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Where a conditional use permit is required for approval of telecommunications towers and antenna support structures, the following will be considered.
(a) Design character.
(1) Telecommunications towers, antenna support structures and equipment buildings shall be compatible with the architectural style of the surrounding built environment, considering exterior materials, roof form, scale, mass, color, texture and character. Equipment buildings may be located underground where feasible. To prevent undue concentration of telecommunications towers, consideration should be given to co-location as a first alternative.
(2) Wireless communications facilities on new telecommunications tower structures, antenna support structures or co-located on existing telecommunications towers shall minimize visual impact.
(b) Screening.
(1) A telecommunications tower site and tower base adjacent to residential property, except when located in a farmstead, shall be provided with a fence, wall, berm or shrubbery of sufficient height and of a character necessary to provide adequate visual screening. Where the adjacent property is across public right-of-way from a telecommunications tower site, screening shall be provided in all cases except when the right-of-way is an arterial street.
(2) Existing vegetation and grades on the site shall be preserved as much as possible. Natural growth around the property perimeter on large, wooded lots may be considered a sufficient buffer to telecommunications towers. In locations where the visual impact of the telecommunications tower would be minimal, the screening requirement may be reduced or waived.
(c) Fencing. Adjacent to a residentially used or zoned property, natural materials shall be used for fence screening. If chain-link fencing is needed for safety and security, additional landscape screening shall be required outside the chain-link fence to screen public view of the telecommunications tower site.
(1992 Code, App. F, § 19.11) (Ord. 10-06, passed 1-23-2006)
Location of the tower shall be done with consideration for public safety in the event that the tower would fall and to minimize adverse visual impact of broadcast towers through careful design, siting and screening. Care should be taken to avoid interference with any similar broadcast use and in no event shall the tower be located in any airport approach zone. The tower shall be constructed in a manner that will make it inaccessible for unauthorized persons to climb.
(1992 Code, App. F, § 19.12) (Ord. 10-06, passed 1-23-2006)
AMENDMENTS TO THE REGULATIONS
(a) Any person, firm or corporation desiring a change in regulations, restrictions or boundaries of the zoning map of any property from one zoning district classification to another zoning district classification, shall make application for the change to the Lincoln County planning department. The application shall be provided by the department and be completed in full by the applicant.
(b) Every three months or at the discretion of the planning director, the city and county planning commissions will set hearings to consider requested changes or amendments to the zoning ordinance or zoning map pursuant to the provisions of this section.
(c) The board of county commissioners and the city council may from time to time on their own motion, after public notice and hearing, and after proper consideration from the planning commissions (as required by § 158.397) amend, supplement or change the boundaries or regulations herein or subsequently established.
(1992 Code, App. F, § 20.01) (Ord. 10-06, passed 1-23-2006)
Upon the filing of any application for a zoning district classification change, the applicant shall pay to Lincoln County the appropriate fee as designated in §§ 158.430 through 158.438. These fees shall be utilized to help defray necessary administrative costs of processing the application as required, including publication and printing of required notices.
(1992 Code, App. F, § 20.02) (Ord. 10-06, passed 1-23-2006)
(a) Generally. Upon the filing of an application for a request of zoning district classification change, the Lincoln County planning department shall set a date for public hearing, at which time and place the county and city planning commissions shall meet jointly to consider the zoning classification changes. The public hearing shall comply with the provisions of SDCL 11-2, 11-4 and 11-6.
(b) Signs. A sign(s) to be provided by the Lincoln County planning department shall be posted on the property at least seven days prior to the scheduled hearing.
(c) Recommendations from planning commissions. The county and city planning commissions shall, respectively, make a recommendation to the board of county commissioners and city council on those applications for zoning district classification changes which have been considered and all other amendments to these regulations.
(1992 Code, App. F, § 20.03) (Ord. 10-06, passed 1-23-2006)
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