A. The exterior of equipment buildings and/or equipment cabinets visible from residential areas or public rights of way must have a neutral aggregate finish or be painted to reflect the color and character of adjoining structures or blend with adjacent landscaping and other surroundings.
B. At the telecommunications facility, the design of the buildings and related structures used in conjunction with telecommunications facilities shall, to the extent possible, use materials, colors, textures, screening and landscaping that will blend the telecommunications facilities to the natural setting and the built environment.
C. All telecommunications facilities must have a buffer of landscaping outside the perimeter of the accessory support facility. The base of the tower and any accessory support facilities such as anchored locations of guywires shall be screened from view with a sightproof fence, which shall be a minimum of six feet (6') in height.
D. Guywires must be anchored no closer than ten feet (10') from any property line. Guywires shall not cross or encroach any overhead telephone or electric power lines.
E. The height of a single user tower shall not exceed one hundred fifty feet (150'). The height of a tower with two (2) or more users shall not exceed one hundred ninety five feet (195').
F. Applicants are responsible for complying with all FCC rules and regulations, including all regulators providing protection from radio frequency interference.
G. Illumination of a tower is prohibited except as required by the FAA. Strobes shall not be used for nighttime lighting. Any required lighting shall be directed upward and away from adjoining properties. The ground level security lighting shall not be more than twenty feet (20') in height and directed downward, not upward or outward.
H. The applicant will be required to provide ingress/egress only from approved access points and a minimum of one off street parking space per provider.
I. If the tower is more than seventy five feet (75') high and adjacent to or separated by a public right of way from property zoned residential, the setback shall be one foot (1') for every foot in height, or the setback of the zoning district, whichever is greater. If it is separated from nonresidential property, the setback must be at least fifty feet (50') and an additional one foot (1') for every foot of tower height over one hundred fifty feet (150'). The setback may not be less than fifty feet (50').
Towers in excess of two hundred feet (200') in any zoning district shall be considered as a use permitted upon review.
Towers in excess of four hundred feet (400') in height shall be set back a minimum of two hundred sixty feet (260') from the right of way of all controlled access federal and state roadways.
J. Any signage on telecommunications towers shall only display the name, registration and emergency contact number of the tower owner with the exception of signs required by FCC regulations or signs containing warning or safety instructions. Signs are limited to four (4) square feet in size and advertising is expressly prohibited.
K. No new tower shall be closer than five hundred feet (500') from another tower and telecommunications towers in excess of one hundred eighty feet (180') in height must be located a minimum of one and one-half (11/2) miles from any existing tower in excess of one hundred eighty feet (180') in height. Technical exceptions may be allowed as a use permitted upon review for FCC required directional antenna configurations.
L. Accessory support facilities can be no more than three hundred fifty (350) square feet of gross floor area or more than twelve feet (12') in height. Minimum setback requirements of the zoning district apply to accessory support facilities. (Ord. 1514, 10-24-2000)