In zoning districts where telecommunication towers are permitted, the establishment of such towers shall be subject to the following requirements:
(A) Principal or Accessory Use. A telecommunication tower may be considered either a principal or accessory use. Another principal use of an existing building on the same lot shall not preclude the installation of a tower on such lot.
(B) Tower Separation. No telecommunication tower shall be constructed within 500 feet of an existing telecommunication tower unless the owner proposing the new tower demonstrates that an attempt to co-locate onto the existing tower was made and dismissed as infeasible for reasons other than competitive conflict.
(C) Height. In the AG, RR, R-2, P-1, B-2, B-3 or B-4 zoning districts, a telecommunication tower may be erected to a maximum height of 150 feet above the adjacent ground level. In the industrial zoning districts, a tower may be erected to a maximum height of 180 feet above the adjacent ground level. Measurement of tower height shall include any antennas or other appurtenances attached to the structure.
(D) Setbacks. A telecommunication tower shall meet the lot setback requirements of the underlying zoning district in which they are to be located except towers in the R-2, P-1, B-2, B-3 or B-4 districts shall not be placed closer than 100% of its height from a lot line. In addition, a tower shall be setback from existing principal buildings by at least 50 feet.
(E) Fencing. A telecommunication tower shall be completely enclosed by a solid fence not less than six feet in height.
(F) Telecommunication towers shall be designed to blend into the surrounding environment through the use of color and camouflaging treatments, except where this would conflict with other state or federal requirements.
(G) Telecommunication towers shall be of a monopole design unless the Zoning Administrator determines that an alternative design would blend better with the surrounding environment.
(H) No rungs or other appendages used for the purpose of tower access shall be located within 20 feet of the ground.
(I) Any telecommunication tower that is no longer being utilized as such shall be disassembled and removed by the tower owner within 90 days after notice from the City to remove the tower. If the owner of the abandoned tower cannot be located or is no longer in business, the requirements of this Section shall be the responsibility of the landowner on whose lot the tower is located.
(Ord. 8612, passed 12-2-08)