Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 6%
Uses
Conditional / special use1
Extracted standards
17 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Exterior finish
Towers not requiring FAA painting or marking shall be painted a neutral color (galvanized finish is considered a neutral color).
- Stealth design
All towers and telecommunications facilities in business and residential districts shall be of stealth design.
Lighting
- Illumination
Towers shall not be artificially lighted except as required by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Other
- Abandonment period365 days
if any tower shall cease to be used for a period of 365 consecutive days...
- Co-location on existing towers
telecommunications facilities meeting all building codes and required engineering standards may be co-located on existing towers without a special use permit.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from residential districts in commercial/industrial
When a tower is located in a commercial district or industrial district, the tower shall be located a distance at least equal to twice the height of the tower from any residential district.
- Fall zone
Every tower shall be designed to fall within the boundaries of the parcel on which the tower is located.
- Local government access
Owners of towers shall provide to the town co-location opportunities without compensation...
- Maintenance
Tower owners shall at all times employ ordinary and reasonable care...
- Minimum antenna support structure heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for accessory useAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office.30 ft
Any telecommunications facilities which are not attached to a tower may be permitted as an accessory use to any antenna support structure at least 30 feet tall...
- Minimum landscaping heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
All landscaping on parcels containing towers... shall be designed to screen the tower... to a height of at least six feet from grade.
- Removal time after abandonment75 days
the owner shall, within 75 days, dismantle and remove the tower.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property lines in residential districts
All towers in residential zoning districts shall be set back from all adjacent property lines a distance equal to the tower height.
- Security
All towers must be reasonably posted and secured to protect against trespass.
- Separation from residences
Towers shall be separated from all residences irrespective of zoning classification by a minimum distance equal to the height of the proposed tower.
- Structural certification
All new towers shall be designed by a structural engineer and shall be certified by said engineer to be structurally sound...
Parking
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. spaces1 spaces
All parcels upon which towers are located must provide access during normal business hours to at least one paved vehicular parking space on site.
From the ordinance
No new tower shall be permitted unless the applicant demonstrates to the reasonable satisfaction of the town council that no existing tower or structure can accommodate the applicant's proposed antenna.