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(s) 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 the applicant can otherwise demonstrate necessity.
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- 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 communication 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.
- Tower setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line (fraction of heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.)0.5 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.
- Districts where towers require special use permitConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote.
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: HR-C, LED-I, M-I.
From the ordinance
No telecommunication tower(s) shall be located within five hundred (500) feet of a residential zoning district unless the applicant can otherwise demonstrate... 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...