1147.12 REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC PROPERTY INDICATED AS SPECIAL (S-1).

   Wireless Communication Facilities are permitted uses in all Public Property. The Director shall review all such requests with consideration given to the public health, welfare and safety of the citizens of Dover. Said Wireless Communication Facility shall meet all requirements of this Chapter and the applicable Code for the zoning district in which they are to be located. In addition the Wireless Communication Facility shall meet all of the following requirements:

   (a)   Ownership: The property shall be owned by the municipality as defined in Section 1147.03 of this Chapter.

   (b)   Minimum Setback Requirements: The tower or antenna shall be located no closer than the height of the tower plus one hundred (100) feet to a single family or multifamily residence. Such setback shall apply to all elements of the Wireless Communication Facility including equipment shelters and other above ground appurtenances.

   (c)   Equipment Shelter: The maximum size of the equipment shelter shall not exceed four hundred (400) square feet, or if there is more than one equipment shelter, eight hundred (800) square feet.

   (d)   Access: Vehicular access to the equipment shelter shall not interfere with the parking or traffic pattern for the principal site.

   (e)   Automation: The Wireless Communication Facility shall be fully automated and unattended on a daily basis, and shall be visited only for periodic and necessary maintenance except in the case of an emergency.

   (f)   Attachment to Existing Structures: The following requirements shall apply if the Wireless Communication Facility is attached to an existing structure or building:

      (1)   Maximum height: No portion of any Wireless Communication Facility shall extend more than twenty-five (25) feet above that portion of the building or structure on which it is located.

      (2)   Equipment shelters: Any equipment shelter associated with a Wireless Communication Facility not located within an existing building shall be effectively screened in accordance with the zoning requirements of the district in which it is located.

   (g)   Public Property: Applicants proposing to locate Wireless Communication Facilities on Public Property as defined in this Chapter are exempt for certain co-location requirements as set forth in Section 1147.05(b)(2)F.7.a. and b.

   (h)   Fencing and Landscaping: Fencing and landscaping will be in accordance with this Chapter and any zoning requirements of the district in which the facilities are to be located.

   (i)   S-1 District: Wireless Communication Facilities are not permitted to be located in any Special S-1 zoning area indicated as a Cemetery on the Official Zoning Map of the City of Dover.
(Ord. 73-00. Passed 1-2-01.)