(A) General rule. Except as indicated below, special use permits are required before any antenna or antenna support structure is installed or constructed. Applications for special use permits shall be made on forms available from the city and shall be processed in the manner as are other special use permits pursuant to the city's zoning ordinance, Chapter 159. In reviewing an application, the City Council shall consider the advice and recommendations of the Planning and Zoning Commission and the effect of the proposed use upon the health, safety, convenience, and the general welfare of occupants of surrounding lands, the effect on property values of property in the surrounding areas, and the effect of the proposed use on the Comprehensive Plan. The Council shall maintain a written record regarding the basis for its determination for each application and shall issue its determination to each applicant in writing.
(B) Administrative permits.
(1) An administrative permit may be issued by the City Administrator to any applicant whom the City Administrator determines has complied with all of the terms, requirements, regulations, and conditions of this subchapter for the following:
(a) Antennas to be constructed on a public structure;
(b) Satellite dish antennas larger than 6.56 feet but smaller than 19.69 feet in size; and
(c) Antennas or antenna support structures erected temporarily for test purposes or for emergency communications.
TEMPORARY shall mean that the antenna or support structure is removed within 72 hours following the termination of testing or emergency communication needs.
(2) Any person aggrieved by the City Administrator's decision shall be entitled to appeal that decision to the City Council.
(C) No permits required. No permits are required for the following:
(1) Household television antennas extending less than 15 feet above the highest point of a residential structure;
(2) Satellite dish antennas 2 meters or less in size;
(3) Adjustment, repair, or replacement of the elements of an antenna, provided that the work does not constitute a clear safety hazard; and
(4) Antennas and antenna support structures used by the city for city purposes.
(Prior Code, § 600.050) (Ord. 7477, passed 11-18-1997)