Attention:
The postcard you may have received relates to new regulations for cell towers and facilities.
It is not a proposal for a new tower on your property or in your neighborhood.
This proposal does not change the zoning of your property.

TO WATCH AN ARCHIVED-VERSION OF THE MARCH 26 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, CLICK HERE, THEN:
•  LOCATE THE SECTION TITLED "Committees, Commissions and Other Meetings"
•  SELECT "Salem Planning Commission - March 26, 2013" UNDER 2013
•  SELECT THE "Submit"  BUTTON FOR 2013 IN THIS SECTION
 

TO WATCH AN ARCHIVED-VERSION OF THE FEBRUARY 26 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, CLICK HERE, THEN:
•  LOCATE THE SECTION TITLED "Committees, Commissions and Other Meetings"
•  SELECT "Salem Planning Commission - February 26, 2013" UNDER 2013
•  SELECT THE "Submit"  BUTTON FOR 2013 IN THIS SECTION

Si necesita ayuda para comprender esta informacion, por favor llame 503-588-6173

COMMUNITY FORUM/OPEN HOUSE

Staff hosted Open House meetings on February 7 and February 20 and presented the following information about the proposed cell tower regulations:
•  Proposed Wireless Communication Facilities Code Amendment Presentation
•  Siting Priority Information
•  Why do we need more wireless communication facilities?
•  Map of Salem zoning and cell towers on private property 
•  Map of Salem street classifications and wireless antennas on utility poles in right-of-way 

PROJECT SUMMARY

The Planning Commission initiated a project to update our land use regulations for wireless communication facilities (cell towers and other support structures, antennas and equipment).  The proposed zoning code amendments include:

• A new chapter, SRC Chapter 715, that consolidates application requirements, siting standards, approval criteria, development standards, and other provisions that are currently found in multiple chapters of the zoning code.
• Provisions within the new chapter that regulate wireless communications facilities attached to utility poles in public rights-of-way, which are currently regulated through franchise agreements negotiated with wireless communication facility providers.
• Provisions within the new chapter that are intended to make wireless communication facilities more visually compatible with their surroundings.
• Corresponding amendments to other zoning chapters.

TIMELINE

The City Council will decide whether to hold a public hearing or advance the ordinance to second reading for enactment.  Please continue to check this web page for updates..

INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE?

For a Powerpoint presentation from the Council/Planning Commission Work Session June 25, 2012, click here.

For a Powerpoint presentation from the Planning Commission Work Session December 4, 2012, click here.

For examples of existing wireless communications facilities in Salem, click here.

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Contact Pamela Cole, Case Manager at pcole@cityofsalem.net or 503-540-2309.

ACCOMMODATIONS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST

Disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, in order to participate in this meeting or event, are available upon request. Sign language and interpreters for languages other than English are also available on request. To request such an accommodation or interpretation, contact Pamela Cole at pcole@cityofsalem.net or call (503) 540-2309 at least two business days before the meeting or event.