Agenda - Planning Commission - 03/05/2015

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where the color is dictated by federal or state authorities such as the Federal Aviation Administration. Commercial wireless telecommunication service towers shall be of a monopole design unless the City Council determines that an alternative design is preferred in cases where structural or design considerations, neighborhood compatibility, locational availability, or the number of potential co -locations warrants this consideration. c. All towers must be designed so that the tower site and setbacks will contain guyed wires, debris, and the tower in the event of a collapse, except towers of monopole design. 9.15.100$ Tower Setbacks -Bulk Standards. Towers shall conform with each of the following requirements: a.No part of any communication antenna or tower, equipment, guyed wires, or braces shall at any time extend across or over any part of the public right-of-way, public street, highway, sidewalk, or recreation trail. In Business and Industrial Zoning Districts, towers shall meet the setbacks of the underlying zoning district with the exception of industrial zoning districts, where towers may encroach into the side or rear setback area, provided that the side or rear property line abuts another non-residential zoned property and the tower does not encroach upon any easements. c. Towers constructed within the Tower Overlay and Public/Quasi- Public Zoning Residential Zoning Districts shall maintain a minimum setback equal to 1.5 times the height of the tower plus 10 feet from any lot line. d. Towers shall not be located between a principal structure and a public street, with the following exceptions: 1. In industrial zoning districts, towers may be placed within a side yard abutting an internal industrial street. 2. On sites adjacent to public streets on all sides, towers may be placed within a side yard abutting a local street. e. The setback shall be measured between the base of the tower located nearest the property line and the actual property line. 43