(A) Wireless communication facilities may be either freestanding monopoles, roof-mounted towers, or building-mounted antennas. No guyed or latticed personal wireless service facilities shall be permitted.
(B) All wireless communication facilities shall be designed in accordance with the town’s Building Code, in addition to all state and federal laws and regulations concerning aviation safety. Notwith- standing the foregoing, all tower structures shall be constructed with at least one release point so as to bend and fold over on themselves.
(C) Wireless communication facilities shall be designed to accommodate more than one personal wireless antenna.
(D) Wireless communication facilities shall be designed to be compatible with neighboring buildings and uses. All facilities including building and structures accessory thereto, shall be designed to blend or match with a host building or the environment. Support structures and antennas shall be of a single blue, gray, or similar color and have a flat, non-gloss, non-fluorescent finish. The color scheme for the facility shall be subject to the approval of the Zoning Administrator.
(E) Advertising, logos, or corporate symbols shall not be permitted on any wireless communication facilities or any building or structure accessory thereto.
(F) No signals or lights or other illumination shall be permitted on the wireless communication facilities unless required by the Federal Communication Commission, the Federal Aviation Administration, or by the town.
(G) Every wireless communication tower shall be separated from all other personal wireless communication towers a minimum of 1,000 lineal feet.
(H) Every wireless communication facility shall be fully automated. No employee of the service provider shall be stationed at the site, except for the completion of periodic maintenance.
(I) The maximum height of any freestanding monopole facility shall be 125 feet.
(1) To decrease the unnecessary proliferation of wireless communication towers within the town, the town shall encourage the collocation of wireless communication antennas on existing or planned wireless communication facilities. Therefore, a height bonus may be granted to an applicant that incorporates two or more antennas upon the applicant’s facility at a rate of 25 feet per additional antenna, however, no facility shall exceed a height of 200 feet.
(2) The height of roof and building mounted facilities and antennas shall be subject to the limitations set forth in § 156.233.
(J) Screening techniques such as landscaping, berming, screening, and fencing shall be incorporated into each site as deemed appropriate by the Zoning Administrator. A fence or wall of eight feet in height shall be required to encompass a freestanding wireless communication facility, including any associated accessory building or structure.
(K) Building and structures accessory to wireless communication facilities shall not exceed a height of 15 feet, nor exceed 450 square feet.
(L) All wireless communication facilities, including any associated accessory building or structure, shall meet the setback requirements of the district in which they are located. All wireless communication facilities, including any associated accessory building or structure, shall be setback a minimum of 500 feet from any residential use or district.
(Ord. 2014-26, passed 9- -2014) Penalty, see § 156.999