Antennas, and their essential support facilities, shall be allowed as a permitted use in any zoning district subject to the following:
A. A simple site plan shall be submitted for each antenna or antenna array providing the following information:
1. Mounting location of proposed antenna or antenna array on host structure.
2. Description of antenna or antenna array height and width, including a photo (if available) or other visual representation.
3. Proof of ownership of the proposed site or authorization to utilize it. (Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009)
4. Processing of a simple site plan generally takes one to five (5) days depending on the quality of the submitted site plan. Applicants shall be notified within thirty (30) days of filing a site plan if the application is incomplete. If the city of Dubuque has not approved, denied, or returned the application as incomplete within ninety (90) days, the application shall be deemed approved. (Ord. 25-13, 5-20-2013)
B. The antenna does not extend more than thirty feet (30') above the highest point of the host structure.
C. Antennas may be mounted on nonresidential structures, including, but not limited to, existing towers, traffic signals, streetlights, water towers, billboards, telephone tower and emergency signal poles, bridges, and parking deck structures.
D. Antennas or antenna arrays shall comply with the maximum height requirement of the zoning district in which they are located. Applicants proposing an antenna higher than allowed by the zoning district in which it will be located may apply for a variance to the zoning board of adjustment.
E. No antenna or antenna array may, by virtue of this section 16-7-2, occupy, encroach or "overhang" any public right of way without the expressed approval of the city.
F. Each antenna installation shall require a separate building permit.
G. A building permit for the installation of an antenna in a historic district requires the prior issuance of a certificate of appropriateness from the historic preservation commission. (Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009)
H. Modification of existing facilities, including collocation, removal and replacement of transmission equipment, that does not substantially change the physical dimensions of the existing facility, does not require submittal of a simple site plan. A building permit may be required. (Ord. 25-13, 5-20-2013)