Antennae or towers (including satellite dish antennas) are permitted in all zoning districts provided the following provisions are satisfied.
(a) The antenna or tower shall be permanently secured to a stable foundation.
(b) No portion of the antenna shall conduct or display any advertising, message, or other graphic representation other than the manufacturer's name.
(c) Freestanding antennae or towers shall be located only in the rear yard or the side yard and shall not be closer to a property line than its height or the required yard setback, whichever is the greater.
(d) An antenna or tower may be mounted on a principal or accessory building, provided it shall not exceed a height of ten feet, as measured from the base of the antenna or tower.
(e) All antennas or towers must be grounded to protect against damage from lightning.
(f) An antenna or tower shall not be so located or constructed as to have a serious adverse effect on adjacent or nearby land uses.
(g) Freestanding antennae or towers (including satellite dish antennas, excluding amateur radio antennae) exceeding a height of twenty-five feet above grade, or exceeding a dimension of twenty-five feet in any direction, including any mounting structure, shall require approval by the Planning Commission as a special land use. A building permit shall be obtained before installation.
(h) A commercial or public antenna or tower, including accessory buildings or structures, shall be fully enclosed by a sturdy fence, securely gated, having such height as reasonably determined by the Planning Commission.
(i) The antenna or tower and the construction, installation, maintenance, and operation thereof shall comply with all federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, and regulations.
(j) The Planning Commission in its reasonable discretion may impose other terms and conditions regulating the construction, installation, use and maintenance of any such antenna or tower. Such other terms and conditions may include, though need not be limited to, the following:
(1) The screening of an antenna, tower, or any accessory buildings or structures.
(2) The timely removal of unused or unsafe antenna, towers, or accessory buildings or structures.
(3) The prohibition on the construction or occupancy of dwellings or other buildings or the construction and use of other structures within a specified isolation distance from an antenna or tower.
(k) The regulations of this section must not preclude amateur service communications and the installation of amateur radio antenna (being antenna operated for the purpose of receiving or transmitting communications by a radio station described in Section 153(q) of Title 47 or the U.S. Code and operated under a license by the Federal Communications Commission). Rather, theses regulations must reasonably accommodate such communications and must constitute the minimum practicable regulations to accomplish the City's legitimate purpose in regulating such communications.
(Ord. 182. Passed 5-12-98.)