Land Development Ordinance - Amended 11-19-2024

ii. Tower Height & Separation Greater than 50 Feet . A telecommunication facility tower 50 feet or greater in height shall not be located closer than 3,000 feet from any similar existing facility. iii. Maximum Height . No telecommunication facility tower shall exceed a maximum height of 300 feet, measured from the tower base (finished grade) to the base of the uppermost antenna array. iv. Noncompliance of Separation Requirement . If the applicant made a good-faith effort to purchase property for a telecommunication facility, to meet the separation requirement, demonstrated by reasonable offers to purchase property for the facility from property owners and a rejection in writing of the offers is provided showing the impracticability, then a lesser separation distance may be considered via a special use permit.

F. Additional Telecommunication Facilities Standards

i. Enclosed or Concealed Antenna . Shall be located within an existing or proposed structure, or that is fabricated to resemble an existing or proposed structure in accordance with the following standards: 1. Maximum Extension . Enclosed or concealed antenna shall not extend from the structure on which it is located or mounted more than two (2) feet in any direction. This restriction may be modified if the antenna extension mimics or is hidden by a feature associated with the structure on which the antenna is located with approval by the Planning Director.

2. Conformance to Immediate Area . Antennas shall reflect the typical height, scale and location of similar structures in the immediate area.

ii. Wall Mounted Antenna . Shall be mounted directly on an outside wall of a building with no portion of the antenna extending above the roof line or parapet wall of the building in accordance with the following standard:

1. Maximum Extension . Wall-mounted antennas shall not extend more than four (4) feet horizontally from the face of the building wall.

2. Prohibited Antennas . “Whip” antennas are prohibited on any wall mounted antenna structure.

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