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3. General Provisions_V1 <br /> <br />3-99 <br />i. Towers with a maximum capacity to support two (2) antennas shall not <br />exceed one hundred forty (140) feet in height. Towers with a minimum capacity to support three <br />(3) antennas shall not exceed one hundred sixty (160) feet in height. <br /> <br />ii. The setback of the tower from the nearest property line is not less than the <br />height of the antenna. Exceptions to such setback may be granted in such cases when a qualified <br />structural engineer specifies in writing that any failure of the pole will occur within a lesser <br />distance under all foreseeable circumstances. The setback shall not be reduced in cases where the <br />subject site abuts a residential zoning district. The setback requirements shall not be reduced below <br />the minimum accessory building setback requirements of the base zoning district or the failure <br />area of the tower, whichever is greater. <br /> <br />c. Transmitting, receiving and switching equipment shall be housed within an <br />existing structure whenever possible. If a new equipment building or cabinet is necessary for <br />transmitting, receiving and switching equipment, it shall be situated in the side or rear yard of the <br />principal use, meet all applicable necessary building setback requirements, and shall be screened <br />from view by landscaping where appropriate. <br /> <br />d. At the discretion of the City, a security fence not greater than eight (8) feet in <br />height with a maximum opacity of fifty (50) percent shall be provided around the support structure, <br />as well as no climb security measures shall be provided on the tower or support structure. <br /> <br />(8) Commercial and Public Radio and Television Transmitting Antennas, and Public Utility <br />Microwave Antennas. Commercial and public radio and television transmitting and public utility <br />microwave antennas shall comply with the following standards: <br /> <br />(a) Such antenna shall be considered an allowed conditional use within all rural and <br />industrial districts of the City and shall be subject to the regulations and requirements of §1007.016 <br />of this Ordinance. <br /> <br />(b) The antennas, transmitting towers, or array of towers shall be located on a continuous <br />parcel having a dimension equal to the height of the antenna, transmitting tower, or array of towers <br />measured between the base of the antenna or tower located nearest a property line and said property <br />line, unless a qualified structural engineer specifies in writing that the collapse of any antenna or <br />tower will occur within a lesser distance under all foreseeable circumstances. <br /> <br />(c) Unless the antenna is mounted on an existing structure, at the discretion of the City, <br />a fence not greater than eight (8) feet in height with a maximum opacity of fifty (50) percent shall <br />be provided around the support structure and other equipment, as well as no climb security <br />measures shall be provided on the tower or structure. <br />THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK