Sec. 58 (Towers)
Dimensional standards
Uses
Conditional / special use2
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Minimum security fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
Towers shall be enclosed by security fencing not less than six feet in height and shall also be equipped with an appropriate anti-climbing device.
Landscaping & trees
- Minimum landscaping buffer width10 ft
The standard buffer shall consist of a landscaped strip of at least ten feet wide outside the perimeter of the compound.
Other
- Abandonment removal period24 months
Any antenna or tower that is not operated for a continuous period of 24 months shall be considered abandoned, and the owner shall remove same within 90 days of receipt of notice.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property boundaries
Towers must be set back 100 percent of the height of the tower from the boundaries of the property on which the tower is located.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from off-site residential structures
Towers must be set back a distance equal to 200 percent of the height of the tower from any off-site residential structure.
From the ordinance
Towers shall not exceed 199 feet; towers must be set back a distance equal to 200 percent of the height of the tower from any off-site residential structure and 100 percent from property boundaries; security fencing not less than six feet; landscaping strip at least ten feet wide.