(A) Places of worship. Churches, synagogues and temples shall be subject to the following.
(1) A landscaped, maintained transition strip of 15 feet in width shall be provided on the side and rear, and 20 in width in the front yard.
(2) Such uses in the R-1, R-2, LS, CM, MA and WS Districts must also adhere to the following.
(a) A minimum lot area of one acre is required.
(b) A minimum lot width of 150 feet is required.
(c) All structures shall be set back a minimum of 50 feet from any lot line.
(B) Elementary schools. Elementary schools shall be subject to the following conditions.
(1) There shall be provided and maintained a minimum of 150 square feet of outdoor play area for each child or student.
(2) A minimum of 5,000 square feet of outdoor play area shall be provided.
(C) Communications towers. Communications towers shall be subject to the following conditions.
(1) The following site and development requirements shall apply.
(a) The appropriateness of guy wires shall be considered when the property abuts a residential zoning district or use.
(b) The base of the tower and guy wire supports (if any) shall be fenced with a minimum six-foot high fence.
(2) The following special performance standards shall apply to communications towers.
(a) All communications towers must meet the standards of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
(b) The plans of the communications tower shall be certified by a registered structural engineer.
(c) The applicant shall provide verification that the antenna mount and structure have been reviewed and approved by a professional engineer and that the installation is in compliance with all applicable codes.
(d) The base of the communications tower shall occupy not more than 500 square feet.
(e) The height of a communications tower shall not exceed 200 feet from grade. Towers in excess of 100 feet in height above grade level shall be prohibited within a two-mile radius of a public airport or one-half mile from a helipad.
(f) A communications tower shall not be artificially lighted, except as required by the Federal Aviation Administration. There shall not be displayed advertising or identification of any kind intended to be visible from the ground or other structures, except as required for emergency purposes.
(g) In no case shall a tower or antenna be located within 30 feet of a property line.
(h) Communications towers shall be located so that they do not interfere with reception in nearby residential areas and so there is room for vehicles doing maintenance to maneuver on the property owned and/or leased by the applicant.
(i) All towers shall be equipped with an anti-climbing device to prevent unauthorized access. Metal towers shall be constructed of, or treated with, corrosive-resistant material.
(j) Communications towers shall be grounded for protection against a direct strike by lightning and shall comply as to electric wiring and connections with applicable local statutes, regulations and standards. In addition, they shall be designed to withstand a uniform wind loading.
(k) All signals and remote control conductors of low energy extending substantially horizontally above the ground between a tower and a structure, or between towers, shall be at least eight feet above the ground at all points unless buried underground.
(l) Accessory structures are limited to uses associated with the operation of the tower, shall not exceed 600 square feet of gross area and may not be located within 20 feet of any property line.
(m) Existing on-site vegetation shall be preserved to the maximum extent practicable.
(n) There shall be no employees located on the site on a permanent basis to service or maintain the communications tower. Occasional or temporary repair and service activities are excluded from this restriction.
(o) The policy of the community is to minimize the number of communications towers in the village. Therefore, the village shall require the collocation of communications towers. Pursuant to this policy, the following standards apply to communications towers.
1. All new and modified communications towers shall be designed and constructed so as to accommodate collocation.
2. A conditional use permit for the construction and use of a new communications tower shall not be granted unless and until the applicant demonstrates that a feasible collocation is not available for the coverage area and capacity needs.
(3) The following information shall be submitted prior to village approval to construct a communications tower:
(a) A site plan in accordance with § 154.189 of this code;
(b) A maintenance plan, and any applicable maintenance agreement, shall be presented and approved as part of the site plan for the proposed communications tower. Such plan shall be designed to ensure the long-term, continuous maintenance to a reasonably prudent standard;
(c) The application shall include a description of security to be posted at the time of receiving a building permit for the communications tower to ensure removal of the facility when it has been abandoned or is no longer needed. In this regard, the Village Planning Commission shall specify the form of security, as approved by the Village Attorney and recordable at the office of the County Register of Deeds, establishing a promise of the applicant and owner of the property to remove the facility in a timely manner as required under this section, with the further provision that the applicant and owner shall be responsible for the payment of any costs and attorney fees incurred by the community in securing removal. The security shall be adjusted on an annual basis according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index annual average for United States cities in the North Central Region of the United States; and
(d) The name, address and phone number of the person to contact for engineering, maintenance and other notice purposes. This information shall be continuously updated during all times the facility is located within the village.
(Ord. passed 1-17-2000, § 4.7.8)
Penalty, see § 154.999