(A) Administrative permits. The City Planner or his or her designee may administratively approve permits for the following telecommunication facilities; provided, the facilities do not involve a variance or any other matter requiring consideration by the Planning Commission or City Council:
(1) Telecommunication facilities located on electric transmission towers carrying over 200 kilo volts of electricity;
(2) Telecommunication facilities located on a telecommunication support structure for which a conditional use permit has already been approved;
(3) A one-time 15-foot extension of an existing telecommunication tower or one-time replacement of a telecommunication tower by a tower no greater than 15 feet taller than the original, existing tower up to a maximum height of 90 feet;
(4) Telecommunication facilities located on public utility structures within public rights-of-way, if the facility:
(a) Does not extend above the top of the existing utility structure by more than ten feet;
(b) Is a replacement utility structure that does not exceed 50 feet in height or the height of the existing utility structure, whichever is greater, and does not exceed the diameter of the existing utility structure by more than 50%; and
(c) Includes no component larger than six cubic feet in size.
(5) Small wireless facilities located on new support structures within public rights-of-way, if the facility is located in business or industrial zoning districts B-1 through B-6 or I-1 through I-4.
(B) Conditional use permits. Any telecommunication facility that is not eligible for an administrative permit may be allowed only by conditional use permit.
(2002 Code, § 7.36) (Ord. 25, Fifth Series, passed 4-6-1998; Ord. 81, Seventh Series, effective 4-5-2019) Penalty, see § 154.999