Exterior communication devices may be located in a residential district when it complies with the following conditions:
(A) In all residential districts, only one type of the following are permitted per lot:
(1) Satellite dish;
(2) Amateur radio tower; or
(3) Ground-mounted satellite vertical antenna.
(B) It is ground mounted or mounted to a principal or accessory structure.
(C) It is not located closer than ten feet from a side or rear property line, shall not be located within the front yard setback, and may not be located within a drainage and utility easement.
(D) It complies with the setback requirements for accessory structures.
(E) It does not exceed 12 feet in height above grade, unless mounted to the principal structure.
(F) It shall be adequately screened, with landscaping or fencing, from any adjacent residential district, right-of-way, or private street easement at a horizontal grade level satisfactory to the Zoning Administrator. Any communication device with a diameter measuring less than three feet is not required to be screened if it is attached to the principal structure.
(G) No more than two satellite dish antennas, no greater than three feet in diameter, shall be permitted per lot and no more than one amateur radio tower or ground-mounted satellite vertical antenna shall be permitted per lot.
(H) Satellite dish antennas shall be used for private, noncommercial purposes.
(I) A building permit shall be required for any ground mount antenna larger than three feet in diameter.
(Ord. 110, passed 11-15-97; Am. Ord. 0802, passed 3-11-08) Penalty, see § 155.999