The following requirements apply to all new towers and antennas in the Village of Highland Hills except as follows:
(a) Amateur radio station operators and receive-only antennas under thirty-five feet in height owned and operated by a federally-licensed amateur radio station operator or used exclusively for receive-only antennas.
(b) Pre-existing towers or antennas shall not be required to meet the requirements of this chapter except as required to meet or exceed current standards and regulations of the FCC, the FAA, and any other agency of the state or federal government with the authority to regulate towers and antennas. If such standards and regulations are changed, the owners of the towers and antennas governed by this chapter shall bring such towers and antennas into compliance with such revised standards and regulations within six (6) months of the effective date of such standards and regulations, unless a different compliance schedule is mandated by the controlling agency. Failure to bring towers into compliance with such revised standards and regulations shall constitute grounds for the removal of the tower and antenna at the owner's expense.
(c) For the purpose of implementing this chapter, an AM array, consisting of one or more tower units and supporting ground system which functions as one AM broadcasting antenna, shall be considered one tower. Measurements for setbacks and separation distances shall be measured from the outer perimeters of the towers included in the AM array. Additional units may be added within the perimeter of the AM array by right.
(Ord. 1999-72. Passed 11-10-99.)