(A) Where required. These standards shall apply within the AG, R-10, R-15, OI, GC and I Districts.
(B) General provisions. New freestanding wireless communication facilities shall comply with the standards in this subsection. These regulations shall not apply to non-commercial amateur/ham radio towers and emergency communication towers owned by the town or other public agency that are used wholly or in part for public safety purposes.
(C) Collocation required. It is the intent of the town to encourage providers to collocate facilities in an effort to limit the number of telecommunication towers in the town’s jurisdiction. New freestanding wireless communication facilities shall be subject to the following requirements.
(1) No new freestanding wireless communication facility may be located within 1,000 linear feet (as measured using the shortest straight line distance) of an existing water tower, power transmission tower or similar feature unless the applicant can demonstrate that collocation was pursued, but rejected by the owner of the existing water tower, power transmission tower or similar feature.
(2) No freestanding wireless communication facility may be located within 1,500 linear feet of an existing freestanding wireless communication facility unless the applicant can demonstrate that collocation is not a viable option.
(3) The town may require, as a condition of approval, telecommunication service providers to notify other telecommunication service providers of the fact that space on a new freestanding wireless communication facility is available on a lease basis, and to negotiate in good faith with other providers to provide space on existing freestanding wireless communication facility at a reasonable lease cost.
(D) Design.
(1) (a) All telecommunication towers shall be of a monopole design and construction.
(b) Lattice and guyed tower design shall be prohibited.
(2) The town may require as a condition of the zoning permit that the freestanding wireless communication facility be camouflaged to blend with its surroundings through creative placement, painting or other approaches.
(3) Freestanding wireless communication facilities must be setback from property lines a distance of at least 125% of the total height of the facility.
(E) Maximum height.
(1) Within the R-10, R-15 and OI Districts, the maximum height shall be limited to 100 feet.
(2) Within the AG, GC and I Districts, the maximum height shall be limited to 200 feet.
(F) Small/micro antennas and equipment. Small/microantennas and equipment may be installed in any zone as long as a zoning permit is obtained and all equipment complies with this chapter and NCSL 2017-159 and any future additions and/or amendments made to this law and its provisions.
(Ord. passed 3-5-2018) Penalty, see § 152.999