Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 4%
Uses
Conditional / special use2
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Abandoned towers must be removed
Any antenna or tower that is not operated for a continuous period of 24 months shall be considered abandoned, and the owner of such antenna or tower shall remove same within 90 days of receipt of notice from the governing authority notifying the owner of such removal requirement.
- Towers over 50 feet require special use permitConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote.50 ft
The requirements set forth in this ordinance shall govern the location of towers that exceed, and antennas that are installed at greater than 50 feet in height.
- Landscaping buffer width4 ft
The standard buffer shall consist of a landscaped strip at least four feet wide outside the perimeter of the compound.
- Security fencing heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
Towers shall be enclosed by security fencing not less than six feet in height and shall also be equipped with an appropriate anti-climbing device.
- Tower setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from off-site residential structures
The base of a tower must be set back a distance equal to 200 percent of the height of the tower from any off-site residential structure.
From the ordinance
The requirements set forth in this ordinance shall govern the location of towers that exceed, and antennas that are installed at greater than 50 feet in height.