[R.O. 2003 §425.120; Ord. No. 557, 4-10-1997]
Towers are permitted in commercial districts.
[R.O. 2003 §425.130; Ord. No. 557, 4-10-1997]
Planning and Zoning Commission and the Board of Aldermen may
approve the locating of a tower in any zoning district other than
commercial, provided a licensed professional engineer certifies the
tower can structurally accommodate the number of shared users proposed,
and that the Commission and Board concludes the tower conforms with
the goals of this Chapter.
[R.O. 2003 §425.140; Ord. No. 557, 4-10-1997]
Special use permits are required in all zoning districts for
communications towers.
[R.O. 2003 §425.150; Ord. No. 557, 4-10-1997]
No form of tower or antenna is permitted in any single-family
residential district, or in any planned or commercial office district.
[R.O. 2003 §425.160; Ord. No. 557, 4-10-1997]
A.
Towers are permitted to a maximum height of one hundred (100) feet
in industrial park and planned industrial park districts. Fifty (50)
additional feet may be added to accommodate co-location if the applicant
submits information certifying the capacity of the tower for two (2)
additional providers and a letter of intent from the applicant indicating
their intent to share space. A lightning rod not to exceed ten (10)
feet shall not be included within the height limitations.
B.
Fall zones shall be equal to half (1/2) the height of the tower,
at least fifty (50) feet from the property line and five hundred (500)
feet from any residential structure.
[R.O. 2003 §425.170; Ord. No. 557, 4-10-1997]
In zoning districts other than industrial or heavy commercial
zoning districts, towers over ninety (90) feet in height shall not
be located within one-quarter (1/4) of a mile from any existing tower
that is over ninety (90) feet in height.
[R.O. 2003 §425.180; Ord. No. 557, 4-10-1997]
A.
All towers and accessory facilities shall be sited to have the least
practical adverse visual effect on the environment. Towers shall not
be lighted except to assure human safety as required by the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA). Towers should be a galvanized finish
or painted gray or light blue unless other standards are required
by the FAA. In all cases, monopole towers shall be preferable to guyed
towers or freestanding structures. Towers should be designed and sited
so as to avoid, whenever possible, application of FAA lighting and
painting requirements.
B.
If an antenna is installed on a structure other than a tower, the
antenna and supporting electrical and mechanical equipment must be
of a neutral color that is identical to, or closely compatible with,
the color of the supporting structure so as to make the antenna and
related equipment as visually unobtrusive as possible.
[R.O. 2003 §425.190; Ord. No. 557, 4-10-1997]
Towers shall be enclosed by security fencing not less than six
(6) feet in height and shall also be equipped with an appropriate
anti-climbing device; provided, however, that the governing authority
may waive such requirements, as it deems appropriate.
[R.O. 2003 §425.200; Ord. No. 557, 4-10-1997]
Towers shall not be lighted except to assure human safety as
required by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
[R.O. 2003 §425.210; Ord. No. 557, 4-10-1997]
Tower facilities shall be landscaped with a buffer of plant
materials that effectively screens the view of the tower compound
from adjacent residential property. The standard buffer shall consist
of a landscaped strip at least four (4) feet wide outside the perimeter
of the compound.
