(A) Permitted. Permitted devices include:
(1) Radio and conventional television antennas mounted on the roof of a building or on a separate tower structure;
(2) Satellite earth station antenna structures mounted on the ground for reception of satellite-transmitted television programming; and
(3) Thirty-six inch satellite earth station antenna structures mounted on the ground or 18-inch satellite earth station antenna structures mounted on the roof or the exterior walls of a structure.
(B) Prohibited. Prohibited devices include:
(1) Any tower-mounted antenna or ground-mounted satellite earth station antenna structure in a front yard or elsewhere than as specified herein; or
(2) A satellite earth station antenna mounted on a roof of a main or accessory building or on a tower, except as permitted in division (A)(3) above.
(C) Dimensional requirements. Except as permitted in division (A)(3) above:
(1) All antenna structures shall be at a minimum distance of 40 feet from any roadway, or at a greater distance so as not to be in a front yard; and
(2) Their minimum setback from a side or any of the rear lot lines shall be eight feet.
(D) Height and size of structures. Except as permitted in division (A)(3) above:
(1) Roof of tower-mounted radio and conventional television antenna shall not exceed a height of 50 feet above the ground;
(2) Satellite earth station antennas shall not exceed 11 feet in diameter and the final structure shall not exceed a total height of 15 feet above the ground; and
(3) Should the town grant a franchise which provides for the construction of a master television receiver station to supply programming via cable connections to individual customers, a satellite earth station antenna of larger diameter and greater total height and a tower-mounted conventional television antenna of greater height than the above limits shall be permitted if required for proper operation of the system.
(E) Location of antennas. Antennas should be located as follows:
(1) Tower-mounted antennas may be located in either a side yard or a rear yard; and
(2) Satellite earth station antenna structures shall be located only in a rear yard, subject to the required setbacks. However, if it can be demonstrated clearly that no suitable look angle can be found in the rear yard because of physical obstructions even following the trimming or cutting of trees on the owner’s property, but that a suitable location does exist in the side yard with the required setback, then a side yard location may be permitted subject to the provisions of § 150.42(B).
(F) Number of structures. Except as permitted in division (A)(3) above:
(1) There shall not be more than one tower-mounted antenna and/or satellite earth station antenna structures located on a single residential lot or other property belonging to a single owner; and
(2) In districts which contain multiple occupancy buildings, there shall not be more than one tower-mounted antenna and/or satellite earth station antenna structure for each principal building.
(G) Screening and color of satellite earth station antennas. The following provisions apply to the screening and color of satellite earth station antennas:
(1) Satellite earth station antenna structures shall be screened to the height of the structure by fencing, landscaping, and/or vegetation which is dense enough to restrict it from view by neighbors and/or the general public while allowing the necessary clear view of the satellites by the receiving face of the antenna. Any vegetation must be expected to reach the necessary height in two years, and any that dies must be replaced; and
(2) Any fencing and any portion of the antenna, if exposed to view, shall be painted a color compatible with the background surrounding the structure.
(Prior Code, § 4-28) (Ord. passed 8-20-1987) Penalty, see § 150.99