[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Woodcliff Lake at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Land use procedures — See Ch. 37.
Building construction — See Ch. 114.
Uniform construction codes — See Ch. 140.
Fees — See Ch. 163.
Zoning — See Ch. 380.
The Mayor and Council of the Borough of Woodcliff Lake finds that the uncontrolled construction of satellite earth station antennas in Woodcliff Lake would be inimical to the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of Woodcliff Lake. It is the purpose of this chapter to establish standards for the construction and erection of satellite earth station antennas within Woodcliff Lake in order to protect against injury to persons who may be attracted to such satellite earth station antennas, particularly children, and to prevent the depreciation of land values that could result from the indiscriminate placement of such antennas.
No satellite earth station antenna, including its mount, shall be built, erected or modified until a building permit is issued by the Construction Code Official. Any person (which shall include corporations, partnerships, associations or any other legal entity) applying for such a permit shall furnish to the Construction Code Official such plans, drawings and specifications as he may reasonably require as to the satellite earth station antenna to be constructed, erected or modified and shall pay a fee as established in Chapter 163, Fees.
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All satellite earth station antennas shall be deemed accessory buildings and shall be subject to all regulations set forth in Chapter 380, Zoning, of the Code of the Borough of Woodcliff Lake governing the location and height of accessory buildings.
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All satellite earth antennas shall be designed in conformance with the American National Standards Institute Standard A58. 1; American National Standard Building Code Requirements for Minimum Design Loads in Buildings and Other Structures; and the Electronics Industry Association Standards RS-411, Electrical and Mechanical Characteristics of Antennas for Satellite Earth Stations; or any modification or successors to said standards as well as any other construction or performance standards, rules and regulations of any governmental entity having jurisdiction over such antennas, including, without limitation, the Federal Communications Commission. A certificate of conformance with the aforesaid standards by the manufacturer's professional personnel or such other professional as may be deemed appropriate by the Construction Code Official shall be submitted to the Construction Code Official as a condition of the issuance of the building permit required by this chapter.
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Every satellite earth station antenna shall be enclosed with a wooden or wire-mesh fence having a height of five feet in order to prevent unauthorized persons from gaining access to the antenna. The fence required hereby may be constructed on the perimeter of the property, but the screening requirements set forth in this chapter shall remain in effect, even if the fence constructed is at or near the perimeter of the property rather than in closer proximity to and surrounding the antenna and mount.
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All satellite earth station antennas shall be reasonably screened to minimize the view of the antenna from public thoroughfares and the ground level of adjacent properties. Screening may consist of trellis, latticework, decorative block, basket-weave fencing, open artistic block or other similar material at least five feet in height, as is approved by the Construction Code Official, or may consist of approved plantings of at least five feet in height of such kind, proximity and density of growth as shall effectively screen the antenna and mount in all seasons of the year. All screening shall be maintained as originally approved. If the screening is not so maintained, any permit granted in connection with the satellite earth station antenna is subject to revocation by the Construction Code Official.
Applications for variances from the terms of this chapter may be presented to the Board of Adjustment of the Borough of Woodcliff Lake by utilizing the same procedures and under the same terms and conditions as are set forth for variance applications under Chapter 37, Land Use Procedures, of the Code of the Borough of Woodcliff Lake; Title 40, Chapter 55D, of the New Jersey Statutes Annotated; and the rules and regulations of the Board of Adjustment.