(a) Amateur radio antennas shall be subject to the following constraints:
(1) The location of an antenna shall be permitted only in a rear yard in compliance with this chapter.
(2) A permit for installation shall be required and all abutting property owners shall be notified.
(3) Applications shall be submitted to the Chief Building Inspector with complete plans and specifications of the manufacturer to establish that the tower on the proper foundation will withstand a wind load of at least eighty- five miles per hour. If guy wires are used, they shall be sufficiently visible to prevent accident or injury to any person.
(4) The height of the antenna shall not exceed fifty-five feet (16.8 meters).
(5) The attachment of any ancillary equipment, such as satellite dishes, shall not be permitted.
(b) All other broadcasting or similar type towers not subject to Chapter 1181 or 1345 of these Codified Ordinances shall be subject to the following constraints:
(1) The location of broadcasting or similar towers shall be in areas appropriately zoned for the purpose and shall be a distance from any building or property line equal to 110 percent of their height or more.
(2) A permit for installation shall be required and all abutting property owners shall be notified. Approval by the Planning Commission shall be required.
(3) Applications shall be submitted to the Chief Building Inspector with complete plans and specifications of the manufacturer to establish that the tower or the proper foundation will withstand a wind load of at least eighty- five miles per hour. If guy wires are used, they shall be sufficiently visible to prevent accident or injury to any person.
(4) Height limitations are subject to the approval of the Planning Commission, taking into consideration the effect on aesthetics and the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the City.
(5) The attachment of any ancillary equipment other than the approved original intent of the towers shall not be permitted.
(6) The transmitting towers shall comply with all required Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Nonionizing Electromagnetic Radiation (NIER) Standards.
(Ord. 99-33. Passed 10-5-99; Ord. 2001-37. Passed 7-10-01; Ord. 2012-19. Passed 3-20-12.)