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All commercial wireless telecommunications towers erected, constructed or located within the village shall comply with the following requirements.
(A) A proposal for a new commercial wireless telecommunication service tower shall not be approved unless the Village Board of Trustees finds that the telecommunications equipment planned for the proposed tower cannot be accommodated on an existing or approved tower or building within a one-mile search radius (one-half mile search radius for towers under 120 feet in height, one-quarter mile search radius for towers under 80 feet in height) of the proposed tower due to one or more of the following reasons:
(1) The planned equipment would exceed the structural capacity of the existing or approved tower or building, as documented by a qualified and licensed professional engineer, and the existing or approved tower cannot be reinforced modified, or replaced to accommodate planned or equivalent equipment at a reasonable cost;
(2) The planned equipment would cause interference materially impacting the usability of other existing or planned equipment at the tower or building as documented by a qualified and licensed professional engineer and the interference cannot be prevented at a reasonable cost;
(3) Existing or approved towers and buildings within the search radius cannot accommodate the planned equipment at a height necessary to function reasonably as documented by a qualified and licensed professional engineer; and/or
(4) Other unforeseen reasons that make it infeasible to locate the planned telecommunications equipment upon an existing or approved tower or building.
(B) (1) Any proposed commercial wireless telecommunication service tower shall be designed, structurally, electrically and, in all respects, to accommodate both the applicant’s an and comparable antennas for at least two additional users if the tower is over 100 feet in height or for at least one additional user if the tower is over 60 feet in height.
(2) Towers must be designed to allow for future rearrangement of antennas upon the tower and to accept antennas mounted at varying heights.
(1981 Code, Art. XIII, d) (Ord. passed 12- -1986)
Proposed or modified towers and antennas shall meet the following design requirements.
(A) Towers and antennas shall be designed to blend into the surrounding environment through the use of color and camouflaging architectural treatment, except in instances where the color is dictated by federal or state authorities such as the Federal Aviation Administration.
(B) Commercial wireless telecommunications service towers shall be of a monopole design unless the Village Board determines that an alternative design would better blend into the surrounding environment.
(1981 Code, Art. XIII, f) (Ord. passed 12- -1986)
Towers shall conform with each of the following minimum setback requirements.
(A) Towers shall meet the setbacks of the underlying zoning district with the exception of industrial zoning districts, where towers may encroach into the rear setback area; provided that, the rear property line abuts another industrially zoned property and the tower does not encroach upon any easements.
(B) Towers shall be set back from the public rights-of-way by a minimum distance equal to one-half of the height of the tower, including all antennas and attachments, but in no event in front of the front building line of the zoning lot.
(C) Towers shall not be located between a principal structure and a public street, with the following exceptions:
(1) In industrial zoning districts, towers may be placed within a side yard abutting an internal industrial street.
(2) On sites adjacent to public streets on all sides, towers may be placed within a side yard abutting a local street.
(D) A tower’s setback may be reduced or its location in relation to a public street varied at the sole discretion of the Village Board of Trustees, to allow the integration of a tower into an existing or proposed structure such as a church steeple, light standard, power line support device or similar structure.
(E) Towers erected on any protected residential parcel, as defined in § 157.092, are also subject to the setback provisions of the zoning classification.
(1981 Code, Art. XIII, g) (Ord. passed 12- -1986)
All proposed towers shall meet the height restrictions set forth in § 157.092.
(1981 Code, Art. XIII, h) (Ord. passed 12- -1986)
Towers shall not be illuminated by artificial means and shall not display strobe lights unless the lighting is specifically required by the Federal Aviation Administration or other federal or state authority for a particular tower. When incorporated into the approved design of the tower, light fixtures used to illuminate ball fields, parking lots or similar areas may be attached to the tower.
(1981 Code, Art. XIII, i) (Ord. passed 12- -1986)
The use of any portion of a tower for signs other than warning or equipment information signs is prohibited.
(1981 Code, Art. XIII, j) (Ord. passed 12- -1986) Penalty, see § 157.999
All utility buildings and structures accessory to a tower shall be architecturally designed to blend in with the surrounding environment and shall meet the minimum setback requirements of the underlying zoning district. Ground-mounted equipment shall be screened from view by suitable vegetation, except where a design of non-vegetative screening better reflects and complements the architectural character of the surrounding neighborhood,
(1981 Code, Art. XIII, k) (Ord. passed 12- -1986)
Abandoned or unused towers or portion of towers shall be removed as follows.
(A) All abandoned or unused towers and associated facilities shall be removed within 12 months of the cessation of operations at the site unless a time extension is approved by the Building Inspector. A copy of the relevant portions of a signed lease which requires the applicant to remove the tower and associated facilities upon cessation of operations at the site shall be submitted at the time of application. In the event that a tower is not removed within 12 months of the cessation of operations at a site, the tower and associated facilities may be removed by the village and the costs of removal assessed against the property.
(B) Unused portions of towers above a manufactured connection shall be removed within six months of the time of antenna relocation. The replacement of portions of a tower previously removed requires the issuance of a new conditional use permit.
(1981 Code, Art. XIII, l) (Ord. passed 12- -1986)
(A) The placement of wireless telecommunication antennas on roofs, walls and existing towers may be approved by the Building Inspector, provided the antennas meet the requirements of this chapter, after submittal of:
(1) A final site and building plan of this chapter; and
(2) A report prepared by a qualified and licensed professional engineer indicating the existing structure or tower’s suitability to accept the antenna, and the proposed method of affixing the antenna to the structure.
(B) Complete details of all fixtures and couplings and the precise point of attachment shall be indicated.
(1981 Code, Art. XIII, m) (Ord. passed 12- -1986)
No new or existing telecommunications service shall interfere with public safety telecommunications. All applications for new service shall be accompanied by an inter-modulation study which provides a technical evaluation of existing and proposed transmissions and indicates all potential interference problems. Before the introduction of new service or changes in existing service, telecommunication providers shall notify the village at least ten calendar days in advance of the changes and allow the village to monitor interference levels during the testing process.
(1981 Code, Art. XIII, n) (Ord. passed 12- -1986)
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