(A) Front Yard Prohibited. No wireless telecommunication equipment shall be located in the front yard of any residentially zoned parcel in the city; nor shall any telecommunication equipment be located on a building or roof facing on the front yard of a residentially zoned parcel, unless such location is the only feasible location from which signals can be received and a conditional use permit has been first obtained. Satellite dishes and microwave antennae of one meter or less in diameter shall be exempt from the general prohibition and conditional use permit requirement of this section, unless necessary to preserve an historic district listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.
(B) Side Yard Prohibited. No wireless telecommunication equipment shall be located in the side yard of any residentially zoned parcel in the city unless said side yard is greater than 4.6 meters in width, inclusive of any driveway located therein, unless such location is the only feasible location from which signals can be received and a conditional use permit has been first obtained. Satellite dishes and microwave antennae of one meter or less in diameter shall be exempt from the general prohibition and conditional use permit requirement of this section, unless necessary to preserve an historic district listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.
(C) Rear Yard Restrictions.
(1) Satellite dishes and microwave antennae of one meter or less in diameter measured at its widest point, and one meter or less in height measured from the dish or antenna mid-point to the adjoining grade shall be permitted to be located on the ground not less than a distance equal to the height of the dish or antenna from any property line.
(2) Satellite dishes and microwave antennae greater than one meter in diameter measured at its widest point, or more than one meter in height measured from the dish or antenna mid-point to the adjoining grade, shall be permitted to be located on the ground not less than a distance equal to the height of the dish or antennae from any property line, after having first obtained a building and electrical permit from the city and paying a fee therefor.
(3) All satellite dishes and microwave antenna greater than one meter in diameter measured at its widest point proposed to be attached to the side or rear of a building or upon the roof of any building, except in the front of the building, shall be required to first apply for and receive approval from the Design Review Commission and obtain a building and electrical permit from the city and paying a fee therefor.
(D) No radio tower or mono-pole tower greater than four and one-half meters in height shall be permitted in a residential zone without having first obtained a conditional use permit from the city. The conditional use permit application shall be in accordance with §§ 153.241 through 153.248 of the Municipal Code.
(E) Amateur radio towers shall be permitted in the rear yard of residentially zones properties after having obtained a conditional use permit. Amateur radio antenna towers shall be limited to a total height of ten and one-half meters, including any antennae attached thereto, and a maximum width of three meters at any point.
(Ord. 480-C.S., passed 6-3-97)