Article 2, Section R

Other

• Directional/panel antenna maximum dimensions

  Directional or panel antenna may not exceed three (3) feet in width and twelve (12) feet in height per individual antenna, and must be either sufficiently screened so as not to be visible from a public right-of-way or camouflaged by the use of color, textures or materials so as to match the surface on which they are mounted.

• Maximum additional antenna heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.20 ft

  An additional twenty (20) feet of antenna height may be added onto the maximum one hundred and fifty (150) foot tower height for the installation of omnidirectional or whip antenna for a total height of tower and antenna to be a maximum of one hundred and seventy (170) feet from grade.

• Maximum tower heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.150 ft

  The maximum height for commercial communication towers shall be one hundred and fifty (150) feet.

• Omnidirectional/whip antenna maximum dimensions

  Omnidirectional or whip antenna may not exceed three (3) feet in width and twenty (20) feet in height per individual antenna, and must be either sufficiently screened so as not to be visible from a public right-of-way or camouflaged by the use of color, textures or materials so as to match the surface on which they are mounted.

• Tower lighting restrictions

  Towers shall not be artificially lighted, unless required by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) or other applicable authority.

• Screening required for towers over 50 ft50 ft

  Tower(s) and antenna(s) in excess of fifty (50) feet in height shall include screening as deemed necessary by the Director of Planning/Zoning Administrator.

• Tower setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line

  The minimum setback distance from the base of the commercial communications tower to any property line or to any adjacent nonresidential structure shall be equal to one-half (½) the total combined height of the tower and antenna, unless the City Manager or Planning Commission grants a waiver due to special or unusual characteristics.

• Minimum distance from residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.500 ft

  No telecommunication tower(s) shall be located within five hundred (500) feet of a residential zoning district unless the applicant can otherwise demonstrate by providing coverage, interference and capacity analysis that the proposed location of the antenna is necessary to meet the frequency reuse and spacing needs of the wireless telecommunications facility and to provide adequate coverage and capacity to areas which cannot be adequately served by locating the tower(s) in a less sensitive area.

• Commercial towers permitted with SUP in specific districts

  Commercial communication tower(s) otherwise conforming to all the applicable provisions of this ordinance are hereby permitted subject to approval of a special use permit in the following zoning districts when the tower(s) is considered an accessory use: HR-C, Highway Retail Commercial District; LED-I, Light Economic Development District; M-I, Manufacturing District.