Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Applies to all telecommunications towers and antennas in the town.
Uses
Permitted by right2
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Abandonment period24 months
Any telecommunications antenna or telecommunications tower that is not operated for a continuous period of 24 months shall be considered abandoned.
- Co-location requirement for towers over 75 ft3 antennas
All telecommunications towers over 75 feet in height should be designed and built to accommodate a minimum of three or more telecommunications antennas.
- Inventory of existing towers required5 miles
All telecommunications tower applications shall include a complete and accurate inventory and map ... within five miles of the proposed telecommunications tower.
- Separation from B-1, B-2 parcels2 times antenna heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
From other parcels zoned B-1 or B-2 by a distance not less than twice the antenna height.
- Separation from other zoning1 times antenna heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
From other parcels carrying any other zoning classification by a distance not less than the antenna height.
- Separation from R-1, R-2, R-3 parcels3 times antenna heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
Telecommunications antennas should be separated from other parcels zoned R-1, R-2, or R-3 by a distance not less than three times the antenna height.
Signage
- Signs prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. on towers/antennas
No signs, lettering, symbols, images, or trademarks shall be placed on or affixed to any part of any telecommunications antenna or telecommunications tower.
From the ordinance
It is the purpose of this division to facilitate the orderly development of structures which are needed to provide wireless telecommunications services ...