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<br />Little Canada Zoning Ordinance General Provisions <br />903-63 <br />2. Guy wires or guy wire anchors shall not be erected within public or private utility <br />and drainage easements, and shall be set back a minimum of one (1) foot from all <br />lot lines. <br /> <br />G. Accessory Utility Buildings. All utility buildings and structures accessory to a tower shall <br />be architecturally designed to blend in within the surrounding environment to the <br />maximum extent possible and shall meet the minimum accessory building setback <br />requirements of the underlying zoning district. All utility buildings and ground mounted <br />equipment shall be screened from view by the use of suitable vegetation, except where <br />the City finds that a design for non-vegetative screening better reflects and compliments <br />the architectural character of the surrounding neighborhood. Lighting on accessory utility <br />buildings shall be limited only to that which is needed for security purposes. All exterior <br />lighting shall be diffused or directed away from all property lines and public right-of- <br />way. The direct source of light shall not be visible from any abutting property or the <br />public right-of-way. <br /> <br />H. Obsolete or Unused Towers and Antennas. All obsolete or unused towers or portions <br />thereof and accompanying accessory facilities shall be removed within twelve (12) <br />months of the cessation of operations at the site unless a time extension is approved by <br />the City Council. To ensure the removal of obsolete and unused towers or portions <br />thereof and antennas, the applicant shall, prior to the issuance of a building permit, <br />submit a performance bond or letter of credit in an amount sufficient to cover the removal <br />costs of the tower, antennas and accessory facilities. After the removal of the facilities, <br />the site shall be restored to its original or an improved state. If the underlying property <br />has sufficient value as determined in the sole discretion of the City Council, the applicant <br />may substitute the following for the performance bond/letter of credit requirement: An <br />agreement in recordable form between the property owner and the City whereby the <br />property owner acknowledges that in the event the applicant, its successors or assigns <br />does not remove obsolete or unused towers and/or antennas within the affected time <br />frame, then the existence of same will be considered a nuisance by the City. Abatement <br />will occur pursuant to Little Canada ordinance requirements with all costs of removal of <br />the facilities in question to be assessed to the property owner. Property owner must <br />further agree to waive any and all rights to contest or appeal this proceeding. <br /> <br />I. Conditional Use Permits. Commercial antennas may be located on existing public utility <br />structures by conditional use permit in all zoning districts, as regulated by Section 921 of <br />this Ordinance Ordinance, provided that: <br /> <br />1. The existing public utility structure is no less than fifty (50) feet in height. <br /> <br />2. Equipment buildings are located within the perimeter footprint of the existing <br />utility structure. <br /> <br />3. Equipment buildings, if not located within the perimeter footprint to the existing <br />utility structure, are located in no required yard of any lot other than the required <br />rear yard, and are fully screened with evergreen landscape materials.