(A) Permitted uses, all districts. Wireless telecommunication towers and antennas shall be allowed in any district as a permitted use only as provided below.
(1) Water tower. Wireless telecom- munication antennas shall be permitted upon city-owned water towers provided the applicant has an approved lease agreement with the city and has obtained a building permit from the city and paid all applicable permit fees.
(2) Co-location on existing towers. Wireless telecommunication antennas shall be permitted to be attached to existing towers within the city in accordance with the applicable siting guidelines and design criteria in § 160.398 of this chapter, after the applicant has provided to the city a written statement of approval from the tower owner or lessor and has obtained a building permit from the city and paid all applicable permit fees.
(3) Utility poles. Wireless telecommunication antennas shall be permitted to be attached to utility poles after the applicant has provided a written statement of approval from the utility pole owner or lessor and has obtained a building permit from the city and paid the necessary fees. The height of the antennas shall not exceed ten feet and shall not extend more than six feet above the pole.
(4) Small wireless facility. Small wireless facilities located on non-decorative utility poles within the public right-of-way, shall be permitted in all zoning districts and must be in compliance with Ch. 152 of this code of ordinances. If located within public right-of-way on a block where decorative utility poles are present, the small wireless facility must be located on a utility pole of similar appearance and dimensions to that of the existing decorative utility poles.
(B) Conditional uses, specific districts.
(1) Wireless telecommunication towers and antennas shall be allowed with the approval of a conditional use permit in the zoning districts specified in the table below and in accordance with the co-location requirements stated in § 160.398 of this chapter, siting requirements and design criteria stated in § 160.399 of this chapter, and the procedural requirements stated in § 160.400 of this chapter.
(3) Conditional use permits are not required for towers and/or antennas used by the city for city purposes or public agencies for public safety purposes; or for repair, adjustment or replacement of the elements of a wireless telecommunication antenna array affixed to a tower, if the repair, replacement or adjustment does not reduce acceptable safety standards.
(4) The height limitations listed in the following table shall include all parts of the wireless telecommunication tower and antenna structure, except for that space needed for lightening diffusion apparata.
Zoning Districts | Height Limitations | With Co-Location |
R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5 (antennas only) | Ten feet above the height of the roof, allowed only if mounted on educational facilities, religious institutions, government or public utility buildings; or in “upward thrusting architectural elements” such as church steeples, bell towers or smokestacks 1 | N/A |
B-1, B-2 | 75 feet | 95 feet2 |
B-3, B-4, PUD (commercial PUDs only)3 | 100 feet | 120 feet2 |
PUD (industrial PUDs only)3 | 150 feet | N/A |
CRP and city-owned land zoned R-1 | 100 feet, allowed only if incorporated into new or existing facilities or structures, such as using the tower as a light standard for ball fields or parking areas, or into mature tree stands that provide a suitable screen for at least half the height of the tower | 120 feet2 |
NOTES TO TABLE: 1 In accordance with § 160.399 of this chapter. 2 Co-location height bonus subject to applicant providing to the city proof of a signed lease arrangement, shared use agreement or other like document. 3 For towers and antennas proposed in PUDs, the applicant shall file a request to amend the existing PUD final plan and/or adopted conditional use permit in accordance with §§ 160.315 through 160.319 and 160.450 through 160.452 of this chapter. Wireless telecommunication towers and antennas shall not be allowed in PUDs having residential uses. | ||
(Prior Code, § 1124.03) (Ord. 588, passed 02-10-1997; Ord. 793, passed 01-30-2008; Ord. 829, passed 09-03-2009; Ord. 940, passed 01-22-2018)