The following use regulations shall apply to cellular or wireless communication antenna, cellular or wireless communication towers, or cellular or wireless communication sites:
A. Unless otherwise provided by these regulations, a cellular or wireless communication antenna, cellular or wireless communication tower, or cellular or wireless communication site may only be placed, operated, constructed, affixed, or located in the City’s Industrial (M-1 and M-2) and in the General Business (B-4) Zoning Districts.
B. No cellular or wireless communication antenna, cellular or wireless communication tower, or cellular or wireless communication site shall be placed in the City’s M-1, M-2, and B-4 zoning districts unless the person or applicant requesting the placement of the antenna, tower, or site obtains a zoning permit from the City in accordance with the Zoning Ordinance.
C. All other accessory uses to any cellular or wireless communication antenna, cellular or wireless communication tower, or cellular or wireless communication site including, but not limited to business offices, maintenance or storage areas, and vehicle parking spaces, are permitted only to the extent they are in compliance with the applicable zoning district use regulations provided within the Zoning Ordinance.
D. No cellular or wireless communication tower shall exceed one hundred ninety-nine (199) feet in total height. The height shall be measured from the base of the tower, at grade, to the highest point of the tower or site to include any attached equipment devices, or other apparatus. Grade shall be determined as the elevation of the existing ground level topography at the precise location of the base of the tower prior to construction of the tower.
E. No cellular or wireless communication tower shall be closer than one hundred ten percent (110%) of its height to any M or B-4 zoning district boundary line. The one hundred ten percent (110%) distance shall be measured in a straight line from the nearest point of the base of the tower, or in the case of the use of guy wire(s), from the point where the guy wire(s) is secured, to the closest part of the M-1, M-2, or B-4 zoning district boundary line.