The limited expansion of broadcast towers and supporting antennae, as defined in the City Code, may be allowed in the Rural Residential District pursuant to an Interim Use Permit, subject to the following conditions:
A. The broadcast tower shall be located on a lot of no less than five (5) acres.
B. Total height of the broadcast tower after expansion, including all attachments and antennae, shall be no greater than five hundred (500) feet.
C. The broadcast tower shall have been constructed on its current Lot prior to August 1, 2000.
D. The Interim Use Permit shall be valid until for the term of the permit or until the broadcast tower is no longer used for the purpose of broadcasting, transmitting, receiving or relaying radio frequency or telecommunications signals for a period of one (1) year. The City Code shall apply, except where superseded by more restrictive provisions of this section.
E. All Federal, State, and local permits and approvals shall be obtained prior to granting the Interim Use Permit, and all conditions of such permits or approvals shall be conditions of the Interim Use Permit. Any violation of Federal, State, or local regulations shall be grounds for revocation of the Interim Use Permit.
F. Expansion of accessory buildings or other structures, including fences, shall be prohibited unless necessary to accommodate the broadcast tower expansion.
G. Outdoor storage of equipment or vehicles used in the maintenance or operation of the broadcast tower shall be prohibited.
H. Fences and structures used in the maintenance or operation of the broadcast tower shall be adequately screened by vegetation.
I. Broadcast tower Interim Use Permits shall specify all materials or chemicals used on the lot which are hazardous, controlled, or may pose a threat to residents of the City. It shall be a violation of the permit conditions, and grounds for permit revocation to use, store, or possess any such materials on the lot not specified on the permit.
J. For any broadcast tower granted an Interim Use Permit under this section, portions of the broadcast tower above the highest broadcasting, transmitting, receiving, or relaying apparatus shall be removed within one hundred eighty (180) days.
[§ 7A-811, formerly § 7A-823, added by Ord. No. 00-06, effective August 17, 2000, amended by Ord. No. 00-08, effective August 31, 2000, Ord No. 01-01, effective May 17, 2001, and Ord. No. 02-01, effective May 17, 2002, § 7A-810, formerly 7A-811 amended (renumbered) by Ord. No. 04-04A, effective June 3, 2004, , amended by Ord. No. 07-02, effective March 1, 2007; amended by Ord. No. 21-09, effective December 8, 2021; amended by Ord. No. 23-05, effective August 31, 2023.]