Land Development Ordinance - Amended 4-7-2025

3. Setback Requirement . The tower shall be located so as to provide a minimum distance from the tower to all property lines equal to 100% of the height of the tower.

4. Setback Requirement at Rights-of-way . The tower shall be setback a minimum of 75 feet from any existing or planned street right-of-way.

5. Architecture Requirement . If the tower is located in a residential zoning district, all buildings in the tower complex shall be designed to appear as residential dwellings.

6. Removal of Unused Tower . An obsolete or unused stealth communication tower shall be removed within 12 months of cessation of use.

vi. Camouflage, Stealth Communication Tower . A camouflage stealth communication tower shall be designed as an integral part of a permitted existing structure such as but not limited to existing buildings, water towers, or church steeples. Prior to approval to a camouflage stealth communication tower the following standard shall apply:

1. Structure Function . The structure shall have an additional function other than an antenna support.

2. Architectural Compatibility . The structure shall be compatible with the architectural style and character of buildings/structures of the surrounding area. A determination of architectural compatibility shall include, but not limited to, color, materials, and architectural style.

3. Equipment Camouflaged . Communications equipment or devices shall not be readily identifiable.

G. Co-Location

i. Criteria for Setback Reduction . To encourage co-locations on a

telecommunication tower, towers that are designed to include co-locations may reduce the setback from adjacent non-residential property, provided no existing structure or any adjacent property is with in the fall zone as follows:

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