Section K - Wireless Communications Facilities
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 demonstrate necessity.
Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Max heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of directional antenna6 ft
Directional or panel antenna may not exceed three (3) feet in width and six (6) feet in height per individual antenna
- Max width of directional antenna3 ft
Directional or panel antenna may not exceed three (3) feet in width and six (6) feet in height per individual antenna
- Lighting restriction
Towers shall not be artificially lighted, unless required by the FCC and FAA
- Maximum 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 fifty (150) feet
- Max heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of omni antenna20 ft
Omni-directional or whip antenna may not exceed three (3) feet in width and twenty (20) feet in height per individual antenna
- Max width of omni antenna3 ft
Omni-directional or whip antenna may not exceed three (3) feet in width and twenty (20) feet in height per individual antenna
- Removal of abandoned towers6 months
the owner or lessee of the tower(s) and/or antenna(s) shall dismantle and remove it within six (6) months after ceasing to use it
- Screening required for towers over 50 ft50 ft
Tower(s) and antenna(s) in excess of fifty (50) feet in height shall include screening as deemed necessary by the zoning administrator.
- Signage prohibition
Advertising or signage provided for any use other than to provide warning or equipment instruction... shall be prohibited
- Special use permitConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. required for certain sites
Commercial communication tower(s) and supporting commercial communication antenna(s) are permitted subject to approval of a special use permit in the following locations regardless of the underlying zoning district: a. Church sites when camouflaged as steeples or bell towers. b. Park sites when compatible with the existing environment and nature of the park. c. Government, school, utility and institutional sites.
- Tower setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line
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 the height of the tower
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...