Development Standards | Wireless Communication Facilities
5. Amateur Radio Facilities.
proposals’ strict adherence with the provisions of this chapter and the lack of the need for discretionary review by the director. c. Standard Wireless Use Permits. Where indicated by this chapter, a standard wireless use permit shall be required. A standard wireless use permit is a Type 1 permit pursuant to SDC 21.09.010B. Standard wireless use permits are those anticipated to require average review time and/or some elements of discretionary review by the director. d. Conditional Use Permits. Conditional use permits are required where indicated in SDC 21.03.060G., Table A or where otherwise provided by this chapter. See SDC 21.09.100D. for decision criteria for conditional use permits. A conditional use permit is a Type 2 permit pursuant to SDC 21.09.010B. 3. Separate permits shall be required for each individual WCF installation; however, such separate permit applications may be submitted simultaneously (in batches). A network provider may elect to apply for a land use permit and a building/electrical permit as a consolidated application. The network provider acknowledges the building permit submittal is an at-risk permit and is dependent upon receiving and approving the land use permit. 4. Franchise agreements are required for all WCF and/or equipment in the right-of-way. 5. A Type C right-of-way utility permit is required for WCFs located in the public rights-of-way in accordance with SDC 21.08.060F. instead of the land use permits described in
Amateur radio (ham) towers are exempt from land use permits under this chapter and shall be permitted by right in all zones, pursuant to the FCC order entitled Amateur Radio Preemption, 101 FCC 2nd 952 (1985). Any height restrictions applicable to amateur radio (ham) towers may be waived by the director upon a showing by the applicant that the proposed amateur radio (ham) tower is the minimum necessary for the facility to function as proposed.
I. Wireless use permits - Types and timelines
1. Unless exempt, no WCF shall hereafter be erected, re- erected, constructed, or altered unless the appropriate wireless use permit for the same has been issued by the City pursuant to this chapter. Further, some proposed WCF may also require other permitting, such as: shoreline permit, building permit, electrical permit, and/or right-of-way use permit (as applicable). 2. Types of Permits. Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, all permits shall comply with procedures of SDC 21.09.010B. a. Exempt Facilities. As indicated within SDC 21.06.060H., exempt facilities shall not require a land use permit pursuant to this chapter. The WCF shall comply with all other applicable standards contained within this chapter. b. Expedited Wireless Use Permits. Where indicated by this chapter, an expedited wireless use permit shall be required. An expedited wireless use permit is a Type 1 permit pursuant to SDC 21.09.010B. Expedited wireless use permits implicate lower levels of review time due to
368 | Title 21: Sammamish Development Code
Effective | January 1, 2022
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