(A) Application requirements for permit (Level II). Permit (Level II) applications shall contain the following:
(1) Completion of the “Communications Tower Ordinance of Harnett County North Carolina Application Permit”;
(2) Application fee;
(3) Site plan (drawn to scale); and
(4) Structural engineer certification.
(B) Co-location. The county requires co-location of antennas on existing communications towers where co-location is possible. Upon enactment of this chapter, any person, corporation, partnership or other entity which intends to co-locate on an existing communications tower within the jurisdiction of this chapter which adds more than 20 feet to the tower, must obtain a permit (Level II).
(C) Alternative structure placement. A structure which is not primarily constructed for the purpose of holding antennas but on which one or more antennas may be mounted. Upon enactment of this chapter, any person, corporation, partnership or other entity which intends to place an antenna on an alternative structure within the jurisdiction of this chapter which adds more than 20 feet to the structure, must obtain a permit (Level II).
(D) Replacement tower.
(1) A new communications tower intended to replace an existing tower where the new tower meets the following requirements:
(a) Located on the same parcel as the existing tower;
(b) No higher than the original tower;
(c) Any relocation must comply with current ordinance setback requirements, or if compliance is not possible, the relocation must not increase the amount by which setbacks are nonconforming, other than increases necessitated solely by changes in size of the base to support the new tower.
(2) Any replacement tower which meets the criteria set forth above must obtain a permit (Level II). Any replacement tower which does not meet the criteria set forth above shall be considered a new tower subject to all provisions of this chapter and must obtain a permit (Level III). The existing tower, including tower base, must be removed within 90 days of the construction of the new tower.
(Ord. passed 12-4-2000; Ord. passed 6-17-2002) Penalty, see § 154.99