A. New Telecommunications Towers.
1. No new telecommunications tower shall be located within 500 feet of any elementary or secondary school or within 500 feet of any residential zone.
2. Unless otherwise required by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), or unless stealthing has been required, telecommunications towers located in all non- airport zones shall be painted a single, neutral, non-glossy color designed to minimize visual impacts. New telecommunications towers located in any airport zone shall be painted and lit with a beacon in accordance with FAA standards.
3. All telecommunications towers in non-airport zones shall be unlit unless lighting is required pursuant to FAA regulations or the planning commission finds that lighting should be required to prevent the tower from becoming a hazard to aircraft. When lighting is required, it shall be shielded or directed in such a manner as to minimize the amount of light that falls onto nearby properties.
4. New telecommunications towers shall generally not be permitted within 1,000 feet of an existing telecommunications tower. New telecommunications towers otherwise permitted with a wireless telecommunications facilities permit, but which are proposed to be located within 1,000 feet of an existing telecommunications tower, shall require a use permit which may be granted upon a finding that cumulative visual impacts are not significant and that the tower is necessary to provide services not possible with co-location on an existing telecommunications tower or structure in the service area.
5. Ground-mounted equipment shall be undergrounded or screened from view.
6. Parking and access shall be on an improved surface.
7. If the telecommunications tower is more than 100 feet in height, it must be designed at the minimum height functionally required. This determination shall be based on the alternative height analysis submitted as part of the application for the facility or on an independent analysis obtained by the City pursuant to section 19.78.070.
8. No facility or combination of facilities shall generate EMF/RF in excess of the FCC adopted standards for human exposure.
9. Each telecommunications tower shall be identified by a sign placed on or near the tower, or any accessory building, which sets forth the name, address and a 24-hour telephone number of the facility’s operator.
10. Telecommunications towers for which a wireless telecommunications facilities permit is issued shall be set back from all property lines by at least 25 feet. Setbacks for telecommunications towers subject to a use permit shall be determined by the planning commission as part of the use permit approval.
B. Additional facilities to be co-located on an existing telecommunications tower.
1. The original telecommunications tower was constructed and is operating in accordance with the requirements of the wireless telecommunications facilities or use permit originally issued for that facility.
2. The type and size of the new antennas are consistent with the requirements of the original wireless telecommunications facilities or use permit.
3. The new antenna array does not exceed the height of the existing telecommunications tower.
4. The width of the proposed array does not exceed the width of the existing array or arrays.
5. The combined level of EMF/RF radiation for all arrays does not exceed the maximum permissible exposure level set by the FCC.
C. Building-mounted antennas. Building mounted antennas shall be located and designed to appear an integral part of the structure. To this end, they must comply with the following standards.
The lowest part of the antenna shall be a minimum of 15 feet above grade.
2. The antenna and mountings shall not project more than 18 inches from the building surface to which it is mounted.
3. Antennas, connections and supports shall be treated to match the color scheme of the building or structure to which they are attached.
4. Antennas and connections shall not project higher than the side of the building upon which it is mounted.
5. Antennas placed on water towers shall not project above the height of the side of the water tower.
6. Exterior electrical lines serving the equipment cabinet or building shall be undergrounded.
7. All equipment shelters, cabinets or other structures utilized or built in connection with the facility shall be located inside the building being utilized for the facility, on the ground outside the setback area or any required parking area, or on the roof if screened from view.
D. Roof-mounted antennas.
1. Roof-mounted antennas shall not exceed the maximum building height for the zoning district by more than 20 feet and shall be set back at least 20 feet from the front and side edges of the roof upon which it is mounted.
2. All equipment shelters, cabinets or other structures utilized or built in connection with the facility shall be located inside the building being utilized for the facility, or on the ground outside the setback area or any required parking area, or on the roof, if screened from view.
E. State or Federal Requirements. All towers and antennas must meet or exceed current standards and regulations of the FAA, the FCC, and any other agency of the state or federal government with the authority to regulate towers and antennas. If such standards and regulations are changed, then the owners of the towers and antennas governed by this Chapter shall bring such towers and antennas into compliance with such revised standards and regulations within six (6) months of the effective date of such standards and regulations, unless a different compliance schedule is mandated by the controlling state or federal agency. Further, the owner shall provide written notification to the Planning Division of compliance with such revised standards and regulations. Failure to bring towers and antennas into compliance with such revised standards and regulations shall constitute grounds for the immediate removal of the tower or antenna at the owner's expense.
(Ord. 2205, Ord. 2262; Ord. 2381 §12, Ord. 2519 §38)