All conditional uses shall meet the minimum requirements established by Section 1159.04 unless modified by this section:
(a) Purpose and Intent. The purpose of this section is to establish supplementary standards for certain land uses that may affect adjacent properties, the neighborhood, or the community even if all of the general standards of Sections 1159.04 are met. It is the intent of this section to establish appropriate standards for permit processing and for location, design and operation of conditional uses to assure that they will be developed in a manner consistent with the purpose of the Industrial District.
(b) Child Care Centers.
(1) Minimum lot area: Sufficient to accommodate an appropriately designed facility including buildings, required yards, landscaping, drop-off area, and circulation space.
(2) Required outdoor play area: There shall be provided a fenced outdoor play area containing at a minimum, the number of square feet required for State of Ohio licensing requirements.
(3) Required access and loading/unloading:
A. An on-site drop-off area shall be provided at the main entrance to the facility sufficient to accommodate four automobiles for facilities with 20 or fewer children plus one additional vehicle for each additional ten children served. The drop-off area may either be in the form of spaces parallel to an access drive adjacent to the building or additional parking spaces beyond code requirements.
B. Access from an arterial or collector street is required or access shall be provided in a manner that does not cause heavy traffic on residential streets.
(4) Required fencing: All outdoor play areas shall be enclosed by a 6' high wall, solid fence or chain link fence planted with a continuous evergreen screen.
(5) Hours of operation: Use of outdoor play areas shall be limited to between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
(c) Wireless Telecommunication Facilities.
(1) Minimum lot area: The minimum required by the zoning district, but not less than one (1) acre.
(2) Setbacks: Equal to the height of the tallest structure, but in no case less than zoning district requirements. The setback requirement based on height is not applicable when the proposed facility is constructed on or in an existing structure and does not extend more than 20 feet above the existing structure.
(3) Height: The maximum height of a tower shall be 150 feet including the antenna. The Planning Commission may allow the maximum height to increase to 200 feet to accommodate co-location. Equipment shelters shall meet district standards.
(4) Screening: Perimeter landscaping would be required around fencing at the base of the tower and around any building or equipment. The landscaping should have a year round opacity of 75%. A six foot minimum height would be required at installation for landscaping around the base of a tower. the Planning Commission may elect, in certain instances, to accomplish screening by materials other than landscaping.
(5) Parking and access: A paved access drive and one paved parking space for a service vehicle.
(6) Lighting. On site: Cutoff style fixtures for control of light spread. On tower: None, unless required by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
(7) Color: The tower shall be painted a non-contrasting gray or similar color to minimize its visibility unless otherwise required by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) or Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
(8) Emissions: Emissions standards for electromagnetic fields must be in compliance with current and future Federal Communication Commission (FCC) standards.
(9) Co-location: All approved installations must allow other providers to co-locate on the same pole to the extent technologically feasible at a reasonable and competitive market rate. All requests for new installation must demonstrate that there is no available space on existing towers or other suitable support structure within the established service area. New installations on an existing permitted tower are exempt from the conditional use process and may proceed with a standard building permit approval.
(10) Construction: All new towers shall be constructed to be capable of accommodating at least one additional wireless communication installation for another service provider.
(11) Removal: The applicant or any subsequent owner of the facility will remove it within 90 days of obsolescence or abandonment. Obsolescence is defined as being replaced by new technology. Abandonment would occur when the provider is no longer operating a viable telecommunication network using this facility.
(12) Design: Preference will be given to monopole construction. Only monopole construction would be allowed in residential districts.
(13) Signage: No signage or advertising is to be displayed on the tower structure.
(Ord. 97-46. Passed 5-20-97.)