(a) Lighting. Telecommunications towers shall not be illuminated except as required by the Federal Aviation Administration or other applicable authority or by the provisions of Chapter 633 of these Codified Ordinances. If lighting is required, a design that minimizes disturbances to nearby residences shall be utilized.
(b) Structural Design. Telecommunications towers shall be designed to meet all requirements of the Building Code of the City of Cleveland and all applicable state and federal regulations.
(c) Aesthetic Design. Telecommunications towers shall be designed in a manner that makes them as unobtrusive as possible, while meeting safety requirements. To this end, tower design shall be monopole rather than lattice, wherever feasible. With respect to color, towers, if painted, shall be light gray or off-white in order to blend in with the sky and clouds, unless other colors are required by federal regulations or the provisions of Chapter 633 of these Codified Ordinances or unless another color is approved by the City Planning Commission as being more effective in a particular instance. The City Planning Commission shall work with applicants to identify any other design techniques that can be used in reducing the visual prominence of telecommunication towers.
(d) Signs. No signs shall be located on or around a telecommunications tower except for necessary warning signs located at or near ground level.
(e) Accessory Buildings. Any building accessory to a telecommunications tower shall be faced with brick, stone, wood, decorative block, fiberglass or metal, as approved by the City Planning Commission to ensure that the design of such building is compatible with its environs.
(Ord. No. 2306-2000. Passed 1-22-01, eff. 1-23-01)