 168-18 Recertification of special use permit.
§ 168-19 Extent and parameters of special use permit.
§ 168-20 Application fee.
§ 168-21 Performance security.
§ 168-22 Reservation of authority to inspect wireless telecommunications facilities.
§ 168-23 Annual NIER certification.
§ 168-24 Liability insurance.
§ 168-25 Indemnification.
§ 168-26 Penalties for offenses.
§ 168-27 Default and/or revocation of special use permit.
§ 168-28 Removal of wireless telecommunications facilities.
§ 168-29 Relief.
§ 168-30 Adherence to state and/or federal rules and regulations.
§ 168-31 Conflict with other provisions.
§ 168-32 When effective.
§ 168-33 Authority.
Chapter 168 Telecommunications Facilities, Wireless
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Newburgh 10-27-1999 by L.L. No. 8-1999. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 affirmed the Town of Newburgh's authority concerning the placement, construction and modification of wireless telecommunications facilities. The Town Board of the Town of Newburgh finds that wireless telecommunications facilities may pose a unique hazard to the health, safety, public welfare and environment of the Town of Newburgh and its inhabitants. The Town also recognizes that facilitating the development of wireless service technology can be an economic development asset to the Town and of significant benefit to the Town and its residents. In order to ensure that the placement, construction or modification of wireless telecommunications facilities is consistent with the Town's land use policies, the Town is adopting a single, comprehensive, wireless telecommunications facilities application and permit process. The intent of this chapter is to the minimize the negative impact of wireless telecommunications facilities, establish a fair and efficient process for review and approval of applications, assure an integrated comprehensive review of environmental impacts of such facilities and protect the health, safety and welfare of the Town of Newburgh.
This chapter shall be known and cited as the "Wireless Telecommunications Facilities Siting Law for the Town of Newburgh."
An accessory facility or structure serving or being used in conjunction with wireless telecommunications facilities and located on the same property or lot as the wireless telecommunications facilities, including but not limited to, utility or transmission equipment storage sheds or cabinets.
Any person submitting an application to the Town of Newburgh for a special use permit for wireless telecommunications facilities.
The Planning Board of the Town of Newburgh.
The meaning in this chapter and any special use permit granted hereunder as is defined and applied under the New York Uniform Commercial Code (UCC).
Only programming transmitted or broadcast by satellite directly to subscribers, premises without the use of ground receiving equipment, except at the subscribers' premises or in the uplink process to the satellite.
The environmental assessment form approved by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (Appendix A to 6NYCRR 617.20) and includes a visual EAF addendum (Appendix B).
State and/or Federal Environmental Protection Agency, or its duly assigned successor agency.
See "wireless telecommunications facilities."
The Town of Newburgh, New York.
A structure, facility or location designed, or intended to be used as, or used to support, antennas. It includes, without limit, freestanding towers, guyed towers, monopoles and similar structures that employ camouflage technology, including but not limited to structures such as a multistory building, church steeple, silo, water tower, sign or other similar structures intended to mitigate the visual impact of an antenna or the functional equivalent of such. It is a structure intended for transmitting and/or receiving radio, television, cellular, paging, 911, personal telecommunications services, commercial satellite services or microwave telecommunications, but excluding those used exclusively for the Town's fire, police and other dispatch telecommunications, or exclusively for private radio and television reception and private citizen's bands, amateur radio and other similar telecommunications.
Establishing reasonable time frames for granting or not granting a special use permit for wireless telecommunications facilities, or recertifying or not recertifying, or revoking the special use permit granted under this chapter.
All applicants for a special use permit for wireless telecommunications facilities, or any modification of such facility, shall comply with the requirements set forth in this section. The Board is the officially designated agency or body of the community to whom applications for a special use permit for wireless telecommunications facilities must be made, and that is authorized to review, analyze, evaluate and make decisions with respect to granting or not granting, recertifying or not recertifying, or revoking special use permits for wireless telecommunications facilities. The Board may at its discretion delegate or designate other official agencies of the Town to accept, review, analyze, evaluate and make recommendations to the Board with respect to the granting or not granting, recertifying or not recertifying or revoking special use permits for wireless telecommunications facilities.
All applications for the construction or installation of new wireless telecommunications facilities shall be accompanied by a report containing the information hereinafter set forth. The report shall be signed by a licensed professional engineer registered in the state. Where this section calls for certification, such certification shall be by a qualified New York State licensed professional engineer, unless otherwise noted. The application shall include, in addition to the other requirements for the special use permit, the following information:
Certification that a topographic and geomorphologic study and analysis has been conducted, and that taking into account the subsurface and substrata, and the proposed drainage plan, that the site is adequate to assure the stability of the proposed wireless telecommunications facilities on the proposed site, though the certifying engineer need not be approved by the Town.
Propagation studies of the proposed site and all adjoining proposed, in-service or existing sites.
Applicant shall disclose in writing any agreement in existence prior to submission of the application that would limit or preclude the ability of the applicant to share any new telecommunications tower that it constructs.
In the case of a new telecommunications tower, the applicant shall be required to submit a written report demonstrating its efforts to secure municipal use or shared use of existing telecommunications tower(s) or use of existing buildings or other structures within the Town. Copies of written requests and responses for shared use shall be provided to the Board.
The applicant shall furnish written certification that the telecommunications facility, foundation and attachments are designed and will be constructed (as-built) to meet all local, county, state and federal structural requirements for loads, including wind and ice loads. If the wireless facility is subsequently approved and constructed, similar as-built certification indicating that the facility has been constructed in accordance with all standards shall be furnished prior to the Town issuance of any certificate of occupancy or compliance.
The applicant shall submit a completed long form EAF and a completed visual EAF addendum. Based on the results of the visual EAF addendum, the Board may require submission of a more detailed visual analysis. The scope of the required environmental and visual assessment will be reviewed at the preapplication meeting.
An assessment of the impact of the tower base, guy wires and accessory buildings from abutting and adjacent properties and streets.
An applicant shall submit to the Clerk of the Board the number of completed applications determined to be needed at the preapplication meeting. A notification of the application shall be provided to the legislative body of all adjacent municipalities and to the County Planning Department, if determined to be necessary, based upon the proposed location of the structure. Within 10 business days following the applicant's first appearance before the Planning Board, the applicant shall forward a letter prepared by the Planning Board or an authorized agent of the Planning Board to all property owners within 500 feet of the land involved in the application, or such additional distance as the Planning Board may deem advisable, as the names of such owners appear on the last completed assessment roll of the Town, notifying the property owners of the receipt of the plat and application, by first-class mail. The list of property owners shall be obtained by the applicant from the Town's Assessor. The applicant shall thereafter submit a duly executed, notarized affidavit of mailing to the Planning Board. Further appearances before the Planning Board shall be prohibited until an affidavit meeting the requirements has been delivered. In the event a modification to an application proposes an increase in height of more than 10%, then a supplementary letter shall be required to be forwarded in the same manner advising of the modification.
The applicant shall examine the feasibility of designing a proposed telecommunications tower to accommodate future demand for at least two additional commercial applications, for example, future collocations. The scope of this examination shall be determined by the Board. The telecommu-nications tower shall be structurally designed to accommodate at least two additional antenna arrays equal to those of the applicant and located as close to the applicant's antenna as possible without causing interference. This requirement may be waived, provided that the applicant, in writing, demonstrates that the provisions of future shared usage of the telecommunications tower is not technologically feasible, is commercially impracticable or creates an unnecessary and unreasonable burden, based upon:
Unless waived by the Board, there shall be a preapplication meeting. The purpose of the preapplication meeting will be to address issues which will help to expedite the review and permitting process. A preapplication meeting may also include a site visit if requested by the Board. Where the application is for the shared use of an existing telecommunications tower(s) or other high structure, the applicant should seek to waive any section or subsection of this chapter that may not be required. At the preapplication meeting, the waiver requests, if appropriate, will be reviewed by the Board. Costs of the Board's consultants to prepare for, and attend, the preapplication meeting will be borne by the applicant.
The holder of a special use permit shall notify the Board of any intended modification of a wireless telecommunications facilities and shall apply to the Board to modify, relocate or rebuild a wireless telecommunications facility.
In order to better inform the public, in the case of a new proposed telecommunications tower, the applicant shall, prior to the public hearing on the application, hold a "balloon test" as follows: The applicant shall arrange to fly, or raise upon a temporary mast, a minimum of a three-foot diameter brightly colored balloon at the maximum height of the proposed new tower. The dates, (including a second date in case of poor visibility on the initial date) times and location of this balloon test shall be advertised twice by the applicant, seven and 14 days in advance of the test date, in one of the official newspapers in the Town. The applicant shall inform the Board, in writing, of the dates and times of the test at least 14 days in advance. The balloon shall be flown for at least eight consecutive hours sometime between 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. of the dates chosen. The primary date shall be on a weekend, but the second date, in case of poor visibility on the initial date, may be on a weekday.
Applicants for wireless telecommunications facilities shall locate, site and erect said wireless telecommunications facilities in accordance with the following priorities, one being the highest priority and five being the lowest priority.
On existing telecommunications towers or other tall structures, including those on Town property.
Collocation on a site with existing wireless telecommunications facilities.
On industrial zoned property.
On commercial zoned property.
On residential zoned property.
The applicant shall submit a report demonstrating the applicant's review of the above locations in order of priority, demonstrating the technological reason for the site selection. If the site selected is not the highest priority, then a detailed written explanation as to why sites of a higher priority were not selected shall be included with the application.
Notwithstanding that a potential site may be situated in an area of highest priority or highest available priority, the Board may disapprove an application for any of the following reasons:
Shared use of existing wireless telecommunications facilities shall be preferred by the Town as opposed to the proposed construction of a new telecommunications tower. Where shared use is unavailable, location of antennas on other preexisting structures shall be considered and preferred. The applicant shall submit a comprehensive report inventorying existing towers, municipal facilities, such as water towers, and other appropriate structures within four miles of any proposed new tower site and identifying their priority as described in § 168-7A above, unless the applicant can show that some other distance is more reasonable, and outlining opportunities for shared use of existing facilities and the use of other preexisting structures as a preferred alternative to new construction.
Telecommunications towers shall be no higher than the minimum height necessary.
The maximum height of any telecommunications tower and attached antennas constructed after the effective date of this chapter shall not exceed that which shall permit operation without artificial lighting of any kind, in accordance with municipal, county, state, and/or any federal statute, law, local law, Town ordinance, code, rule or regulation.
If lighting is required, the applicant shall provide a detailed plan for sufficient lighting of as unobtrusive and inoffensive an effect as is permissible under state and federal regulations and an artist's rendering or other visual representation showing the effect of light emanating from the site on neighboring habitable structures within 300 feet of all property lines of the parcel on which the wireless telecommunications facilities are located.
Wireless telecommunications facilities shall contain a sign no larger than four square feet to provide adequate notification to persons in the immediate area of the presence of an antenna that has transmission capabilities. The sign shall contain the name(s) of the owner(s) and operator(s) of the antenna(s) as well as emergency phone number(s). The sign shall be located so as to be visible from the access point of the site. The sign shall not be lighted unless the Board shall have allowed such lighting or unless such lighting is required by applicable provisions of law. The sign shall be approved by the Board before installation. No other signage, including advertising, shall be permitted on any facilities, antennas, antenna-supporting structures or antenna towers, unless required by law.
All proposed wireless telecommunications facilities shall be set back from abutting parcels, recorded rights-of-way and road and street lines by the greater of the following distances: a distance equal to the height of the wireless telecommunications facility or the existing setback requirements of the underlying zoning district, whichever are greater. Any accessory structure shall be located so as to comply with the applicable minimum setback requirements for the property on which it is situated.
An applicant shall deposit with the Town funds sufficient to reimburse the Board for all reasonable costs of consultant and expert evaluation provided to the Board in connection with the review of any application. The initial deposit shall be $7,500. These funds shall accompany the filing of an application and the Town will maintain a separate escrow account for all such funds. The Town's consultants/experts shall bill or invoice the Town no more frequently than monthly for its services in reviewing the application and performing its duties. If at any time during the review process this escrow account has a balance less than $2,500, the applicant shall immediately, upon notification by the Town, replenish said escrow account so it has a balance of at least $5,000. Such additional escrow funds shall be deposited with the Town before any further action or consideration is taken on the application. In the event the amount held in escrow by the Town is more than the amount of the billing or invoicing at the conclusion of the review process, the difference shall be promptly refunded to the applicant.
The total amount of the fends set forth in Subsection B of this section may vary with the scope and complexity of the project, the completeness of the application and other information as may be needed by the Board or its consultant/expert to complete the necessary review and analysis. Additional escrow funds, as reasonably required and requested by the Town, shall be paid by the applicant.
All wireless telecommunications facilities existing on or before the effective date of this chapter shall be allowed to continue as they presently exist; provided, however, that any modification to wireless telecommunications facilities must comply with this chapter.
Prior to the approval of any application for a special use permit for wireless telecommunications facilities, a public hearing shall be held by the Board, notice of which shall be published in the official newspaper of the Town no less than 10 calendar days prior to the scheduled date of the public hearing. In order that nearby landowners are provided notice of the hearing, the applicant, at least three weeks prior to the date of said public hearing, shall be required to provide names and address of all landowners whose property is located within 500 feet of any property line of the lot on which the new wireless telecommunications facilities are proposed to be located, or such additional distance as the Planning Board may deem advisable. The list of property owners shall be obtained by the applicant from the Town's Assessor. In addition to publication, the notice shall be subject to the same mailing and posting requirements established for hearings by the Zoning Board of Appeals in § 185-55 of Chapter 185.
The Board shall schedule the public hearing referred to in Subsection A of this section after it determines the application is complete. The Board, at any stage prior to issuing a special use permit, may require such additional information as it deems necessary.
The Board may refer any application or part thereof to any other agency or committee for comments and nonbinding recommendations.
If the Board denies the special use permit for wireless telecommunications facilities, then the applicant shall be notified of such denial in writing within 10 calendar days of the Board's action, and the applicant may seek review of the denial via the commencement of an Article 78 proceeding under the Civil Practice Law and Rules of the State of New York.
If the wireless telecommunications facilities have been moved, relocated, rebuilt or otherwise modified, then whether the Board approved such action, and under what terms and conditions, and whether those terms and conditions were complied with.
Recertification the telecommunications tower and attachments both are designed and constructed (as-built) and continue to meet all local, county, state and federal structural requirements for loads, including wind and ice loads. Such recertification shall be by a qualified New York State licensed professional engineer acceptable to the Town, the cost of which shall be borne by the applicant.
If, after such review, the Board determines the permitted wireless telecommunications facilities are in compliance with the special use permit and all applicable statutes, laws, local laws, ordinances, codes, rules and regulations, then the Board shall issue a recertification special use permit for the wireless telecommunications facilities, which may include any new provisions or conditions that are mutually agreed upon or required by applicable statutes, laws, local laws, ordinances, codes, rules and regulations. If, after such review, the Board determines that the permitted wireless telecommunications facilities are not in compliance with the special use permit and all applicable statutes, local laws, ordinances, codes, rules and regulations, then the Board may refuse to issue a recertification special use permit for the wireless telecommunications facilities, and, in such event, such wireless telecommunications facilities shall not be used after the date that the applicant receives written notice of such decision by the Board. Any such decision shall be in writing and supported by substantial evidence contained in a written record.
Such special use permit may, following a hearing upon due prior notice to the applicant, be revoked, canceled or terminated for a violation of the conditions and provisions of the special use permit for wireless telecommunications facilities, or for a material violation of this chapter after prior written notice to the applicant and the holder of the special use permit.
At the time that a person submits an application for a special use permit for a new telecommunications tower, such person shall pay a nonrefundable application fee of $5,000 to the Town. If the application is for a special use permit for collocating on an existing telecommunications tower or high structure, where no increase in height of the tower or structure is required, the application fee shall be $2,000.
No application fee is required in order to recertify special use permit for wireless telecommunications facilities, unless there has been a modification of the wireless telecommunications facilities since the date of the issuance of the existing special use permit for which the conditions of the special use permit have not previously been modified. In the case of any modification, the application fees provided in Subsection A shall apply.
The applicant and the owner of record of any proposed wireless telecommunications facilities property site shall, at its cost and expense, be jointly required to execute and file with the Town a bond, or other form of security acceptable to the Town as to type of security and the form and manner of execution, in an amount of at least $75,000 and with such sureties as are deemed sufficient by the Board to assure the faithful performance of the terms and conditions of this chapter and conditions of any special use permit issued pursuant to this chapter. The full amount of the bond or security shall remain in full force and effect throughout the term of the special use permit and/or until the removal of the wireless telecommunications facilities and any necessary site restoration is completed. The failure to pay any annual premium for the renewal of any such security shall be a violation of the provisions of the special use permit and shall entitle the Board to revoke the special use permit after prior written notice to the applicant and holder of the permit and after a hearing upon due prior notice to the applicant and holder of the special use permit.
In order to verify that the holder of a special use permit for wireless telecommunications facilities, and any and all lessees, renters and/or licensees of wireless telecommunications facilities, place and construct such facilities, including towers and antennas, in accordance with all applicable technical, safety, fire, building and zoning codes, laws, ordinances and regulations and other applicable requirements, the Town may inspect all facets of said permit holder's, renter's, lessee's or licensee's placement, construction, modification and maintenance of such facilities, including, but not limited to, towers, antennas and buildings or other structures constructed or located on the permitted site.
The Town shall pay for costs associated with such an inspection, except for those circumstances occasioned by said holder's, lessee's or licensee's refusal to provide necessary information, or necessary access to such facilities, including towers, antennas and appurtenant or associated facilities, or refusal to otherwise cooperate with the Town with respect to an inspection, or if violations of this chapter are found to exist, in which case, the holder, lessee or licensee shall reimburse the Town for the cost of the inspection.
The holder of the special use permit shall, annually, certify in writing to the Town that NIER levels at the site are within the threshold levels adopted by the FCC. The certifying engineer must be licensed to practice engineering in the State of New York.
A holder of a special use permit for wireless telecommunications facilities shall secure and at all times public liability insurance for personal injuries, death and property damage, and umbrella insurance coverage for the duration of the special use permit in amounts as set forth below:
The commercial general liability insurance policy shall specifically include the Town as additional named insureds.
Any application for wireless telecommunications facilities that is proposed for Town property, pursuant to this chapter, shall contain a provision with respect to indemnification. Such provision shall require the applicant, to the extent permitted by the law, to at all times defend, indemnify, protect, save, hold harmless and exempt the Town and its officers, boards, employees, committee members, attorneys, agents and consultants from any and all penalties, damages, costs or charges arising out of any and all claims, suits, demands, causes of action or award of damages, whether compensatory or punitive, or expenses arising therefrom, either at law or in equity, which might arise out of, or are caused by, the placement, construction, erection, modification, location, products performance, use, operation, maintenance, repair, installation, replacement, removal or restoration of said wireless telecommunications facilities. With respect to the penalties, damages or charges referenced herein, reasonable attorneys' fees, consultants' fees and expert witness fees are included in those costs that are recoverable by the Town.
In the event of a violation of this chapter or any special use permit issued pursuant to this chapter, the Board may impose and collect, and the holder of the special use permit for wireless telecommunications facilities shall pay to the Town, fines or penalties as set forth below.
A violation of this chapter is hereby declared to be an offense, punishable by a fine not exceeding $350 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or both, for conviction of a first offense; for conviction of a second offense, both of which were committed within a period of five years, punishable by a fine not less than $350 nor more than $700 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or both; and, upon conviction for a third or subsequent offense, all of which were committed within a period of five years, punishable by a fine not less than $700 nor more than $1,000 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or both. However, for the purpose of conferring jurisdiction upon courts and judicial officers generally, violations of this article or of such ordinance or regulation shall be deemed misdemeanors and for such purpose only all provisions of law relating to misdemeanors shall apply to such violations. Each continued violation shall constitute a separate additional violation.
If wireless telecommunications facilities are repaired, rebuilt, placed, moved, relocated, modified or maintained in a way that is inconsistent or not in compliance with the provisions of this chapter or of the special use permit, then the Board shall notify the holder of the special use permit in writing of such violation. Such notice shall specify the nature of the violation or noncompliance and the violations must be corrected within seven days of the date of the postmark of the notice, or of the date of personal service of the notice, whichever is earlier. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this subsection or any other section of this chapter, if the violation causes, creates or presents an imminent danger or threat to the health or safety of lives or property, the Board may, at its sole discretion, order the violation remedied within 24 hours.
If within the period set forth in Subsection A above the wireless telecommunications facilities are not brought into compliance with the provisions of this chapter, or of the special use permit, or substantial steps are not taken in order to bring the affected wireless telecommunications facilities into compliance, then the Board may revoke such special use permit for wireless telecommunications facilities and shall notify the holder of the special use permit within 48 hours of such action.
Under the following circumstances, the Board may determine that the health, safety and welfare interests of the Town warrant and require the removal of wireless telecommunications facilities.
Permitted wireless telecommunications facilities fall into such a state of disrepair it creates a health or safety hazard.
If the Board makes such a determination as noted in Subsection A of this section, then the Board shall notify the holder of the special use permit for the wireless telecommunications facilities within 48 hours that said wireless telecommunications facilities are to be removed. The Board may approve an interim temporary use agreement/permit such as to enable the sale of the wireless telecommunications facilities.
If the Town removes, or causes to be removed, wireless telecommunications facilities, and the owner of the wireless telecommunications facilities does not claim and remove it from the site to a lawful location within 10 days, then the Town may take steps to declare the wireless telecommunications facilities abandoned and sell them and their components.
Notwithstanding anything in this section to the contrary, the Board may approve a temporary use permit/agreement for the wireless telecommunications facilities, for no more 90 days, during which time a suitable plan for removal, conversion or relocation of the affected wireless telecommunications facilities shall be developed by the holder of the special use permit, subject to the approval of the Board, and an agreement to such plan shall be executed by the holder of the special use permit and the Town. If such a plan is not developed, approved and executed within the ninety-day time period, then the Town may take possession of and dispose of the affected wireless telecommunications facilities in the manner provided in this section.
Any applicant desiring relief or exemption from any aspect or requirement of this chapter may request such from the Board at a preapplication meeting, provided that the relief or exemption is contained in the original application for either a special use permit or, in the case of an existing or previously granted special use permit, a request for modification of its tower and/or facilities. Such relief may be temporary or permanent, partial or complete, at the sole discretion of the Board. However, the burden of proving the need for the requested relief or exemption is solely on the applicant to prove to the satisfaction of the Board. The applicant shall bear all costs of the Board or the Town in considering the request and the relief shall not be transferable to a new or different holder of the permit or owner of the tower or facilities without the specific written permission of the Board. No such relief or exemption shall be approved unless the applicant demonstrates by clear and convincing evidence, if granted, the relief or exemption will have no significant effect on the health, safety and welfare of the Town, its residents and other service providers, and the Board must determine the grant of relief or exemption does not conflict with and/or violate the intent of this chapter. Under no circumstances are the provisions for public hearing contained in this chapter to be waived.
To the extent that applicable rules, regulations, standards and provisions of any state or federal agency, including but not limited to, the FAA and the FCC, and specifically including any rules and regulations regarding height, lighting and security are changed and/or are modified during the duration of a special use permit for wireless telecommunications facilities, then the holder of such a special use permit shall conform the permitted wireless telecommunications facilities to the applicable changed and/or modified rule, regulation, standard or provision within a maximum of 24 months of the effective date of the applicable changed and/or modified rule, regulation, standard or provision, or sooner as may be required by the issuing entity.
This chapter shall take effect 10 days after publication, posting and filing with the Secretary of State.