(A) Mounted on walls or roof. Antennas may be mounted to the walls or roof of an existing structure, as outlined in this section.
(B) Existing structure. If antennas are to be mounted on an existing structure, the determination of whether a wall mount or roof mount shall be permitted, shall be based on which option is typically less visually obtrusive.
(1) Wall mounted antennas. Antennas may be mounted on the walls of an existing structure, subject to the following criteria.
(a) The antennas must be architecturally compatible with the building or wall on which they are mounted, and designed and located so as to minimize any adverse aesthetic impact.
(b) The antennas shall be mounted in a configuration as flush to the wall as technically possible and shall not project above the wall on which they are mounted unless for technical reasons the antennas need to project above the roof line. If required to project above the roof line, the antennas may not project above the parapet of the roof by more than ten feet.
(c) The antennas shall be constructed, painted and fully screened to match as closely as possible the color and texture of the building and wall on which they are mounted.
(d) No such antennas, antenna array or support structure shall be erected or maintained closer to any street than the minimum setback for the zone in which it is located.
(e) No guy or other support wires shall be used in connection with such antenna, antenna array or its support structure, except when used to anchor the antenna, antenna array or support structure to an existing building to which such antenna, antenna array or support structure is attached.
(f) If an accessory equipment shelter is present, it must blend with the surrounding buildings in architectural character, materials and color. The structure must be architecturally and visually (color, size, bulk) compatible with surrounding existing buildings, structures and uses, or those likely to exist under the terms of the underlying zoning. Such facilities will be considered architecturally and visually compatible if they are camouflaged to disguise the facility. The use of colors and facility designs should be compatible with surrounding buildings and/or uses in the area or those likely to exist in the area and should prevent, to the extent possible, the facility from dominating the surrounding area.
(2) Roof mounted antennas. Antennas may be mounted on the roof of an existing structure, subject to the following criteria.
(a) The city finds that it is not technically possible or aesthetically desirable to mount the antennas on a wall.
(b) No portion of the antennas may exceed ten feet above the parapet of the roof.
(c) Roof mounted antennas and related base stations are to be completely screened from ground level view, which shall be defined as a point 250 feet in any direction from the facility, by materials that are consistent and compatible with the design, color, and materials of the building.
(d) If the equipment shelter is to be constructed on the ground adjacent to the structure on which the antennas are mounted, the shelter shall comply with the provisions of § 159.157(E).
(e) Equipment mounted on a roof shall have a finish similar to the exterior building walls. Equipment for roof mounted antennas may also be located within the building on which the antennas are mounted.
(C) Other conditions.
(1) No antenna owner or lessee or officer or employee thereof shall act to exclude or attempt to exclude any other competitor from using the same building for the location of other antennas.
(2) No antenna owner or lessee or officer or employee thereof shall fail to cooperate in good faith to accommodate other competitors in their attempts to use the same building for other antennas. If a dispute arises about the feasibility of accommodating another competitor, the City Manager may require a third party technical study, at the expense of either or both parties, to resolve the dispute.
(Ord. 97-4, passed 3-20-1997; Ord. 98-6, passed 2-2-1998; Ord. 99-16, passed 3-2-1999)