(a) The location of the tower and equipment shelter shall comply with all natural resource protection standards established in the Codified Ordinances and other applicable law, including those for flood plain, wetlands and steep slopes.
(b) Security fencing eight feet in height shall surround the tower, equipment shelter and any guide wires, either completely or individually as determined by the Planning Commission.
(c) Buffer plantings shall be located around the perimeter of the security fence as deemed appropriate by the Planning Commission consisting of an evergreen screen planting of either a hedge, planted three feet on center maximum, or a row of evergreen trees planted twelve feet on center maximum or other screening approved by the Planning Commission.
(d) Existing vegetation (trees and shrubs) shall be preserved to the maximum extent possible.
(e) The tower or antenna shall be painted a non-contrasting gray or similar color minimizing its visibility, unless otherwise required by the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”), Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”), or the Planning Commission in order to assure safety.
(f) No advertising is permitted anywhere on the facility, with the exception of identification signage.
(g) No tower under 150 feet shall be artificially lighted except to assure safety or as required by the FAA. Any tower between 150 feet and 200 feet in height shall follow safety marking and obstruction lighting as prescribed by the FAA. Security lighting around the equipment shelter is permitted as approved by the Planning Commission.
(h) “No Trespassing” signs shall be posted around the facility with a telephone number of whom to contact in the event of an emergency.
(i) Underground equipment shelters are encouraged especially in non-industrial districts, and may be required by the Planning Commission.
(Ord. 2002-29. Passed 1-6-03.)