Wireless Communication Facilities that include towers are not permitted in any R-1, R-2, R-3 or R-3-C Residential Districts as shown on the Official Zoning Map of the City with the exception of placement on any property having an institutional use (such as a: church, park, library, municipal/government, hospital, school or utility). However, antennas that are attached to existing buildings or structures that are permitted uses in the zoning district may be allowed as a permitted use. In applying for a permit for a Wireless Communication Facility in any residential district, the applicant must present substantial evidence demonstrating why is not technically feasible to locate said facility in a more appropriate non-residential zone. Once these efforts have been exhausted, the Wireless Communication Facility may be located in a residential district subject to the following conditions:
(b) Antenna or Tower Combined with a Nonresidential Use: An antenna may be attached to a nonresidential building or structure that is a permitted use in the zoning district in which the facility is to be located or a Wireless Communication Facility tower to support an antenna may be located on a property with a nonresidential use when such property is a permitted use within the zoning district under consideration. Such buildings or structures include, but are not limited to, churches, a municipal or governmental building or facility, agricultural building and a building or structure owned by a utility.
(1) An appropriate buffer yard or planting may be required as set forth in Section 961.05 of this Chapter.
(c) Antenna located on a Residential Building: An antenna for a Wireless Communication Facility may be attached to a mid or high-rise apartment building that is permitted in the zoning district subject to the conditions stated in Section 961.10 of this Chapter.
(1) An appropriate buffer yard or planting may be required as set forth in Section 961.05 of this Chapter.
(Ord. 00-97. Passed 11-28-00.)