(a) Telecommunications facilities must meet the following standards, regardless of location:
(1) Aesthetics. Telecommunications facilities must be as aesthetically compatible with their environs as technically feasible and practicable under the circumstances.
(Ord. 196-1998. Passed 9-14-98.)
(Ord. 196-1998. Passed 9-14-98.)
(2) Landscaping. Existing vegetation must be preserved as much as practicable under the circumstances. Any security fencing or barrier related to telecommunications facilities shall be surrounded by a continuous row of hardy, evergreen hedges or trees not less than ten (10) feet in depth, sufficient in height to screen adequately such fencing or barrier, and located within four (4) feet of the fencing or barrier and shall be further subject to any of the additional buffer requirements in Section 1152.04
of the Zoning Code and as may be determined by the Commission of Building and Zoning. If any portion of this section conflicts with Section 1152.04
, the section requiring the more stringent landscaping and buffer provisions shall apply. Such landscaping shall be continuously maintained and promptly restored, if necessary.
(Ord. 056-2011. Passed 6-13-11.)
(Ord. 056-2011. Passed 6-13-11.)
(3) Lighting. Lights, beacons or strobes attached to or illuminating telecommunications facilities shall be permitted only to the extent necessary to ensure safety or to comply with applicable state or local law or regulation, and shall be designed to minimize direct light or glare onto surrounding properties.
(4) Signage. Signage on or on the site of telecommunications facilities shall be permitted only as may be required by applicable law or regulation or as specifically required or approved by the Inspection Department; provided that "No Trespassing" signs with a telephone number of whom to contact in the event of an emergency shall be required.
(5) Advertising prohibited. No advertising sign(s) or devices shall be permitted anywhere on a Telecommunication Facility site.
(6) Upkeep and storage. The telecommunications provider is responsible for the weed and trash removal related to, and general upkeep of, its telecommunications facilities and their sites, and for ensuring that the surfaces of such facilities are maintained in good condition, free from flaking or peeling paint and rust. Outdoor storage of equipment, supplies and vehicles related to telecommunications facilities is prohibited, except to supply emergency power to such facilities during a power outage.
(Ord. 196-1998. Passed 9-14-98.)
(Ord. 196-1998. Passed 9-14-98.)
(7) Lot. Subject to the requirements for setbacks set forth herein, where telecommunications facilities are to be the sole use on a lot, the minimum lot size shall be the minimum lot size allowable for the applicable land use district as permitted in the Oregon Zoning Code. Where telecommunications facilities are to be placed on a lot with an existing use, the minimum lot area shall be of sufficient area necessary to accommodate the telecommunications facilities, any guy wires, any security fencing, any buffer plantings, and the like, in conjunction with such existing use. When the facility is a secondary use, it shall not be located in a required front yard of the principal or primary use.
(Ord. 056-2011. Passed 6-13-11.)
(Ord. 056-2011. Passed 6-13-11.)
(8) Automation. Where telecommunications facilities are to be placed on a lot with an existing use, such facilities must be fully automated and operationally unattended, with visits only for construction, emergencies, and periodic and necessary maintenance.
(9) Service equipment. All equipment and devices (including but not limited to cables, wires, pipes and conduits) that service telecommunications facilities shall be located underground or within such telecommunications facilities, if technically feasible and unless otherwise required by the Ohio Basic Building Code, the National Electric Code, and/or any other applicable local, state or federal law or regulation.
(b) Telecommunications towers and telecommunications attachments must meet the following standards, regardless of location:
(1) Co-location. Telecommunications towers and telecommunications attachments shall be designed to be built up to the maximum height permitted by this legislation and shall be constructed in such a way as to permit at least two (2) other telecommunications providers to co-locate their telecommunications facilities thereon when and if built to the maximum height permitted by this legislation.
(2) Setbacks. Unless otherwise specified in this legislation, the setback requirements for all telecommunications towers and telecommunications attachments shall be as set forth in Section 1121.05 of the Oregon Zoning Code and the minimum setback requirements as set forth in Tables 1 and 2 of Section 1121.05. Any related fencing, screening, or other barriers shall be located behind the applicable setback lines. Notwithstanding the first sentence of this paragraph and unless otherwise specified in this legislation or permitted by the Inspection Department, telecommunications towers and telecommunications attachments shall be located not less than:
A. Two hundred fifty (250) feet from the nearest public right-of- way; and
B. Five hundred (500) feet from the lot line of any school or the height of the tower.
(c) Telecommunications towers must meet the following standards, regardless of location:
(1) Height. The height of a telecommunications tower (including antenna and approved lightning rods, if any) shall be no higher than is needed for its function and may not be higher than one hundred fifty (150) feet in a R District or within 100 feet of a R District unless as otherwise approved by a Special Use Permit Ordinance.
(2) Color. The color of telecommunications towers shall be non-contrasting gray or that color which best camouflages them as against their surroundings, unless another color is required by applicable law or regulation.
(3) Location. No telecommunications tower may be within one-half (½) mile of another telecommunications tower.
(4) Lot. Notwithstanding any provision of this legislation to the contrary if telecommunications towers are to be located in an agricultural area or a vacant lot, the minimum lot size shall be one (1) acre.
(d) Telecommunications attachments must meet the following standards. regardless of location:
(1) Height. The height of telecommunications attachments may not exceed the greater of twenty (20) feet above or twenty percent (20%) of the height of the top of the building or structure to which they are attached.
(2) Color. The color of telecommunications attachments shall be that which best camouflages them against their surroundings, unless another color is required by applicable law or regulation.
(e) Telecommunications equipment shelters must meet the following standards, regardless of location:
(1) Size. The maximum size of a telecommunications equipment shelter shall be 300 square feet for a single user shelter on a given plot, and 750 total square feet for a multiple user shelter. More than one building or shelter on one facility site is not permitted.
(2) Height. The maximum height of a telecommunications equipment shelter shall be 20 feet.
(3) Location. Any shelter servicing a telecommunications tower in a residential area shall be built in an underground shelter.
(4) Setbacks. The setback requirement for all telecommunications equipment shelters shall be the setback requirements for the applicable land use district. Any related fencing, screening, or other barriers shall not be located in a required front yard.
(5) Access. Where telecommunications facilities are to be placed on a lot with an existing use, the service access to any telecommunications equipment shelter shall be provided by the way of the circulation driveways associated with the existing use to the extent practicable. When telecommunications facilities are to be placed on an undeveloped lot or portion thereof then the access roadway/driveway to the telecommunication facility shall be a minimum of fourteen (14) feet in width with a minimum overhead clearance of fifteen (15) feet and shall be set back a minimum of five (5) feet from the nearest side or rear lot line. This driveway shall be impervious and meet the load requirements for fire and service equipment.
(6) Use. Telecommunications equipment shelters shall not be used for offices or vehicle storage.
(7) Co-location. If telecommunications equipment shelters are initially constructed to accommodate only one user, space shall be reserved on- site to accommodate at least two (2) other telecommunications equipment shelters in the event of co-location. A subsequent shelter required for the site shall be attached to the existing shelter if practical. More than one building or shelter on one facility site is not permitted.
(Ord. 196-1998. Passed 9-14-98.)