Sec. 30-790 through 30-795

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• Removal of abandoned towers

  Any telecommunications antenna or telecommunications tower that is not operated for a continuous period of 24 months shall be considered abandoned, and its owner shall remove it within 60 days' notice from the town, at the owner's expense.

• Co-location for towers over 75 ft

  All telecommunications towers over 75 feet in height should be designed and built to accommodate a minimum of three or more telecommunications antennas. The owner of the tower must certify to the town that the tower is available for use by other telecommunications service providers on a reasonable and nondiscriminatory basis.

• HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. minimization

  All telecommunications towers should be designed and built so that they are as short as possible.

• Inventory of existing towers

  All telecommunications tower applications shall include a complete and accurate inventory and map of the applicant's and other known existing and proposed telecommunications towers and other structures on which a telecommunications antenna could be located or co-located within five miles of the proposed telecommunications tower.

• Mounted antenna exception

  If the antenna is mounted on a structure other than a telecommunications tower, it need not comply with separation requirements if its height is no more than 110 percent of the height of the structure on which it is mounted.

• Separation from B-1, B-2

  From other parcels zoned B-1 or B-2 by a distance not less than twice the antenna height.

• Separation from other zones

  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

  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.

• Signs prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.

  No signs, lettering, symbols, images, or trademarks shall be placed on or affixed to any part of any telecommunications antenna or telecommunications tower, other than as required by FCC regulations or other applicable law.

• Special use permitConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. consideration

  In ruling on special use permits for telecommunications towers or antennas under division 4 of article II of this chapter, the council will not consider the effects of radio frequency emissions, if there be any. The council will consider the character of the neighborhood, conformity with the comprehensive plan, the guidelines of this section, the purposes of this division, the public's need for the facility, and any other issues bearing on the propriety of the application.