No telecommunications facility shall be sited, located, constructed, erected or modified without the issuance of a building permit and such other permits or approvals as are prescribed in this chapter.
A collocated/existing structure antenna is any antenna that will be mounted to an existing communications tower, smokestack, water tower or other existing structure, and extends no more than 10 feet above the height of the existing structure and is no more than one inch in diameter if a rod or pole antenna and no more than 28 inches in diameter if a dish antenna.
A. 
A collocated or existing structure antenna, as defined in § 184-5, is permitted in all zoning districts without a tower special use permit, upon issuance of a building permit. The building permit application shall include the following:
(1) 
A structural analysis/report, certified by a New York State licensed professional engineer or architect, verifying the ability of the structure to handle the antenna.
(2) 
Certification by a qualified radio frequency engineer (signed and sealed by a professional engineer or architect licensed in the State of New York) that the cumulative emissions from all antennas proposed to be located at the proposed site meet federal guidelines.
B. 
The height of the new antenna shall extend no more than 10 feet above the height of the existing structure.
C. 
The antenna and any mounting structure and related equipment shall be integrated into said structure in such a manner as to minimize their visual impact to the greatest extent practicable.
D. 
The fee for the collocation permit application is hereby established at $1,000.
A. 
For all other telecommunications facilities a tower special use permit shall be required. The tower must also be set back a minimum of 11/2 times the height of the tower and antenna from all power lines and any existing buildings. The Village of Owego Zoning Board of Appeals may require an additional setback area in the case of guyed wires, taking into consideration the length of guyed wires and the location of ground anchors.
B. 
In all zoning districts, new or relocated towers and antennas, regardless of their height, must be set back a minimum of 500 feet from all residential dwellings, schools and historic structures.
C. 
All special use permit applications for telecommunica-tions facilities in all zoning districts shall be treated as a Type I action under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA).