33.49.400 Site location of wireless communication facilities.
(1) In reviewing applications for new WCFs, Clallam County shall evaluate proposals in relation to the following site preferences 1 through 3. Criteria for prioritizing preference areas and siting include:
(a) Minimization of total number of towers throughout Clallam County;
(b) Protection of visual resources (e.g., views of the Olympic Mountains and the Strait of Juan de Fuca, foothills, agricultural resource lands, rural vistas);
(c) Protection of residential characteristics and property values;
(d) Protection of visual resources as seen from Highway 101 and Highway 112; and
(e) Protection of public health, safety, and welfare.
(2) The following preference area descriptions shall apply only to new support tower proposals: New wireless communications facilities locating in the following preference areas shall be in conformance with all applicable standards as provided by this chapter.
(a) Preference 1: Preference 1 shall include the following Commercial Forest zones:
(i) Commercial Forest (CF); and
(ii) Commercial Forest/Mixed Use 20 (CFM20).
(b) Preference 2. Preference 2 shall include the following zones:
(i) Commercial Forest/Mixed Use 5 (CFM5);
(ii) Rural Very Low (R20);
(iii) Rural Low (R5);
(iv) Western Region Rural Low (RW5);
(v) Rural Character Conservation 5 Zone (RCC5);
(vi) Rural Character Conservation 3 Zone (RCC3); and
(vii) Rural Low Mixed (RLM).
(c) Preference 3. Underlying zones in Preference 3 areas shall include all other zones as defined by this title.