The following regulations shall apply to telecommunications facilities:
(A) (1) Zoning district in which permitted: M-1, M-2, M-3; and
(2) After special approval: B-2, B-3.
(B) Minimum lot area: see table, § 153.440;
(C) Special setback requirements:
(1) Front: equal to the height of the tower;
(2) Side: 120% of height to the nearest building or structure;
(3) Rear: 120% of height to the nearest building or structure; and
(4) Antennas attached to the roof or supporting structure on a roof top: provide a one to one (1:1) setback ratio. (Example: ten-foot antenna and supporting structure requires a ten-foot setback from the roof edge.)
(D) Special screening and appearance requirements:
(1) Towers shall be enclosed by decay-resistant security fencing not less than six feet in height and shall be equipped with an appropriate anti-climbing device or other similar protective device designed to prevent tower access;
(2) Landscaping shall be used to effectively screen the view of the telecommunications facility from adjacent public ways, public property, and residential property. A landscape plan shall be submitted and approved by the City Planning Commission;
(3) Telecommunications facilities shall either maintain a galvanized steel finish or subject to any applicable standards of the FAA or other federal or state agency, be painted a neutral color or painted and/or textured to match the existing structure so as to reduce the visual obtrusiveness; and
(4) No illumination is permitted on telecommunications facilities unless required by the FCC, FAA, or any other state or federal agency of competent jurisdiction or unless necessary for air traffic safety.
(E) Other requirements:
(1) Towers shall not be located any closer than 1,500 feet from an existing tower, except more than one tower may be located on a lot provided all setback requirements are met for each tower;
(2) Any equipment shelter or cabinet shall be shielded from public view or made compatible with the architecture of the surrounding structures or placed underground. The shelter or cabinet must be regularly maintained;
(3) Towers shall not be located where they will negatively affect historic or scenic view. Towers shall not be in direct view of any city park;
(4) No advertising may be placed on telecommunications facilities. However, an antenna may be placed on an existing billboard or advertising sign as long as the other requirements of this section are met; and
(5) Any drives and/or approaches to such facilities shall be paved with asphalt or concrete.
(Prior Code, § 153.525) (Ord. D-1880, passed 11-20-2000, effective 11-30-2000)