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INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 9461
January 31, 2012
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council
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SUBJECT: PROPOSED TELECOMMUNICATION ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS
The purpose of this report is to provide information on proposed amendments to the
telecommunications ordinance which is part of the Zoning Ordinance. The purpose of the
amendments is to improve process efficiency and ordinance clarity.
The primary amendment would provide for administrative review and approval of antennas and
stealth tower designs that are consistent with the standards. Applicants are currently required to
obtain approval from the Urban Design Commission at a public hearing.
Additional amendments would accomplish the following:
Revise application submission requirements
Submit visual study from two points of view instead of five
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Remove notification requirement for future co-located antennas
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Transfer design review from the Urban Design Commission to the Board of Adjustment,
where variances are also heard.
These amendments will reduce review time for applicants. The Board of Adjustment will continue
to review new towers that require a special exception or variance.
The Board of Adjustment, Urban Design Commission, and Zoning Commiss
briefings on the proposed changes. The public hearings for the text amendments would be held
as follows:
Zoning Commission: February 8
City Council: March 6
Should you have any questions, please contact Dana Burghdoff, Planning and Development
Department Deputy Director, at 817-392-8018.
Tom Higgins
City Manager
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS