(A) Location preference for wireless communication facilities shall be given to publicly-owned structures, co-location sites, and industrial or commercial sites. New wireless communications facilities shall not locate sites within 500 feet of residential areas or 1,500 feet of public or private schools. Wireless telecommunication facilities approved prior to the adoption of this chapter shall be exempt from setbacks adopted in this chapter until such time as the use permit is due for renewal (five years).
(B) Preference shall be given to locations for wireless communications facilities attached or sited adjacent to existing structures. Appropriate types of existing structures may include, but not be limited to, buildings, telephone and utility poles, signage and sign standards, and roadway overpasses.
(1966 Code, § 34-5) (Ord. 762, § 1(part), 2003)