2117 LINCOLN ST T MOBILE ANTENNA 2018-01-02 MF Import

(h) The above ground utility or communications facility shall be removed from the site should the use for such purposes be discontinued for one hundred twenty days or more. The Planning Director shall have the discretion, upon the request of the owner of the facility, to allow an extension of this time period to allow for the use of the site by another utility or communications service provider. (i) Mai-lonance, repair, or replacement of existing utility or communications facil, �s or appurtenant structures and the installation of minor abovo ground utility and communications facilities are exempt from this section. This exemption includes replacement or increased heights of not more than twenty feet to accommodate wireless telecommunications antennas. Utility and communications service providers are encouraged to locate such facilities of a minor nature and small scale on existing or replacement structures, where technically feasible, in preference to erecting new towers or structures for such purposes. (j) To the extent provided by law, the city may require utility or communications service provider to allow up to two additional service providers to be located on shared facilities to discourage the proliferation of tower structures, consistent with technological feasibility. The review authority may allow an additional twenty feet in tower height per additional provider to accommodate co -location. (k) Utility or communications facilities which require towers for which safety lights are required by the FAA shall not be permitted unless the applicant demonstrates that such a facility in the proposed location and at such a height is necessary to adequately serve the needs of the public for the proposed utility or communications service. (1) The Planning Director may require review by an expert third party who is approved by the City and the Applicant, to be paid for by the Applicant, when needed for review of site -specific data submitted by the Applicant concerning technical aspects related to specific facilities and locations. The Applicant's system provides voice, video, paging, computer, and facsimile services to the Everett community. The Applicant indicated that the current facility is inadequate to provide the necessary electronic coverage in this area of the City of Everett. With an increased height of the pole, the Applicant will be able to provide improved personal communication service coverage along Interstate 5 and in the Lowell neighborhood. The City determined this to be a public bercefit. (exhibit 1, Spencer festirnony, Ingalsbe testimony)