A. Design District. Design districts may be established within the city where there are well-coordinated, cohesive streetscapes. These design districts will be established within the Bothell Standards. The placement, appearance, and location for SWFs within a design district will be governed by this chapter and by the Bothell Standards. Where there is an inconsistency between this chapter and the Bothell Standards, the Bothell Standards will control.

B. Any applicant who desires to place a small wireless facility in a design district must first establish that the applicant cannot locate the small wireless facility outside of a design district. Applications for small wireless facilities in a design district may be approved if the applicant demonstrates that due to technical infeasibility the applicant cannot locate the proposed small wireless facility on an existing or replacement pole within 500 feet of the proposed site and outside of a design district.

C. If the city has created a small wireless facility standard for poles within the design district in the Bothell Standards (as used herein “design district pole(s)”), then the applicant is required to first consider using the design district pole adopted for small wireless facilities from the Bothell Standards. Deviation from the adopted design district poles is only permitted pursuant to BMC 12.11.260(F)(2). (Ord. 2295 § 21, 2019).