A. All facilities and structures constructed pursuant to this article shall comply with the standards of N.J.A.C. 7:50-5.4 of the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan and any comprehensive plan for local communications facilities approved by the Pinelands Commission in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:50-5.4(c)6. The applicant shall also comply with § 175-60 of the Municipal Land Use Law of the Town of Hammonton.
B. All antennas, antenna support structures, personal wireless telecommunications facilities, personal wireless telecommunications equipment facilities, and telecommunications towers are conditional uses within all zone districts of the Town of Hammonton and are subject to Planning Board review and approval pursuant to the following standards and requirements:
(1) Any application for a PWTF shall require major site plan approval. A previously approved collocation site, where only the addition of PWTEFs equipment is proposed, shall require minor site plan approval.
(2) In order to provide full wireless communications service within the Town of Hammonton, PWTFs and PWTEFs shall be permitted in the following priority of locations. Locations cited in a comprehensive plan for Local Communications facilities approved by the Pinelands Commission shall serve as evidence of the suitability for a PWTF at a specific site but shall not be conclusive.
(a) The first priority location shall be collocation on existing PWTFs or existing structures, provided the new installation does not increase the height of the structure by more than 15 feet.
(b) The second priority location shall be on lands or structures in any nonresidential zone owned by the Town of Hammonton, the Town of Hammonton School Board, or any other governmental entity.
(c) The third priority location shall be on lands or structures which were previously privately owned in any nonresidential zone.
(d) The fourth priority location shall be such locations as the applicant proves are essential to provide required wireless communications service within the Town of Hammonton.
(3) New telecommunications towers shall be permitted in the FA, PA and SAPA Districts only at the following locations:
(a) On developed publicly owned lands within 500 feet of an existing structure, provided the facility will be located on previously disturbed lands that have not subsequently been restored and that no facility will be located on state, county or municipal conservation lands, state recreation lands or county and municipal lands used for low-intensity recreational purposes.
(b) On the parcel of an approved resource extraction operation, provided the facility will be located on previously disturbed lands that have not subsequently been restored.
(c) On the parcel of an existing first-aid or fire station.
(d) On the parcel of an existing landfill, provided the facility will be located on previously disturbed lands that have not subsequently been restored.
(4) An applicant shall seek to site a PWTF or PWTEF in accordance with the following hierarchy, with the first designation being the location of greatest preference:
(a) Within a Pinelands town, including the B-1, B-2, M-1, MD and REC Districts.
(b) Within an Agricultural Production Area, including the AP and AP/CLI Districts.
(c) Within the Preservation Area District, a Special Agricultural Production Area or a Forest Area, including the PA, SAPA and FAFA Districts.
(5) All PWTF and PWTEF sites shall be located to minimize visual impacts on the surrounding area in accordance with the following standards. In applying these standards, locations in a higher-priority category under Subsection B(2) shall be deemed more acceptable than lower-priority sites.
(a) At sites for all PWTFs and PWTEFs, the applicant for low-intensity recreation facilities and campgrounds must demonstrate they provide the least visual impact on residential areas and public rights-of-way. All potential visual impacts must be analyzed to demonstrate that the selected site provides an opportunity to minimize the visual impact of the proposed facility.
(b) All PWTEF sites should be located to avoid being visually solitary or prominent when viewed from residential areas and public rights-of-way. The facility should be obscured by vegetation, tree cover, topographic features and/or other structures to the maximum extent feasible.
(c) All PWTFs and PWTEFs shall be placed to ensure that existing views capes, streetscapes, and landscapes are protected. The views of and vistas from architecturally significant structures should not be impaired or diminished by the placement of PWTFs or PWTEFs.
Next Doc