1147.13 REQUIREMENTS FOR LOCAL OR COMMUNITY SHOPPING CENTERS (B-1), HIGHWAY OR GENERAL COMMERCIAL (B-2) AND CENTRAL BUSINESS (B-3).

   Wireless Communication Facilities are conditional uses within all (B-1) Local or Community Shopping Centers and (B-2) Highway or General (B-3) and Central Business (B-3) zoning districts as shown on the Official Zoning Map of the City. The Wireless Communication Facility shall meet all requirements this Chapter and the applicable Code for the district in which it is located and in addition shall meet all of the following requirements:

   (a)   Maximum Tower Height: If the antenna or tower is to be located in any commercial zoning district, it shall be a conditional use and the maximum height of the tower shall not exceed one hundred and fifty (150) feet. However, antennas that are attached to existing buildings or structures that are permitted uses in the zoning district may be allowed as a permitted use as stated in subsection (f) below. Such facilities may be enclosed within an existing tower structure or building or may be located on other existing structures such as flagpoles or utility poles. Exceptions are placement on any property having an institutional use (such as a: church, park, library, municipal/government, hospital, school or utility) in which case the maximum tower height shall not exceed one hundred and fifty (150) feet.

   (b)   Minimum Setback Requirements: The setback requirement for the Wireless Communication Facilities, which include a tower to support the antenna, is the height of the tower or antenna proposed. Such setback shall apply to all elements of the Wireless Communication Facility including equipment shelters and other above ground appurtenances. The City may consider reduced setbacks when the Wireless Communication Facility abuts similarly zoned property.

   (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)   Located on an Existing Building or Structure: Antennas are permitted uses when attached to existing buildings or structures that are permitted uses in the zoning district in which the antenna is to be located. 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)   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.
(Ord. 73-00. Passed 1-2-01.)