(A) Radio or television antennas or towers, including satellite dish antennas and transmission or reception antennas below 300 watts of output, erected, or installed in any zoning district shall comply with the following requirements.
(B) Traditional television and radio antennas, reception antennas with a diameter of two feet or less and short wave (HAM) radio antenna are exempted from these regulations when not exceeding a 50-foot height above mean grade or ten feet above the roof line in a residential district; or 100 feet above mean grade in other zoning districts based on a finding that they do not impose potential negative safety, aesthetic, and welfare problems.
(1) There shall be only one antenna constructed per parcel or lot.
(2) An antenna, tower, or satellite dish antenna shall be located only in a side or rear yard.
(3) No portion of an antenna, including a satellite dish antenna, shall be located closer than six feet, measured on a horizontal plane, from any side or rear lot line, or placed on any easement.
(4) (a) Ground-mounted satellite dish antennas in a yard fronting on a public street shall be screened from view from such street by landscaping or a wall. The applicant shall submit a sketch plan to the Zoning Official for approval. The sketch plan shall indicate the location and height of the satellite dish and buildings, paved areas, and other appropriate site features within 100 feet of the proposed location.
(b) Ground-mounted antennas shall be subject to the following conditions:
1. Maximum height permitted shall be 14 feet and 17 feet if placed on a structure;
2. The antenna shall be located in the non-required side or rear yard area; or
3. The antenna shall be obscured from the view of adjacent properties by a screening wall or fence, evergreen plantings, or a combination of the above.
(5) The diameter of antennas and satellite dishes shall not exceed ten feet.
(6) No advertising or identification display shall be placed on any portion of an antenna or tower, including a satellite dish antenna.
(7) (a) Erection or movement of an antennas, tower, or satellite dish shall require a permit from the Village Zoning Official.
(b) Roof-mounted antennas shall be subject to the following conditions.
1. For the purposes of this section, a reception antenna regulated by this section shall be considered to be a portion of the structure and must comply with the maximum building height regulations in § 157.009.
2. All roof-mounted antennas must be anchored in an approved as outlined in the Village Building Code.
3. The antenna shall not be mounted on the front of the structure.
(8) The Zoning Board of Appeals may grant a variance from these standards upon determining compliance with the standards of this section would not provide reasonably good reception, that the variance requested is the minimum necessary to provide reasonably good reception and that adjacent properties shall not be negatively impacted.
(Ord. 259, passed 10-24-1995; Ord. passed 2-1-2012) Penalty, see § 157.999