1130.02 PERMITTED USES.
(a) Buildings and land in the Class U-8A District shall be used and buildings shall be designed, erected, altered or intended only for the uses specifically designated as Class U-8A uses in Section 1111.02; other similar harmonious and compatible uses may be determined by the Commission and approved by Council. No retail sales are permitted in this District.
(b) Accessory uses related to the principal use of the building authorized in Section 1111.02 are permitted as follows:
(1) Restaurants or lunchrooms, beauty and barber shops, mail services, blueprinting and other services found by the Commission to be similar, harmonious and compatible with the principal building use and which will not impair other permitted uses in the building. No accessory use or combination of accessory uses set forth in this subsection shall exceed twenty percent (20%) of the gross square footage of the building.
(2) Parking areas and garages, loading areas, enclosed maintenance and storage facilities and antennas permitted in Section 1129.02.
(3) Wireless telecommunications facilities subject to the following provisions:
A. Wireless telecommunications facilities shall only be permitted as an accessory use provided such facilities are located on the roof of the building containing the principal permitted use. Antennas may be mounted on the walls of a penthouse, except where the exterior wall of the penthouse is flush with the exterior wall of the building. Antennas, other than dipole or omni-directional antennas, which are mounted on a penthouse shall not extend above the penthouse and shall be screened with panels or other screening devices designed to match the appearance of the penthouse wall and reduce visibility.
B. Wireless telecommunications antennas, including dipole antennas over two inches (2") in diameter, and support structures mounted directly on the roof shall not extend higher than twenty feet (20') above the roof and shall be set back from the parapet or roof edge a minimum of one foot for each one foot in elevation above the top of the parapet. Dipole antennas which are two inches (2") or less in diameter may be attached to the rear (inside) of the parapet wall provided such antennas do not extend more than three feet (3') above the top of said parapet wall. All such antennas shall be colored to minimize visibility.
C. Roof mounted wireless telecommunications facilities shall be designed to withstand wind loads of ninety (90) miles per hour.
D. Where wireless telecommunications facilities are proposed to be located on a building where such facilities already exist, the applicant shall provide assurances that the proposed facilities will not interfere with the receipt or transmission of signals by the existing facilities.
E. Equipment cabinets, switching equipment, cables, and other devices associated with wireless telecommunications facilities which are located on roofs shall be screened from view from the public right-of-way.
F. A building permit shall be required for the installation of each wireless communications facility. The building permit fee for wireless communications facilities shall be as set forth in Section 1329.03.
G. The Building Commissioner may, where it is determined that proposed wireless telecommunications facilities comply with all of the criteria set forth herein, issue a permit for the installation of such facilities without referral to the Commission, otherwise applications for wireless telecommunications facilities shall be referred to the Commission for consideration.
(5) Car washes provided that:
A. No washing or detailing activities are conducted outside of the building.
B. There is no advertising or signage associated with the car wash.
C. Washing is by hand only and no automated wash systems are used.
D. The wash area does not exceed six hundred (600) square feet.
(Ord. 2018-94. Passed 10-21-19.)