(a) Wireless telecommunications facilities shall not be artificially lighted or marked, except as required by this chapter or other regulatory authority.
(b) Telecommunications towers shall be of a galvanized finish, or painted with a rust- preventive paint of an appropriate color to harmonize with the surroundings as approved by the Planning Commission, and shall be maintained in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
(c) If lighting is required, applicant shall provide a detailed plan for sufficient lighting of as unobtrusive and inoffensive an effect as is permissible under State and Federal regulations, and an artist’s rendering or other visual representation showing the effect of light emanating from the site on neighboring habitable structures within 1,500 feet of all property lines of the parcel on which the wireless telecommunications facilities are located.
(d) Landscaping.
(1) Buffer plantings shall be located around the perimeter of the security fence as deemed appropriate by the Building Commissioner for proposed wireless telecommunication facilities. Buffer plantings shall be an evergreen screen that should consist of a hedge planted a maximum of three feet on center, or a row of evergreen trees planted a maximum of six feet on center or other screening determined to be appropriate by the Planning Commission.
(2) Existing vegetation, such as trees and shrubs, shall be preserved to the maximum extent possible.
(Ord. 2022-24. Passed 5-24-22.)