A. All Permitted And Conditional Use Towers, Antennas, And Base Units:
1. Encroachments And Setbacks:
a. The tower site and setback shall be of adequate size to contain guyed wires, debris, and the tower in the event of a collapse.
b. Communication towers shall maintain a minimum distance from the nearest residential structure equal to twice the height of the tower. For the purposes of this chapter, residential structures shall also include any parking structure attached to a principal residential structure.
c. No part of any communication tower, antenna, base unit, equipment, guyed wires, or braces shall extend across or over any part of the public right-of-way, except communication antennas and transmission equipment mounted to City-owned light poles or traffic davits in public rights-of-way for which a valid attachment permit has been granted.
d. Communication towers, antennas, and base units shall comply with applicable regulations as established by the Federal Aviation Administration.
2. Compatibility With Nearby Properties: Communication towers, antennas, and base units shall utilize building materials, colors, and textures that are compatible with the existing principal structure and that effectively blend the tower facilities into the surrounding setting and environment to the greatest extent possible. Metal towers shall be constructed of, or treated with, corrosive resistant material.
3. Base Units: Base units shall not exceed five hundred (500) square feet of gross floor area.
4. Security: All sites shall be reasonably protected against unauthorized climbing. The bottom of the tower, measured from ground level to twelve feet (12') above ground level, shall be designed in a manner to discourage unauthorized climbing.
5. Signage: Advertising or identification of any kind on towers, antennas, and base units shall be prohibited, except for applicable warning and equipment information signage required by the manufacturer or by Federal, State, or local regulations.
6. Lighting: Communication towers and antennas shall not be illuminated by artificial means, except when mounted on an existing light pole or where the illumination is specifically required by the Federal Aviation Administration or other Federal, State, or local regulations.
7. Radio Frequency Emissions And Noninterference: The applicant shall comply with all applicable Federal Communication Commission standards. (Ord. 2018-3, 11-13-2018)