The following regulations shall apply to the establishment, installation, and operation of communication antennas in all zones:
A. A communication antenna shall be installed and maintained in compliance with the requirements of the City Building Code, City Electrical Code, etc.
B. No advertising material shall be allowed on any communication antenna or its supporting structure.
C. All communication antennas must be screened from public view to the greatest extent possible with landscaping, fencing, walls, parapets, architectural features, rooflines or screening materials that are architecturally compatible with the site in color and style. The provisions of this chapter as related to screening supersede conflicting provisions of this zoning code.
D. All ground mounted communication antennas must be secured from public access by appropriate fencing and/or wall. The enclosure must be architecturally compatible with the site in color and style, and must comply with all other provisions of this zoning code.
E. All electrical wiring associated with any communication antenna shall be buried underground or hidden from public view.
F. All communication antennas must be adequately grounded, for protection against a direct strike of lightning. Ground wires shall be of the type approved by the latest edition of the Uniform Electrical Code for grounding masts and lightning arresters.
G. Unless totally screened from public view, all satellite dishes and their supporting structures shall be earth-tone or black in color and shall be constructed of a “see-through” mesh or open grid design.
H. Nothing herein shall excuse any person from obtaining all permits otherwise required or from complying with any and all applicable local and state codes, laws and regulations pertaining to the installation of communication antennas and/or supporting structures.
I. All transmitting communication antenna applicants must obtain the necessary Federal Communications Commission (FCC) permits.
(Ord. 955, passed 8-2-94; Am. Ord. 965, passed 4-4-95)