The following use regulations shall apply to wireless communications antennas and towers:
(a) A wireless communications site, provided such wireless communication otherwise complies with this chapter, may be permitted as co-locations on any existing cell towers, or in the following districts and locations:
(1) Industrial Truck Center ITC
(2) General Industrial GI
(3) Industrial Flex-1 IF-1
(4) Industrial Flex-2 IF-2
(5) Industrial PUD
(6) Mixed Use PUD
(7) Heavy Commercial HC
(8) Commercial or Office PUD - West of Reading Road
(9) Office/Research O/R
(10) Public Facilities PF
(11) Residential R - Nonresidential lots
(12) Residential R - Residential lots
(13) Commercial or Office PUD - East of Reading Road
(14) General Commercial GC
(b) The listing above indicates the order in which the carrier must attempt to locate the tower. It is the responsibility of the carrier to prove that a particular zone is not acceptable, prior to locating in the next district. The carrier shall provide all technical data and statements to support their claim.
(c) Wireless communications sites in a zoning district or area where such use is permitted shall not be located any closer to any residential use than as follows:
(1) If a wireless communication tower is 100 feet or less in height, the site shall be located no closer than 500 feet to any residential use.
(2) For any wireless communication tower exceeding 100 feet in height, the site may not be located closer to any residential use than a distance equal to 500 feet plus two feet for each foot of height that the tower exceeds 100 feet.
(d) A wireless communications antenna may be mounted within steeples or similar structures or to an existing structure, such as a wireless communications tower, smoke stack, water tower or other tall structures in any zoning district or area where a wireless communication site is permitted. Wireless communication antennas may only be placed on the top of buildings that are greater than 35 feet in height.
(e) Micro-antennas may be placed on any buildings in a zoning district or area where a wireless communication site is permitted. A micro-antenna shall not be subject to the setback requirements of other wireless communication towers, provided it is placed on the roof of an existing building.
(f) All other uses accessory to the wireless communications antenna and towers, including but not limited to business offices, maintenance depots, and materials and vehicle storage, are prohibited from the site unless otherwise permitted in the zoning district in which the wireless communications antenna and/or tower is located.
(Ord. 12-64. Passed 3-12-13; Ord. 18-16. Passed 2-13-18.)