(a) Wireless Telecommunications Facilities are permitted uses in the area of the Village described as follows: All areas of the Village south of Glick Road, then north along Route 745, to East Osage Drive, south along the lot lines of originally platted lots numbered 883 and 865 (which are included within the boundary), south across Benmar Drive, along the southern side of Benmar Drive to the southern side of the vacated Addlick Drive, to Shawnee Trail, then east to across Shawnee Trail to include originally platted lots numbered 786 and 787.
(b) Minimum setback from the area designated in subsection (a) above shall be a distance equal to the height of the tower. Setback shall be defined as the distance from the boundary line of area designated in subsection (a) above to the nearest portion of the structure.
(c) Wireless Telecommunications Facilities are not permitted or conditional uses in any area of the Village not included in the boundaries described in this chapter.
(d) The following requirements apply to all Wireless Telecommunications Facilities regardless of the Zoning District in which they are located.
(1) Security fencing eight feet in height shall surround the Tower, Equipment Shelter and any guy wires. No barbed wire or razor shall be permitted.
(2) Existing vegetation shall be preserved to the maximum extent possible.
(3) Buffer plantings may be located around the perimeter of the security fence.
(4) The tower shall be painted a non-contrasting gray or similar color minimizing its visibility, unless otherwise required by the FCC or FAA. Except for the Tower or Monopole structures, all appurtenances shall be aesthetically and architecturally compatible with the surrounding environment.
(5) No advertising is permitted anywhere in the Wireless Telecommunications Facility.
(6) No Tower under 150 feet shall be artificially lighted except to assure safety or as required by the FAA.
(7) “No Trespassing” signs shall be posted around the Wireless Telecommunications Facility with a telephone number for contact in the event of an emergency.
(8) Underground Equipment Shelters are encouraged.
(9) Towers must be designed and certified by an Engineer to be structurally sound and, at a minimum, in conformance with the Ohio Basic Building Code.
(10) Wireless Telecommunications Facilities must be located in compliance with the requirements for structure location as specified in the underlying Zoning District, with the exception of height requirements. The maximum height permitted for a Wireless Telecommunications Facility shall be 200 feet, unless otherwise limited by the FAA. (Ord. 17-97. Passed 9-22-97.)