(a) Personal Wireless Service Facilities as Principal Uses Within the I-1 and 1-2 Zoning Districts.
(1) Minimum lot size: two acres.
(2) Minimum yard requirements:
A. The minimum setback from any land zoned residential or used for residential purposes shall be 300 feet.
B. The minimum setback from any street shall be 200 feet.
C. The minimum setback from any property line or structure shall be 40% of the tower height.
(3) Wireless towers and base units shall not be located within any required front yard.
(4) Wireless towers shall be free-standing monopole structures limited to a maximum height of 200 feet. Lattice-type towers and guy wire towers are prohibited.
(5) The applicant shall demonstrate in writing that the proposed facility is safe and will not negatively impact adjacent properties by tower failure, falling ice or other debris, electromagnetic fields or radio interference.
(6) A landscaping and screening plan shall be submitted that effectively softens the appearance of the facility site. Existing vegetation on and around the site shall be preserved to the greatest extent possible.
(7) Personal wireless communications service facility sites approved under this section shall be subject to the requirements of Section 1240.02(f).
(b) Personal Wireless Service Facilities as Accessory Uses Within the I-1 and 1-2 Zoning Districts.
(1) Minimum yard requirements:
A. Personal wireless service facilities shall be set back a minimum of 200 feet from any street and 300 feet from any land zoned residential or used for residential purposes.
B. Personal wireless service facilities shall have a minimum setback of 40% of the tower height from any property line or structure.
(2) Wireless towers shall be free-standing monopole structures limited to a maximum height of 200 feet. Lattice-type towers and guy wire towers are prohibited.
(3) Wireless towers and base units shall not be located within any required front yard.
(4) The applicant shall demonstrate in writing that the proposed facility is safe and will not negatively impact adjacent properties by tower failure, falling ice or other debris, electromagnetic fields or radio frequency interference.
(5) A landscaping and screening plan shall be submitted that effectively softens the appearance of the facility site. Existing vegetation on and around the site shall be preserved to the greatest extent possible.
(c) Personal Wireless Service Facilities as Accessory Uses Within the CBD-1, CSD-1 GB-1, PC, RO-1, OS-1 and HS-1 Zoning Districts.
(1) Facilities shall be permitted only on existing structures as roof- or side-mounted antennae or panels. They shall be painted and designed to match the architecture of the structure to which they are located.
(2) All facilities shall be screened from direct view or otherwise designed to cloak their appearance.
(3) Facilities may not exceed the height of the structure to which they are located by more than 15 feet.
(4) If the base unit or equipment shelter is not located within or attached to the structure, the base unit shall not be located above ground within any required front or side yard.
(5) The applicant shall demonstrate in writing that the proposed facility is safe and will not negatively impact adjacent properties by facility failure, falling debris, electromagnetic fields or radio frequency interference.
(d) Personal wireless service facilities as accessory uses within the A, AR, FH, OR-1, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, and PR Zoning Districts may be located on a lot which is currently used for an institutional or public purpose, such as a school, church, hospital, play field, golf course, park or other similar use.
(1) Facilities shall be permitted only on existing nonresidential structures as roof- or side-mounted antennae or panels. They shall be painted and designed to match the architecture of the structure to which they are located.
(2) Facilities may be attached to an existing residential structure only if it is four or more stories in height.
(3) All facilities shall be screened from direct view or otherwise designed to cloak their appearance.
(4) Facilities may not exceed the height of the structure to which they are located by more than 15 feet.
(5) If the base unit or equipment shelter is not located within or attached to the structure, the base unit shall not be located above ground within any required front or side yard.
(6) The applicant shall demonstrate in writing that the proposed facility is safe and will not negatively impact adjacent properties by facility failure, falling debris, electromagnetic fields or radio frequency interference.
(Ord. 5185. Passed 12-2-97.)