(A) In any residential zoning district, ground-mounted satellite dish antennas up to 12 feet in diameter may be permitted subject to the following criteria.
(1) All installations may be located within the buildable area of the lot, or as a permitted obstruction in side or rear yards according to § 156.035.
(2) All possible effort shall be made in setting location antennas to prevent obstruction of the antenna’s reception window from potential permitted development on adjoining properties.
(3) All installations shall employ (to the extent possible) materials and colors that blend with the surroundings.
(4) All installations shall include landscape screening treatments located along the antenna’s non-reception window axes and low-level ornamental landscape treatments along the reception window axes of the antenna’s base. Such treatments shall completely enclose the antenna.
(B) In any rural or residential zoning district, roof-mounted satellite dish antennas up to 12 feet in diameter may be permitted by special use, subject to the following criteria.
(1) Demonstration by the applicant that compliance with division (A)(1) and (A)(2) above would result in the obstruction of the antenna’s reception window; furthermore, such obstruction involves factors beyond the control of the applicant.
(2) The height of the proposed installation does not exceed the maximum height restriction imposed upon primary uses within the district.
(3) All applications must include certification by a licensed engineer that the proposed method of roof-mounted installation meets engineering criteria and that the buildings support structure is adequate to sustain resulting loads and that all applicable codes are met.
(C) In any commercial or industrial zoning district, ground-mounted satellite dish antennas up to 12 meters in diameter may be permitted subject to the following criteria.
(1) All installations shall comply with the maximum height restrictions imposed upon primary uses.
(2) All installations exceeding 12 feet in diameter shall be screened with landscape screening from any adjoining residentially zoned land. Such screening can be waived if the antenna is set back a distance at least five times its diameter from the residentially zones parcel.
(3) All applications for building permits must include certification by a licensed engineer that the proposed installation meet engineering criteria and all applicable codes.
(4) All accessory-use installations may be located as a permitted obstruction to any required yards as indicated in § 156.035.
(D) In any commercial or industrial zoning district, roof-mounted satellite dish antennas up to 12 meters in diameter may be permitted by special exception subject to the following criteria.
(1) Demonstration by the applicant that compliance with the applicable yard, setback and height restrictions would result in the obstruction of the antenna’s reception window; furthermore, such obstruction involves factors beyond the applicant’s control.
(2) The height of the proposed installation does not exceed the maximum height restriction imposed for primary uses within the district.
(3) All application must include certification by a licensed engineer that the proposed method of roof-mounted installation meets engineering criteria so that the building support structure is adequate to sustain resulting loads and that all applicable codes are met. Furthermore, written documentation of such compliance including load distributions within the building’s support structure, shall be furnished.
(2009 Code, § 40-3-10) (Ord. 15-08, passed 8-31-2015)