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Planning Commission Planning Case No. SP-001-96:Wireless Telecommunications Towers and Antennae November 27, 1996 • Page 2 Summary (The numbers before each statement correspond to the numbered questions in the attached list.) 1. Definitions: The following words and terms were chosen to be defined because of their inclusion within the text of the ordinance:Accessory structure;Antenna, telecommunications;Base transceiver station; Co-location; Commercial wireless telecommunications services; Tower, lattice; Tower, monopole;Antenna, stealth; Tower, telecommunications. Refer to the proposed ordinance for the corresponding definitions to these words. 2. Antennae permitted as use by right: As proposed, only antennae locating on the water tower and antennae co-locating on existing towers are allowed as permitted uses. If an accessory building is required for the water tower site, the Zoning Code will need to be amended to allow such buildings since the water tower is in the PF district and this district only allows public facilities. We would suggest that accessory buildings associated with a telecommunications antenna be allowed with approval of a conditional use permit. Towers are not permitted in residential districts. Roof-mounted antennae are allowed in residential districts as a conditional use if located on a school, church, government or public utility building (see chart below). • 3. Antennae and towers are allowed with approval of a CUP as follows: Zoning D13tT1ctS Height Limitations With Co-Location R-1,R-2,R-3,R-4,R-5,R-O 20 Feet, N/A (antennae only) only as roof-mounted on school, church,government or public utility buildings;or in"upward thrusting architectural elements"such as B-1,B-2 75 Feet 95 Feet B-3,B-4,I-1,CRP*and PF* 100 Feet 120 Feet *Towers must meet higher standards of landscaping and screening in the CRP and PF Districts. 4. Co-location is recommended whenever possible, but not required. Applicants must show that any new antenna cannot be accommodated on an existing tower. Applicants providing for co-location of an additional antenna would receive a height bonus of 20 feet. 5. Applicants are not required to provide space on proposed towers in speculation of future . co-locators, if costs of doing so are overly prohibitive.