A. Wall-mounted WCFs shall be placed on or within a building or structure, such as on the side of a building or parapet wall, architectural tower or cupola, in an architecturally consistent manner. Wall-mounted WCFs that are not concealed within a building or structure shall be of a neutral color that is identical to, or closely compatible with, the color of the supporting building or structure to which they are attached, so as to minimize their visual impacts.
B. Where possible, wall-mounted, or roof-mounted WCF shall be disguised as an architectural feature or design element of a building, provided that the feature is compatible in terms of architectural style, height, mass, scale, and color; and reasonably screens the facility from ground level view.
C. Wall-mounted WCFs may not extend above the parapet wall, or, in the case of a pitched roof, above the fascia.
D. The maximum height of a roof-mounted WCF is the shorter of:
1. Twenty feet (20') taller than the building to which it is attached; or
2. Ten feet (10') taller than the maximum height allowed in the district for a principal building.
E. Rooftop antennas shall either be:
1. Mounted to a penthouse;
2. Set back such that they are not visible from ground level on adjacent rights-of-way or residential uses or districts at a distance of one hundred feet (100') or less; or
3. Reasonably screened from ground level view and designed in a manner which is compatible with the materials, colors, and architectural details of the existing building or structure.
F. Roof-mounted WCFs that extend more than ten feet (10') from the roof location where they are mounted shall be set back from building walls no less than one foot (1') per foot above the tenth foot that the facility extends above the top of the building. This requirement may be waived only if the applicant demonstrates that it materially impedes the function of the facility.
G. Equipment that does not depend upon an elevated location to operate shall be located within a building, an underground enclosure, or an enclosure at ground level that is screened from view from all abutting properties, streets, and trails. (Ord. 558, Series of 2021; amd. Ord. 575, Series of 2022)