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(a) All zoning lots on which are located towers and related wireless telecommunications facilities shall abut a public right-of-way.
(c) If available, existing parking shall be used and not expanded. Each zoning lot on which is located a tower and related wireless telecommunications facilities shall have sufficient parking to accommodate service of the site. A minimum of one parking space and a maximum of three parking spaces shall be provided. If the tower and related wireless telecommunications facilities are placed as a co-usage, the parking requirements shall be in addition to all parking spaces required for the original structure Parking shall appear on the site plan for the wireless telecommunications facility as detailed pursuant to Chapter 1246 of this Planning and Zoning Code and shall comply with the specifications and requirements as set forth in Section 1276.02 of this Planning and Zoning Code. If the wireless telecommunications facility is fully automated, a minimum of two parking spaces shall be required for maintenance workers. If the site is not fully automated, then the maximum of three shall be permitted.
(Ord. 99-46. Passed 10-24-99.)
(a) All accessory or utility buildings and structures, not a tower or related wireless telecommunications facility as defined per this chapter shall be architecturally designed to blend in with the surrounding area and shall meet the minimum setback requirements of the underlying zoning district.
(b) Ground mounted equipment shall be screened from view by suitable vegetation, except where a design of non-vegetative screening better reflects and complements the surrounding neighborhood.
(c) The wireless telecommunications equipment building shall not exceed twenty feet in height.
(d) The maximum size of the wireless telecommunications equipment building shall not exceed 300 square feet, or, if more than one is located on a given zoning lot, they shall not exceed 700 square feet in the aggregate.
(Ord. 99-46. Passed 10-24-99.)
(a) To assure that the City's and the public's objectives of limiting the placement and number of towers, antennas, and related wireless telecommunications facilities within the community are achieved, the wireless telecommunications service provider requesting permission to locate a tower and related wireless telecommunications facilities, shall produce: (i) written evidence of contact with all wireless telecommunications service providers who supply service within the distribution sphere of the proposed facility, (ii) written verification that offers to co-locate with other providers or placement as a co-usage with other structures within Vermilion or neighboring communities have proven ineffective, and (iii) evidence that, in order to provide wireless telecommunications services to the residents and businesses in a manner that serves their best interests, such towers and facilities may only be placed in the proposed location.
(b) To evaluate the need for a tower, antenna, and related wireless telecommunications facility at a particular location, the City may contract with a competent expert to assist in making such a determination. The costs associated with such evaluation shall be fully paid by the applicant/provider in accordance with Section 1275.15, "Application Fees".
(Ord. 99-46. Passed 10-24-99.)
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