(A) Building permits are required for towers, including wind energy conservation systems (WECS) towers, and shall comply with the following regulations.
(1) A TOWER is a tall, rigid structure whose height is significantly greater than its base perimeter and the height of surrounding structures. It does not include single pole CB, amateur radio or land mobile radio antennas, or towers for the same if less than 75 feet in height.
(2) All wind energy conversion systems (WECS) towers shall have setbacks from property lines equal to, or greater than, the height of the proposed structure. The height measurement shall include the vertical propeller blade.
(3) No commercial tower installation shall exceed a height equal to the distance from the base of the structure to the nearest overhead power line which serves more than one dwelling, or place of business, less five feet.
(4) A tower, if to exceed the height limitation of the zone in which it is to be located as permitted by § 157.603, shall be considered a conditional use.
(5) In all zones, except in Commercial and Manufacturing Zones, towers shall not be located within the minimum front yard setback of any lot, nor within the minimum side yard setback facing a street on a corner lot, nor on the roof of a residential structure.
(6) Application for a permit shall include construction drawings showing method of installation and a site plan depicting structures on the property and on any affected adjacent property.
(B) For towers of 75 feet or greater in height, the application shall include the manufacturer’s construction specifications for city approval, except that for large commercial towers of 90 feet or greater in height, the application shall include a structural engineering certification by a registered structural engineer from the state.
(Prior Code, § 42.50) (Ord. 2-92, passed - -1992)