[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Watervliet
Charter Township 2-9-1987 by Ord.
No. 54 (Ch. 22.100 of the Compilation of Ordinances).
Amendments noted where applicable.]
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all radio and
television antennas and satellite dish antennas hereafter erected,
constructed, or installed so as to protect the health, safety and
welfare of all residents of the Township of Watervliet and to protect
the rights of property owners by permitting the use of property owners
of their property subject to reasonable regulations.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A based station whose purpose is to receive communications
or other signals from earth-based stations.
An earth-based station whose purpose is to receive communications
or other signals from orbiting satellites and other extraterrestrial
sources, together with other equipment used for such purposes.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. III)]
No radio or television antenna or satellite dish antenna shall
be erected, constructed or installed on property located within the
Township of Watervliet without the property owner and occupant or
tenant first obtaining from the Watervliet Township Building Official
a permit for said installation or construction. The fee for such permit
shall be established by resolution of the Township Board from time
to time and shall be payable to Watervliet Township Clerk.
All applications for a permit to erect, construct or install
an antenna shall be submitted to the Watervliet Township Building
Official. The application shall include a site plan showing the proposed
location of the installation, including building locations, of the
lot or premises on which the same is to be installed, and of all abutting
properties, including properties abutting on the other side of the
street of the proposed location. The application shall also include
a detailed description of the proposed installation, including a picture
or sketch of all elements with sizes or dimensions thereof which would
be exposed to view from adjacent properties, and shall contain a statement
as to the visual impact of the installation on such abutting properties.
The application shall also state the proposed coloration of the antenna
and contain detailed information as to the erection, construction,
installation and stability thereof, together with such other pertinent
information as may be required by the Building Official, including
the height and diameter of said antenna.
A.
No permit shall be issued for the erection, construction or installation
of antennas on property located within the Township of Watervliet
unless said proposed antenna is in compliance with the following provisions:
(1)
No satellite dish antenna erected, constructed or installed in the
Township shall be of a size greater than 12 feet in diameter or other
maximum dimensions and shall not rise from ground level in excess
of 15 feet in height, at a maximum point, if installed on the ground;
provided that if the elevation at a point at which the satellite dish
antenna is to be erected is lower than the ground level of the adjacent
properties, measured at the closest property line on said adjacent
properties, the highest point on the satellite dish antenna shall
not rise from the ground in excess of 15 feet in height at its maximum
point or in excess of 12 feet in height above the ground level of
the adjacent properties at said closest property lines, whichever
is greater.
(2)
All erections, constructions or installations of satellite dish antennas
shall be located in the rear yard of the premises and shall not be
located in the front or side yards of said premises. All erections,
construction or installation of radio and television antennas shall
be located in the side or rear yard of the premises. An antenna shall
not be located nearer to the rear lot line than a minimum of five
feet. No antenna shall be located nor placed on a public or private
easement.
(3)
No antenna shall be linked, physically or electronically, to a receiver
which is not located on the same lot, premises or parcel of land as
is the satellite dish antenna.
(4)
Any driving motor shall be limited to 110 volts maximum power design
and be encased in a protective enclosure.
(5)
All satellite dish antennas shall be of a neutral color or black
and of a nonglare finish, with no advertising, message, writing or
any other graphic representations located thereon.
(6)
No satellite dish antenna erected, constructed, or installed on a
building or the roof of a building shall be of a size greater than
three feet in diameter or other maximum dimensions and shall not project
higher than five feet above the highest peak or point of said roof
or building. Satellite dish antennas shall not be erected, constructed
or installed on balconies, terraces, landings, or other building projections.
B.
Variations to the above provisions may be made by the Building Official
in cases where provisions cannot be adhered to, or by the Board of
Appeals when the Building Official requests it.
