(A) Freestanding communication towers and all other communication facilities may be permitted by right in the following zoning districts:
(1) HI, Heavy Industrial;
(2) LI, Light Industrial and Warehousing; or
(3) IU, Institutional Use; or
(4) GU, General Use Holding.
(B) Freestanding communication towers and all other communication facilities may only be located in the following zoning districts by conditional use approval:
(1) HC, Highway Commercial;
(2) CC, Community Commercial; and/or
(3) GC, General Commercial.
(C) Freestanding communication towers, antennas, and other equipment may also be located in residential and non-residential planned unit developments (PUD's) as a specific element of an overall PUD master plan or amendment. However, when located within a residential PUD, the city can establish the minimum separation distances between communication towers and nearby homes or other types of dwelling units.
(D) Antennas only may be located in residential districts when attached to electrical transmission towers or poles.
(E) Communication tower facilities are prohibited from locating in any zoning district not provided for in subsections (A) through (D) above.
(Ord. 98-19, passed 7-16-98; Am. Ord. 2011-37, passed 7-21-11)