A. No Permit Required: No permit shall be required for the installation and operation of a parabolic or dish type antenna where such antenna is totally enclosed within a residential building or where such antenna is one meter (1 m) or less in diameter and meets all of the following requirements:
1. The maximum height does not exceed thirty five feet (35') as measured in accordance with the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance applicable to the zoning district classification of the subject property.
2. Shall not be located in a front or side yard of the subject property as such yards are defined in the Zoning Ordinance of the City.
3. Shall comply with the remainder of the setback provisions applicable to such property as provided for by the Zoning Ordinance of the City.
B. Permit Required: No parabolic or dish type antenna which is not totally enclosed within a building or which, if not so enclosed, is greater than one meter (1 m) in diameter shall be installed until and unless an application for a construction permit has been filed with the City and approved by the Community Development Department. No such application shall be approved unless the construction plans and specifications accompanying said application shall comply with the following requirements:
1. The manufacturer’s installation and operational manual, or a copy thereof, shall be filed with the application.
2. Said antenna shall be installed and operated in accordance with the specifications contained in the manufacturer’s manual; provided, however, that such installation and operation shall otherwise comply with the terms and provisions contained in this chapter.
3. The maximum height of the installation from ground level at the site shall not exceed fifteen feet (15').
4. The antenna shall not be located in any front or side yard as such yards are defined for the subject property according to the terms and provisions of the Zoning Ordinance of the City.
5. The antenna and pertinent structures in connection therewith shall comply with the minimum setback requirements for the subject property as provided in the Zoning Ordinance of the City.
6. The parabolic or dish type antenna shall not be in excess of ten feet (10') in diameter.
7. Such antenna shall be mounted directly upon the ground; the installation or mounting of such antenna on any roof or tower or similar form of structural support is hereby prohibited.
8. Such antenna shall be screened from the public view by a wood or masonry fence or shrubs having a minimum height of six feet (6').
(1987 Code § 7-182)