A. Generally: Wireless communications services facilities located on the roof or on the side of the building shall be grouped together, integrated to the maximum possible degree with the building design, placed toward the center of the roof and/or thoroughly screened from residential building views and from public views using radio frequency-transparent panels. Building-mounted wireless communications services facilities shall be painted with nonreflective colors to match the existing surface where the antennas are mounted.
B. Height: The following requirements shall apply:
1. Mixed-Use Town Center And Mixed-Use Town Center North Zones: For buildings at, or which exceed, the height limit of the underlying zone, antennas shall be flush-mounted, and no portion of the antenna may extend above the building on which it is mounted. For buildings below the height limit, antennas may be built to the maximum height of the zone provided they are screened consistent with the existing building in terms of color, architectural style and material. Flush-mounted antennas may encroach into a required setback or into the City right-of-way if a right-of-way use agreement is established with the City. Antennas shall not project into the right-of-way by more than two feet (2’) and shall provide a minimum clearance height of 20 feet (20’) over any pedestrian or vehicular right-of-way.
2. Outside The Mixed-Use Town Center And Mixed-Use Town Center North Zones: The maximum height of building- mounted facilities and equipment shall not exceed ten feet (10’) above the top of the roof on which the facility is located. This standard applies to all buildings regardless of whether they are at or above the maximum height of the underlying zone. Such antennas must be well integrated with the existing structure or designed to look like common rooftop structures such as chimneys, vents and stovepipes.
C. Equipment Enclosure: Equipment enclosures for building-mounted wireless communications services facilities shall first be located within the building on which the facility is located. If an equipment enclosure within the building is reasonably unavailable, then an equipment enclosure may be incorporated into the roof design provided the enclosure meets the height requirement for the zone. If the equipment can be screened by placing the equipment below existing parapet walls, no additional screening is required. If screening is required, then the screening must be consistent with the existing building in terms of color, architectural style and material. Finally, if there is no other choice but to locate the equipment enclosure on the ground, the equipment must be enclosed within an accessory structure which meets the setbacks of the underlying zone and be screened in accordance this chapter.
D. Feed Lines And Coaxial Cables: Feed lines and cables should be located below the parapet of the rooftop, if present. If the feed lines and cables are visible from a public right-of-way or adjacent property, they must be painted to match the color scheme of the building.
ACCEPTABLE BUILDING-MOUNTED MACRO EXAMPLE
UNACCEPTABLE BUILDING-MOUNTED MACRO EXAMPLE
(Ord. 2019-1049, 9-25-2019)