Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right1
Conditional / special use1
Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Administrative-review-eligible new structure max 50 ft above ground50 ft
The installation or construction of a new wireless support structure... that is no more than 50 feet above ground level...
Other
- Application fee $500500 dollars
The fee for processing standard process projects shall be $500...
- Standard process projects require conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit
Except as provided in Subsection C(4) below, all communication towers shall be handled as standard process projects and shall require a conditional use permit...
- Multiple use of communication towers required whenever feasible
The multiple use of existing communication towers... shall be required whenever feasible...
- NIER emissions compliance
A statement from a registered engineer that the NIER... does not result in an exposure... which exceeds the lowest applicable exposure standards...
- Preapplication meeting required
Prior to submitting an application for a conditional use permit for a communication tower, the applicant shall meet with the director of planning...
- Site plan required
A site plan drawn to scale specifying the location of tower(s), guy anchors (if any), transmission building and other accessory uses...
- Certification of structural integrity and wind resistance110 mph
The certification shall indicate that the proposed communication tower will be constructed to withstand 110-mile-per-hour winds.
- Visual study required
A visual study depicting all areas the proposed facility would be visible from and what the appearance would be, including photo-simulations.
Setback
- Towers, guys, and accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. facilities must satisfy minimum districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. setbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
Towers, guys, and accessory facilities must satisfy the minimum zoning district setback requirements for primary structures.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from off-site residential structure: 200% of heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first., min 400 ft400 ft
Towers must be set back a distance equal to 200% of the height of the tower from any off-site residential structure and in no case less than 400 feet.
From the ordinance
All communication towers shall be classified as an administrative-review-eligible or standard process project... Towers must be set back a distance equal to 200% of the height of the tower from any off-site residential structure and in no case less than 400 feet.