In designing a facility, a telecommunications carrier or AM broadcast station shall consider the following guidelines: (Ord., 7-9-2002; amd. 2009 Code)
A. No building or tower that is part of a facility should encroach onto any recorded easement prohibiting the encroachment unless the grantees of the easement have given their approval.
B. Lighting should be installed for security and safety purposes only. Except with respect to lighting required by the FCC or FAA, all lighting should be shielded so that no glare extends substantially beyond the boundaries of a facility.
C. No facility should encroach onto an existing septic field.
D. Any facility located in a special flood hazard area or wetland should meet the legal requirements for those lands (see title 10, chapter 1 of this code).
E. Existing trees more than three inches (3") in diameter should be preserved, if reasonably feasible, during construction. If any tree more than three inches (3") or more in diameter is removed during construction, a tree three inches (3") or more in diameter of the same or a similar species shall be planted as a replacement if reasonably feasible. Tree diameter shall be measured at a point three feet (3') above ground level. (Ord., 7-9-2002)
F. If any elevation of a facility faces an existing, adjoining residential use within a residential zoning district, low maintenance landscaping should be provided on or near the facility lot to provide at least partial screening of the facility. The quantity and type of that landscaping should be in accordance with any county landscaping regulations of general applicability; except, that subsection E of this section shall control over any tree related regulations imposing a greater burden.
G. Fencing should be installed around a facility. The height and materials of the fencing should be in accordance with any county fence regulations of general applicability. (Ord., 7-9-2002; amd. 2009 Code)
H. Any building that is part of a facility located adjacent to a residentially zoned lot should be designed with exterior materials and colors that are reasonably compatible with the residential character of the area. (Ord., 7-9-2002)