Agenda - Planning Commission - 04/27/2023

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1 nonresidential zoned property and the tower does not encroach upon any easements. When 2 adjacent to a residential district, the tower must meet the setback equal to the height of the 3 tower plus ten feet or the setbacks of the underlying zoning district, whichever is greater. 4 (3) Towers constructed within the Tower Overlay and Public/Quasi-Public Zoning Districts shall 5 maintain a minimum setback equal to the height of the tower plus ten feet from any lot line. 6 (4) Towers shall not be located between a principal structure and a public street, with the 7 following exceptions: 8 a. In business zoning district, towers may be placed within a side yard abutting right-of 9 way. 10 b. On sites adjacent to public streets on all sides,towers may be placed within a side yard 11 abutting a local street. 12 (5) The setback shall be measured between the base of the tower located nearest the property 13 line and the actual property line. 14 (6) A tower's setback may be reduced or its location in relation to a public street varied, at the 15 sole discretion of the city council, to allow the integration of a tower into an existing or 16 proposed structure such as a church steeple, light standard, power line support device, or 17 similar structure. 18 (7) The height of a communication tower shall not exceed: 19 a. 100 feet in residential districts. 20 b. 199 feet in business districts, with no additional height allowances granted. 21 (8) Multi-user towers may exceed the height requirements as stated in this section by up to an 22 additional 20 feet provided that two additional users, as stated in subsection (7) of this 23 section, have collocated their antennas on the monopole structure. A +,,.,►eF extension 24 TLryY 1iroc an amended GGRditieRal use r►ormi+. 25 (9) The city council may increase the height of a tower if the applicant is able to demonstrate to 26 the satisfaction of the city council that the surrounding topography, structures, vegetation, 27 and other factors make the height limit for a complying tower impractical. 28 (J) Tower lighting. Towers shall not be illuminated by artificial means and shall not display strobe lights 29 unless such lighting is specifically required by the Federal Aviation Administration or other federal 30 or state authority for a particular tower, or if required by the city council for safety reasons. When 31 incorporated into the approved design of the tower, light fixtures used to illuminate ball fields, 32 parking lots, or similar areas may be attached to the tower. 33 (K) Signs and advertising. The use of any portion of a tower for signs other than warning or equipment 34 information signs is prohibited. 35 (L) Accessory utility buildings. All utility buildings and structures accessory to a tower shall be 36 architecturally designed to blend in with the surrounding environment and shall meet the minimum 37 setback requirements of the underlying zoning district. Ground-mounted equipment shall be 38 screened from view by suitable vegetation, except where a design of non-vegetative screening 39 better reflects and complements the architectural character of the surrounding neighborhood, as 40 determined by the city council. 41 (M) Abandoned or unused towers or portions of towers. Abandoned or unused towers or portions of 42 towers shall be removed as follows: 43 (1) All abandoned or unused towers and associated facilities shall be removed within 12 months 44 of the cessation of operations at the site unless a time extension is approved by the city 45 council. A copy of the relevant portions of a signed lease which requires the applicant to 46 remove the tower and associated facilities upon cessation of operations at the site shall be 47 submitted at the time of application. Page 45 of 147