In any use district, any undeveloped parcel of land having an area of not less than three acres which is owned by one person, firm or corporation, may be used for the purpose of erecting, maintaining and operating thereon one or more radio towers, television towers, other communication towers, power lines, transmitter houses, studio buildings, administration buildings, office buildings and other buildings, equipment installations and appurtenances necessary or incidental to the operation of a radio station or stations, or of a television station or stations, or of combined radio and television station or stations, or of any other communications facility, including, but not limited to, a mobile telephone communications installation. However, no such radio towers, television towers or other towers shall be so constructed upon any parcel of land which would not be of sufficient size in such instance wherein one-half of the entire length of such tower, as measured from its base, not including the height of the pad, upon toppling or destruction, would not be contained within such parcel of land.
No such undeveloped parcel upon which a tower is erected may hereafter be subdivided unless a permanent easement is created for the benefit of the owner of the parcel upon which such tower is situated, so that access to the tower will be maintained, and any owner of such a tower shall continue to be a responsible party for the maintenance of such tower notwithstanding that a lessee may also be held responsible.
No installation of any device, including, but not limited to, a transmitter or receiver, shall be made upon any communication tower until a permit is first obtained, and a fee paid therefor, to the Building Commissioner.
For the purpose of this section, a parcel used for farm purposes, or not used for any purpose, shall be considered as undeveloped.
(Ord.139-90. Passed 6-18-90.)