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 "co-located/existing structure antenna" is any antenna that
will be mounted to an existing telecommunications tower, smokestack,
water tower or other existing structure, and extends no more than
10 feet above 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 co-located or existing structure antenna, as defined in § 204-5, 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 or tower.
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 co-location permit application is hereby established
at $1,000.
A.
For all other telecommunications facilities, a tower special use permit to be issued by the Village of Elmira Heights Zoning Board of Appeals shall be required pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 220 of the Village local laws shall be required.
B.
The maximum height of such telecommunications tower, including attached
antennas, shall be 125 feet measured from the ground surface immediately
surrounding the site.
C.
Such telecommunications tower shall be set back a minimum of 1 1/2
times the height of the tower and antennas from all power lines and
existing buildings and residences. The Village of Elmira Heights Zoning
Board of Appeals may require an additional setback area in case of
guyed wires, taking into consideration the length of guyed wires and
location of ground anchors.
