Wireless telecommunications facilities are characterized by the type and location of the antenna structure. There are four (4) general types of antenna structures: wall mounted; roof mounted; monopoles; and lattice towers. Standards for the installation of each type of antenna are as follows:
A. Wall Mounted Antenna: The following provisions apply to wall mounted antennas:
1. Wall mounted antennas shall not extend above the wall line of the building or structure or extend more than four feet (4') horizontally from the face of the building or structure.
2. Antennas, equipment and the supporting structure shall be painted to match the color of the building or structure or the background against which they are most commonly seen. Antennas and the supporting structures on buildings should be architecturally compatible with the building.
3. Antennas mounted directly on existing parapet walls, penthouses, or mechanical equipment rooms, with no portion of the antenna extending above the roofline of such structures, shall be considered a wall mounted antenna.
4. Stealth wall mounted antennas are encouraged and shall be allowed to vary from the provisions of this section as determined by community development for permitted uses and the Planning Commission for conditional uses. Stealth wall mounted antennas are not required to be located with public or quasi-public uses in all R-1 and R-2 Zones. (See section 13.83.050 of this chapter.)
B. Roof Mounted Antenna: The following provisions apply to roof mounted antennas: (see figures in this subsection B)
1. Roof mounted antennas shall be allowed on top of existing penthouses or mechanical equipment rooms, provided the antennas and antenna mounting structures shall not extend more than eight feet (8') above the existing roofline of the penthouse or mechanical equipment room.
2. For antennas not mounted on a penthouse or mechanical equipment room and on a flat roof:
a. Setback: The antennas shall be mounted at least five feet (5') from the exterior wall or parapet wall of a building or structure.
b. Height: The height shall be measured from the top of the antenna to the roofline of the building or structure, or to the top of the parapet wall if a parapet wall exists. For antennas mounted between five feet (5') and fourteen feet (14') from the exterior wall or parapet wall, the maximum height of the antenna is equal to the distance the antenna is set back from the exterior wall or parapet wall. For antennas set back more than fourteen feet (14'), the maximum height shall be fourteen feet (14'). Antennas extending more than nineteen feet (19') above the roofline require conditional use approval.
c. Extending Above Roofline: Roof mounted antennas extending above the roofline of any penthouse or mechanical equipment require conditional use approval.
3. Roof mounted antennas on a pitched roof shall be allowed provided the antennas and antenna support structures do not extend higher than the peak of the roof measured by a horizontal line from the peak extending over the roof.
4. Roof mounted antennas shall be constructed and/or colored to match the surroundings in which they are located.
5. Stealth roof mounted antennas are encouraged and shall be allowed to vary from the provisions of this section as determined by community development department for permitted uses and the planning commission for conditional uses. Stealth roof mounted antennas are not required to be located with public or quasi-public uses in all R-1 and R-2 zones. (See section 13.83.050 of this chapter.)
C. Monopole: The following provisions apply to monopoles:
1. Approval of more than one monopole on a single site and/or the distribution of multiple antenna(s) on existing or relocated elevated support structures may be allowed under conditional use in nonresidential zones if the planning commission finds such an arrangement complies with section 13.83.010, "Purpose", of this chapter. (Ord. 2012-15, 9-20-2012)
2. The height limit for monopoles is sixty feet (60') in all residential zones and the C-1 zone. The planning commission may allow a monopole up to eighty feet (80') in the C-2 zone if it finds: a) that the monopole will blend in with the surrounding structures, poles, or trees and is compatible with surrounding uses; b) the monopole will be available for collocation with other companies; and c) the monopole will be set back at least three hundred feet (300') from any residential zone boundary. The height shall be measured from the top of the structure, including antennas, to the original grade directly abutting the monopole. A facility for the erection of a monopole as a stealth facility for the distribution of antenna in the public or "P" zone may be allowed to exceed eighty feet (80'), but not more than one hundred feet (100') if the planning commission finds: (Ord. 2015-02, 2-5-2015)
a. That the monopole(s) and/or antenna(s) will, as per the definition of "wireless telecommunications, stealth" in section 13.04.040 of this title, be proposed, to the greatest extent possible, to blend in with the surrounding structures, poles, or trees and is compatible with surrounding uses;
b. The monopole(s) where feasible, shall be available for collocation with other companies to encourage joint use of new and existing facilities;
c. Monopoles shall be set back from any residential structure a distance equal to its height.
3. In all R-1 and R-2 zones, monopoles will only be allowed in conjunction with an existing public or quasi-public use. "Public" and "quasi-public uses", as defined in section 13.04.040 of this title, include, but are not limited to, churches, schools, utilities, and parks.
4. No monopoles shall be allowed in the front yard setback of any lot.
5. Monopoles shall be set back from any residential structure a distance equal to its height.
6. Stealth monopole facilities are encouraged and shall be allowed to vary from the provisions of this section as determined by community development department for permitted uses and the planning commission for conditional uses. Stealth monopoles are not required to be located with public or quasi-public uses in all R-1 and R-2 zones. (See section 13.83.050 of this chapter.)
D. Lattice Tower: Lattice towers are not allowed. (Ord. 2012-15, 9-20-2012)