(a) New wireless support structures shall be designed and constructed to accommodate at least two (2) sets of small cell equipment on the same wireless support structure.
(b) New wireless support structures shall maintain a distance of three hundred (300) feet from existing monopoles, or utility poles.
(c) In residential districts, new wireless support structures shall be located at the shared property line between two residential parcels where the parcels intersect the right-of-way when available.
(d) In non-residential districts, new wireless support structures shall be located between tenant spaces, storefront bays, or adjoining properties at the shared property lines where the parcels intersect the right-of-way when available.
(e) New wireless support structures shall not interfere with any metered parking space.
(f) A new wireless support structure shall not be located in front of a building entrance or exit.
(g) All new wireless support structures shall be subject to review by the Amherst Electric Department for potential conflicts with municipal electrical services, systems, and equipment. The overall height of a new wireless support structure, including proposed collocated antenna, shall not be more than forty (40) feet in height above ground level or not be more than thirty-five (35) feet in height above ground level, where no other wireless support structure or utility poles exceeding thirty (30) feet are located within three hundred (300) feet of the proposed location of the new wireless support structures in any zoning districts within the City.
(h) The City, at its discretion, may require the facilities operator to install a metal wireless support structure rather than a wood wireless support structure.
(Ord. 20-30. Passed 10-26-20.)