10-04-2021 Council Work Session Packet

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3. General Provisions_V1 3-95 (a) The planned equipment would exceed the structural capacity of the existing or approved tower, building, or structure as documented by a qualified and licensed professional engineer, and the existing or approved tower cannot be reinforced, modified, or replaced to accommodate planned or equivalent equipment at a reasonable cost. (b) The planned equipment would cause interference materially impacting the usability of other existing or planned equipment at the tower or building as documented by a qualified engineer and interference cannot be prevented at a reasonable cost. (c) Other unforeseen reasons that make it unfeasible to locate the antennas upon an existing or approved tower or structure. (d) Existing or approved towers, buildings, or other structures do not exist in the search area, or do not meet the needs of the user. Documentation shall be provided at the time of application clearly demonstrating why existing structures do not meet the needs to the users. (e) The applicant shall demonstrate that a good faith effort to co-locate on existing towers or structures was made, but an agreement could not be reached. (6) Accessory Antennas. The following standards shall apply to all accessory antennas including radio and television receiving antennas, satellite dishes, TVROs three (3) meters or less in diameter, short-wave radio dispatching antennas, or those necessary for the operation of electronic equipment including radio receivers, ham radio transmitters and television receivers. (a) Accessory antennas shall not be erected in any required yard (except a rear yard) or within public or private utility and drainage easements, and shall be set back a minimum of five (5) feet from all lot lines. (b) Guy wires or guy wire anchors shall not be erected within public or private utility and drainage easements, and shall be set back a minimum of one (1) foot from all lot lines. (c) Accessory antennas and necessary support structures, monopoles or towers may extend a maximum of fifteen (15) feet above the normal height restriction for the affected zoning district, except support structures and antennas used in the amateur radio service may extend a maximum of two (2) times the normal height restriction for the affected zoning district. (d) The installation of more than one (1) accessory structure and support structure per property shall require the approval of a conditional use permit. (7) Personal Wireless Service Antennas. (a) Rural, Residential and Business District Standards.