(a) General. The following provisions shall govern the issuance of administrative approvals for towers and antennas.
(1) The Building Inspector may administratively approve the uses listed in this section.
(2) Each applicant for administrative approval shall apply to the Building Inspector providing the information set forth in Section 1166.07(b)(1) and 1166.07(b)(3) and a nonrefundable fee as established by resolution of Council to reimburse the Village of Woodmere for the costs of reviewing the application.
(4) The Planning and Zoning Board shall respond to each such application within sixty days after receiving it by either approving or denying the application. If the Planning and Zoning Commission fails to acknowledge to the applicant within said sixty days, then they shall consider the application at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(5) In connection with any such administrative approval, the Planning and Zoning Commission may, in order to encourage shared use, administratively waive any zoning district setback requirements or separation distances between towers in Section 1166.07(b)(5) by up to fifty percent (50%).
(6) In connection with any such administrative approval, the Planning and Zoning Board may, in order to encourage the use of monopoles, administratively allow the reconstruction of an existing tower to monopole construction.
(7) If an administrative approval is denied, the applicant shall file an application for a special use permit pursuant to Section 1166.07 prior to filing any appeal that may be available under the Zoning Code.
(b) List of Administratively Approved Uses. The following uses may be approved by the Building Inspector after conducting an administrative review:
(1) Locating a tower or antenna, including the placement of additional buildings or other supporting equipment used in connection with said tower or antenna, in any industrial or heavy commercial zoning district.
(2) Locating antennas on existing structures or towers consistent with the · terms of subsection (a) and (b) below.
A. Antennas on existing structures. Any antenna which is not attached to a tower may be approved by the Building Inspector as an accessory use to any commercial, industrial, professional, institutional, or multi-family structure of eight or more dwelling units, provided:
1. The antenna does not extend more than thirty feet above the highest point of the structure;
2. The antenna complies with all applicable FCC and FAA regulations; and
3. The antenna complies with all applicable building codes.
B. Antennas on existing towers. An antenna which is attached to an existing tower may be approved by the Building Inspector and, to minimize adverse visual impacts associated with the proliferation and clustering of towers, collocation of antennas by more than one carrier on existing towers shall take precedence over the construction of new towers, provided such collocation is accomplished in a manner consistent with the following:
1. A tower which is modified or reconstructed to accommodate the collocation of an additional antenna shall be of the same tower type as the existing tower, unless the Building Inspector allows reconstruction as a monopole.
2. Height
a. An existing tower may be modified or rebuilt to a taller height, not to exceed thirty feet over the tower's existing height, to accommodate the collocation of an additional antenna.
b. The height change referred to in subsection (b)(2)B.3.a. may only occur one time per communication tower.
c. The additional height referred to in subsection (b)(2)B.3.a. shall not require an additional distance separation as set forth in Section 1166.07. The tower's premodification height shall be used to calculate such distance separations.
3. Onsite location.
a. A tower which is being rebuilt to accommodate the collocation of an additional antenna may be moved onsite within fifty feet of its existing location.
b. After the tower is rebuilt to accommodate collocation, only one tower may remain on the site.
d. The onsite relocation of a tower which comes within the separation distances to residential units or residentially zoned lands as established in Section 1166.07(b)(5) shall only be permitted when approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(3) New towers in non-residential zoning districts. Locating any new tower in a non-residential zoning district other than industrial or heavy commercial, provided a licensed professional engineer certifies the tower can structurally accommodate the number of shared users proposed by the applicant; the Building Inspector concludes the tower is in conformity with the goals set forth in Section 1166.01 and the requirements of Section 1166.04; the tower meets the setback requirements in Section 1166.07(b)(4) and separation distances in Section 1166.07(b)(5); and the tower meets the following height and usage criteria:
A. For a single user, up to ninety feet in height;
B. For two users, up to 120 feet in height; and
C. For three or more users, up to 150 feet in height.
(4) Locating any alternative tower structure in a zoning district other than industrial or heavy commercial that in the judgment of the Building Inspector is in conformity with the goals set forth in Section 1166.01.
(5) Installing a cable microcell network through the use of multiple low powered transmitters/receivers attached to existing wireline systems, such as conventional cable or telephone wires, or similar technology that does not require the use of towers.
(Ord. 1997-17. Passed 4-16-97.)