(A) Support facilities design. In all zoning districts, the design of the buildings and related structures shall be treated to look like a building or facility typically found in the area by use of materials, colors, textures, screening, and landscaping that will blend the facility into the natural or historic setting and surrounding environment and buildings.
(B) In residential districts, support facilities shall be sited below the ground, depressed, or located behind earth berms to minimize their profile to all extents possible, and may be required in other or adjoining districts as found necessary by the Director of Community Development and/or Plan Commission/ Zoning Board of Appeals.
(1) If the support facilities cannot be sited below ground, depressed, or located behind earth berms, the applicant shall provide technical evidence from a certified engineer outlining the specific reasons that the support facility cannot meet these requirements. In this event, the support facilities shall be designed, landscaped, screened and obscured to the satisfaction of the Director of Community Development or Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals.
(C) The cabinet or structure shall not contain more than 300 square feet of gross floor area or be more than 15 feet in height, unless found necessary by the Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals to encourage co-location.
(D) If the support facilities are located on the roof of a building, the area of the equipment structure and other equipment and structures shall not occupy more than 20% of the roof area.
(1) Rooftop installations shall be setback such that the structure cannot be viewed from the street.
(2) For primary buildings and structures which are less than 65 feet in height, the related unmanned equipment structure, if over 300 square feet of gross floor area or 15 feet in height, shall be located on the ground and shall not be located on the roof of the structure.
(E) Yard requirements. Support facilities shall be located in accordance with the minimum yard requirements of the zoning district in which the support facilities are located.
(F) Security fencing. Towers and support facilities shall be enclosed by security fencing not less than 6 feet in height and shall also be equipped with an appropriate anti-climbing device; provided however, that the Director of Community Development and/or Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals may waive such requirements, as deemed appropriate.
(G) Building codes. Support facilities shall comply with all applicable local and state building codes.
(H) Satellite. Satellite dishes other than microwave dishes shall be of mesh construction, except where technical evidence is acceptable to the Director of Community Development and/or Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals, as appropriate, demonstrating this is infeasible.
(I) Modification of building size requirements. The requirements of divisions (C) and (D) of this section may be modified by the Director of Community Development in the case of administratively approved uses or by the Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals in the case of uses permitted by special use to encourage collocation.
(J) Emergency back-up power sources. For purposes of compliance with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Order released October 4, 2007 (amending Section 12.2 of Part 12 of Chapter I of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations), as amended, relating to the provision of emergency backup power sources for communication systems and equipment, the owner shall: supply the Village with a copy of the certified emergency backup power compliance plan (and any amendments thereto) required by the above-mentioned FCC Order within 30 days of filing the plan with the FCC; and in emergency situations where electric power to owner's wireless communication towers and antennas and related facilities is not available, the owner may temporarily locate and operate a generator in proximity to the tower in order to supply emergency backup power to operate its wireless communication towers and antennas and related facilities provided that the placement of the generator complies with applicable federal, state and local laws, including setback and noise control regulations and does not create a safety risk to life or health.
(Ord. CO-2010-006, passed 4-15-2010)