The installation of personal wireless service facilities, as defined in § 159.151, are permitted by right in the Personal Wireless Service Facilities Overlay District, subject to the provisions enumerated below.
(A) The personal wireless service facility is located in one of the districts referenced in § 159.154, Districts (A) through (F);
(B) The personal wireless service facility conforms to all standards of this subchapter, and also conforms to all applicable federal laws and regulations concerning use and operation;
(C) The personal wireless service facility is affixed to the walls or roof of an existing structure pursuant to the requirements of § 159.158, and the height of the antennas do not exceed ten feet above the parapet of the roof of the existing structure; or, if a freestanding antenna support structure, the support structure is designed to accommodate additional users and the height above grade of the antennas and support structure does not exceed the height limit noted below for each district:
District A | Height limit of 160 feet |
District B | Height limit of 120 feet |
District C | Height limit of 90 feet |
District D | No freestanding antenna support structure shall be permitted |
District E | Height limit of 110 feet |
District F | No freestanding antenna support structure shall be permitted |
District G | Replacement or extension of roof top antennas that existed as of February 1, 1999 shall be permitted. A maximum height of 50 feet above the primary roof surface shall be permitted |
(D) If the proposed personal wireless service facility meets the requirements of divisions (A) through (C) above, then the facility is permitted by right, and no special use permit hearing is required.
(E) If the proposed personal wireless service facility meets the requirements of divisions (A) and (B) above, but is either not designed to accommodate additional users or is proposed for a height in excess of the limit established in division (C) above, then the facility may be permitted only by special use permit.
(F) (1) In Overlay Districts A and B, proposed antennas may co-locate on to existing towers; provided such co-location is accomplished in a manner consistent with the provisions contained in this subchapter, then such co-locations are permitted by right and new or additional special use approval is not required. To provide further incentive for co-location as a primary option, towers in Districts A and B that are in existence as of the date of passage of this subchapter may be modified or reconstructed to accommodate the co-location of additional antennas, provided the additional antennas shall be of the same type as that on the existing tower.
(2) This is permitted by right, subject to the following criteria being met.
(a) Height. An existing tower may be modified or rebuilt to a taller height, not to exceed 20 feet over the tower’s existing height, to accommodate the co-location of additional antennas. The height increase permitted under this provision allows the total height to exceed the height limit of the overlay district.
(b) On-site location. A tower which is being rebuilt to accommodate the co-location of additional antennas may be moved on-site within 50 feet of its existing location so long as it remains within the same zone and complies with the other provisions of this subchapter.
(Ord. 97-4, passed 3-20-1997; Ord. 98-6, passed 2-2-1998; Ord. 99-16, passed 3-2-1999)