Sec. 15-8. - General regulations for location, height and size of satellite dish antennas.

Satellite dish antennas shall be permitted in all zones and shall be subject to the following provisions regulating location, height and size:

(a)   All roof and pole-mounted satellite dish antennas greater than six (6) feet in diameter shall be of the mesh type only, with not more than eighty-five percent (85%) of the surface being solid, and shall be painted a solid dark color.

(b)   When located in an agricultural zone, satellite dish antennas shall be limited to:

(1)   One (1) per lot, for lots of ten (10) acres or less; for over ten (10) acres, no limit as to the number;

(2)   A maximum diameter of twelve (12) feet;

(3)   A maximum height of four (4) feet above the highest point of the principal building on the lot;

(4)   Shall be for private non-commercial use only and shall be accessory to a principal use on the property;

(5)   Shall not be visible from the road or from adjoining property, and shall be screened with landscaping material.

(c)   When located in any residential zone, satellite dish antennas shall be limited and regulated as follows:

(1)   Satellite dish antennas shall be prohibited in any required front yard;

(2)   For single-family, duplex and townhouse dwellings, one (1) per dwelling unit;

(3)   For multifamily dwellings, one (1) per multifamily building;

(4)   For all other uses permitted in the residential zones not specifically provided for otherwise (e.g., schools, places of religious assembly, nursing homes, etc.), one (1) per building;

(5)   The maximum diameter of any satellite dish antenna shall be twelve (12) feet;

(6)   The maximum height of any portion of the satellite dish antenna shall be four (4) feet above the highest point of the principal building on the lot, regardless of the height of the structure or the maximum height restriction in the zone;

(7)   All satellite dish antennas shall be for private non-commercial use only and shall be accessory to a principal use on the property.

(d)   When located in a business, office, or industrial zone, satellite dish antennas shall have no restriction as to location, height, size or number per lot.

(Code 1983, § 15-8; Ord. No. 89-86 , § 23, 5-29-1986; Ord. No. 42-95 , § 1, 2-23-1995; Ord. No. 307-2002 , § 1, 12-5-2002; Ord. No. 166-2017 , § 7(15-8), 11-16-2017)

Editor's note(s)—See the editor's note to § 15-7.