A. Permit Requirements:
1. Permit Required: No person shall construct or install any cellular phone tower without obtaining a permit for the construction or installation of said cellular tower from the Zoning Officer.
2. Application For Permit: Application for such permit shall be submitted to the Building Department on a form provided by the Department for such purpose. Said application shall include:
a. The name, address and phone number of the person constructing the cellular phone tower;
b. The name, address and phone number of the owner of record of the property, if different;
c. A description of the type of cellular phone tower to be constructed including its dimensions, engineering calculations and a set of specifications detailing its construction and method of mounting or anchoring; and
d. A site plan of the lot on which the cellular phone tower is to be constructed or installed, including the proposed location of the cellular phone tower, the location of all other structures or buildings on the lot on which the cellular phone tower will be constructed or installed or within one hundred fifty feet (150') of the cellular phone tower and showing all distances between the cellular phone tower and the structures or building on the site plan and between the cellular phone tower and the lot lines of the lot on which the cellular phone tower is intended to be built.
3. Fee: All applications shall also be accompanied by a fee based on the following evaluation:
Up to $2,500.00 valuation | $ 50.00 |
$2,501.00 to $5,000.00 valuation | 75.00 |
$5,001.00 to $7,000.00 valuation | 100.00 |
$7,001.00 to $10,000.00 valuation | 200.00 |
$1.25 per $100.00 over $10,000.00 | |
B. General Requirements: The following requirements shall apply to all cellular phone towers constructed or installed:
1. Number: No more than one cellular phone tower shall be constructed on each platted lot.
2. Colors: All cellular phone towers and bases on which they are mounted shall be black, gray, white, silver, tan, beige or other light brown shades. All cellular phone towers shall be of a single color, and all bases shall be of a single color.
3. Wind Pressure: All cellular phone towers and any bases on which they are mounted shall be constructed to withstand a minimum wind velocity of eighty (80) miles per hour (impact pressure of 32 pounds per square foot).
4. Location:
a. No cellular phone tower is permitted within five hundred feet (500') of a residential district. No cellular phone tower shall extend above, across, under or over any public sidewalk, public street or other public rights of way and shall have no wires or metal rods extending therefrom above, across, under or over any public sidewalks, public streets or other public rights of way.
b. No cellular tower shall be located less than fifteen feet (15') from any yard lot line.
c. No cellular phone tower shall be located less than thirty five feet (35') from any existing principal structure on a lot other than the lot on which the cellular phone tower is to be constructed or installed.
d. All cellular phone towers shall be constructed or installed in rear yards.
5. Base: All ground-mounted cellular phone towers must be installed or mounted in a concrete or cement base.
6. Height: The height of a cellular phone tower shall be limited to sixty feet (60') in height for all zoning districts. A cellular phone tower exceeding sixty feet (60') in height shall require an approved conditional use permit.
7. Compliance: All cellular phone towers shall comply with all applicable FCA and FAA requirements. (Ord. 97-884, 9-9-1997)