Page 97 - Microsoft Word - Chapter 17 - Zoning Code .docx

technology while minimizing the number of towers and the visual/aesthetic/land use impacts of
those towers.

17.71 AFFECTED FACILITIES: DEFINITION.

(1) The following facilities are subject to the regulations in Sections 17.70 - 17.89 and site
standards in Sections 17.90 - 17.99:

(a) Towers, masts, poles or other supporting buildings or structures fifty (50) feet or
more in height that are used to elevate an antenna or which act as an antenna, and
which are intended for transmitting or receiving radio frequency waves. Height
shall be measured as the vertical distance between the highest point of the antenna
or tower, whichever is higher, and the ground directly below this point. ("tower
facility" or "tower")

(b) Accessory uses such as manned or unmanned equipment or buildings typically at
the base of the tower.

(2) Amateur and citizen band towers and antennas where the "tower facility," as defined in
Section 17.71(1)(a) is fifty (50) feet or more in height are exempt from the provisions of
this article except for the following:

(a) The installation or construction of such a tower shall require site plan review and
approval by the Plan Commission in accordance with the standards and
considerations set forth in Section 17.16(4). The Plan Commission may request a
public hearing following site review if it is determined that such a hearing is in
the public interest.

(b) Such "tower" shall be considered an accessory structure and permitted in the side
yard or rear yard only. A minimum ten-foot side yard and rear yard setback shall
be maintained.

17.72 EXISTING TOWER FACILITIES.

Any addition or change to an existing tower facility shall be in compliance with requirements for
tower appearances and landscaping as set forth in this article. Existing tower facilities shall be
exempt from the requirements concerning site size, setbacks and parking.

17.73 PROHIBITION.

No installation or construction of a tower facility, or change in an existing tower facility, is
permitted, except as provided in Section 17.81 and Section 17.82, without conditional use
approval or amendment under Section 17.29 and a zoning permit. The types of changes that

97