10-3-14: AMATEUR RADIO FACILITIES WITH SURFACE AREA EXCEEDING TEN SQUARE FEET:
   A.   In any zoning district, any antenna and antenna support structure having a combined surface area greater than ten (10) square feet or having any single dimension exceeding twelve feet (12') that is capable of transmitting as well as receiving signals and is licensed by the federal communications commission as an amateur radio facility must satisfy each of the following conditions:
      1.   Number Limited: No more than one such antenna support structure with a surface area greater than ten (10) square feet or any single dimension exceeding twelve feet (12') may be located on any zoning lot.
      2.   Height Limited: No such antenna support structure shall, if ground mounted, exceed seventy five feet (75') in height of, if attached to a building pursuant to subsection A3 of this section, the height herein specified.
      3.   Attachment To Buildings Limited: No such antenna or its support structure shall be attached to a principal or accessory structure unless all of the following conditions are satisfied:
         a.   Height: The antenna and its support structure shall not extend more than twenty feet (20') above the highest point of the building on which it is mounted.
         b.   Mounting: The antenna and its support structure shall not be attached to or mounted upon any building appurtenance, such as a chimney. The antenna and its support structure shall not be mounted or attached to the front of any principal building or to the side of any building facing a street, including any portion of the building roof facing any street. The antenna and its support structure shall be designed to withstand a wind force of eighty (80) miles per hour on its own and without the support of guy wires.
         c.   Grounding: The antenna and its support structure shall be bonded to a grounding rod.
         d.   Other Standards: The antenna support structure shall satisfy such other design and construction standards as the building commissioner reasonably determines are necessary to ensure safe construction and maintenance of the antenna and its support structure.
      4.   Setback From Street: No such antenna or its support structure shall be erected or maintained closer to any street than the wall of the principal building to which it is accessory that is nearest to such street.
      5.   Setbacks From Adjacent Buildings: No such antenna or its support structure shall be located in any required side yard or nearer than one-half (1/2) the height of the antenna and support structure to any habitable building on any adjacent property. (Ord. 95-9, 4-17-1995)