Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Applies near
- residential zoning districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.
- Applies within
- 500 ft
- Geographic extent
- No telecommunication tower shall be located within 500 feet of a residential zoning districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. unless demonstrated necessary.
Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Directional antenna max heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.12 ft
Directional or panel antenna may not exceed three (3) feet in width and twelve (12) feet in height per individual antenna.
- Directional antenna max width3 ft
Directional or panel antenna may not exceed three (3) feet in width and twelve (12) feet in height per individual antenna.
- Lighting restriction
Towers shall not be artificially lighted, unless required by the FCC and FAA or other applicable authority.
- Maximum total heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. with antenna170 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 antenna max heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.20 ft
Omnidirectional or whip antenna may not exceed three (3) feet in width and twenty (20) feet in height per individual antenna.
- Omnidirectional antenna max width3 ft
Omnidirectional or whip antenna may not exceed three (3) feet in width and twenty (20) feet in height per individual antenna.
- 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.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line0.5 ratio
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.
- Tower color
Each tower shall maintain a gray or other neutral colored finish.
From the ordinance
The maximum height for commercial communication towers shall be one hundred and fifty (150) feet. 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. 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.