The following provisions shall apply to wireless telecommunication facilities within the City:
(a) Shall be conditional uses in the R-1 Low Density Residential District, BR-1 Business Residential District, M-1 Manufacturing District. Said telecommunications facilities shall also be a conditional use in any zoning district if located on City-owned land;
(b) Sited so that all reasonable alternatives for facility placement have been clearly and convincingly demonstrated in order to provide that installation will minimize both the visual intrusion of the facility and the potential safety risks associated with the presence and operation of the facility;
(c) Shared with other users to minimize the number of facilities within the Municipality;
(d) The facility shall be located at least 500 feet from the nearest residential use or district. The setback shall be measured from the perimeter of buffer for said facility;
(e) The height of the proposed tower, including all attachments or extensions, shall not exceed 200 feet from grade;
(f) Minimum setback from said facility to a public right of way shall be a distance equal to the height of the facility. Minimum setback from said facility to all other property lines shall be at least 100 feet. “Setback” shall be defined as the distance from the property lines to the nearest portion of the perimeter of the fence, landscape wall and/or wall;
(g) Underground utilities to the site and from the facility to any service or ancillary structures shall be required;
(h) Equipment, mobile or immobile, not used in direct support of the transmission or relay facility, shall not be stored or parked on the site except in connection with a repair or maintenance being made to the installation;
(i) No employees shall be employed on a regular basis at the installation site;
(j) Facilities shall be kept in a state of good condition and repair and said facility must remain free of trash, outdoor storage, weeds and other debris;
(k) Obsolete, discontinued, and/or unused facilities shall be removed within twelve months of ceasing operation;
(l) No supporting wires or cables shall encroach upon any minimum setback requirements and shall be completely encircled at the point of attachment to the ground with sufficient fencing, landscape screen and/or wall of sufficient density and height to prevent any individual who may for any reason be in the area from coming into contact with any such supporting wires or cables;
(m) Said facilities shall be buffered by a fence, landscape screen and/or wall that will prevent access and that will be at least six feet in height and shall have an opacity of eighty percent (80%) within two years of the facility being constructed. Said buffer shall be located around the perimeter of said telecommunications facility that includes the monopole, antenna, equipment shelter, tower and/or any other structure, wiring and/or equipment used as part of said facility;
(n) Said tower shall be free-standing and shall be of “monopole” construction, with a smooth and uniform exterior, without supporting guys or supporting ancillary apparatus. Mounts, antennas and associated equipment buildings shall be galvanized steel and/or painted a uniform color, approved by the Planning Commission. Mounts and antennas shall not display a bright flashing strobe or beacon light unless required by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Any light required by the FAA is recommended to be a part of a dual lighting system with a white strobe during daylight hours and a red beacon during evening hours;
(o) Associated telecommunications equipment shelters fifty square feet or larger in size shall have facades constructed of materials as deemed appropriate by the Planning Commission, and, in no case, shall be metal. Additionally, said wireless communication facility shall not have more than three equipment shelters and/or cabinetry. If more than one equipment shelter is proposed, said equipment shelters shall be shielded by a facade to make the shelters look like one shelter. Said facade shall be constructed of material as deemed appropriate by the Planning Commission and, in no case, shall be metal. Equipment shelter(s) shall not exceed 400 square feet in total floor area and shall not exceed fifteen feet in height;
(p) Wireless telecommunication facilities shall be limited to one per property, and shall be located at least one mile away from any other wireless telecommunication facilities in the City unless shown to be necessary (refer to Section 1181.05
(a) and (b)) for coverage by the wireless telecommunication provider and approved by the Planning Commission;
(q) If said wireless telecommunication towers and/or antenna or apparatus is placed upon an existing or proposed structure, said tower or antenna shall not exceed twenty feet in height and shall not extend over the existing building facade and shall be galvanized steel or painted as approved by the Planning Commission;
(r) When said facility is a principal use on a lot, such lot shall be at least three acres in size;
(s) Wireless telecommunication facility service facilities shall conform to applicable FCC and FAA regulations, and as well, shall conform to building, electrical and other applicable codes. Application to install such facilities shall be in an approved format, and such application shall require that the applicant show evidence of compliance with standards referenced herein. Said applicant must show that he/she is licensed with the FCC;
(t) Such telecommunication mounts as are approved and built shall be capable of structurally supporting the antennas of the applicant as well as two other service providers. The applicant shall agree to permit use of the personal wireless service facilities mounted by other telecommunication service providers;
(u) Any driveway, access drive and/or parking area used as part of said facility shall be constructed of a sealed, dustless surface of asphalt or concrete;
(v) Permits for a wireless telecommunication facility service facility shall automatically expire if a structural report is not filed with the Zoning Officer within ninety days of being requested by a duly authorized representative of the City, said report attesting to the structural integrity of said facilities. Such reports may be required as often as every ten years or upon suspicion of structural damage by some exogenous physical force;
(w) No advertising shall be permitted as part of said wireless telecommunications facility.
(Ord. 4063. Passed 8-11-98.)