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Ordinance amending the Whatcom County Code relating to Personal Wireless Service Facilities
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE:
Ordinance amending Whatcom County Code (WCC) 20.13, WCC 20.82, WCC 20.83, WCC 20.97, and WCC 22.05 relating to personal wireless service facilities. The primary purpose of the amendments is to bring consistency between the Whatcom County Code and federal laws and regulations. The proposal addresses eligible facilities requests, small wireless facilities, macro wireless facilities, definitions, exemptions, permitted uses, administrative approval uses, conditional uses, nonconforming uses and structures, concealment elements, standards, noise, conditions associated with siting approval, and project permit procedures (including variances, application requirements, permit review time frames, and appeals).