1190.04 USE REGULATIONS; GENERAL.

   (a)    A plot plan including all building uses within 500 feet shall be required at a scale not less than one inch is equal to 100 feet.

   (b)    The location of the tower and equipment building shall comply with all natural resource protection standards established in this chapter, including floodplain, wetlands and steep slope regulations.

   (c)    A security fence eight feet in height shall completely surround the tower, equipment building and any guy wires.

   (d)   Buffer plantings shall be located around the perimeter of the security fence as follows:

      (1)    An evergreen screen shall be planted at a minimum of four feet in height that consists of either a hedge, planted three feet on center maximum, or a row of evergreen trees planted five feet on center maximum.

      (2)    Existing vegetation (trees and shrubs) shall be preserved to the maximum extent possible.

    (e)    A report prepared by a licensed professional engineer shall be included with the submitted application and shall contain the height, design, proof of compliance with nationally accepted structural standards and a description of the tower's capacity, including the number and types of antennas it can accommodate.

   (f)    A soil report complying with the standards of Appendix I: Geotechnical Investigations, ANSI/EIA 222-E, as amended, shall be submitted to the Municipality to document and verify the design specifications of the foundation for the tower, and anchors for the guy wires, if used.

   (g)    Towers and antennas shall be designed to withstand wind gusts of at least 100 miles per hour and shall be exclusively monopole in design.

   (h)    An antenna may not be located on a building or structure that is listed on an historic register, or is in an historic district or on any residential dwelling.

   (i)    The tower shall be painted a non-contrasting gray or similar color minimizing its visibility, unless otherwise required by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) or Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

(j)    No advertising is permitted anywhere on the facility.

   (k)    If at any time the use of the facility is discontinued for 180 days, a designated local official may declare the facility abandoned. The facility's owner/operator will be contacted and instructed to either reactivate the facility's use within 180 days, or dismantle and remove the facility. If reactivation or dismantling does not occur, the conditional use permit will expire on the 361st day. (Ord. 97-013. Passed 4-1-97.)

   (1)    All towers above 100 feet shall be artificially lighted. In addition, all FAA regulations addressing safety marking and obstruction lighting shall be followed when necessary. Security lighting around the equipment shelter is permitted.

(Ord. 98-085. Passed 5-19-98.)

   (m)    Warning signs shall be posted around the facility with an emergency telephone number of who to contact in the event of an emergency.

   (n)    The facility owner/operator shall present a maintenance plan in which they will be responsible for the upkeep of the site.

   (o)    A permanent easement to the tower site must be provided thereby maintaining access regardless of other developments that may take place on the site.

   (p)    A Conditional Use Permit must be approved by the City Planning Commission with a subsequent Building Permit issued by the Building Commissioner.

(Ord. 97-013. Passed 4-1-97.)