§ 34-48. General requirements.

All antennas, dish antennas and towers, for which a permit is required, shall comply with the following requirements:

(1)

Compliance with applicable provisions. All applicable provisions of article III of chapter 10, including wind loading requirements set forth in the state building code.

(2)

Grounding. Antennas, dish antennas and towers shall be grounded for protection against a direct strike by lightning and shall comply, as to electrical wiring and connections, with all applicable provisions of this Code and state law.

(3)

Proximity to power lines. No antenna, dish antenna or tower shall exceed a height equal to the distance from the base of the antenna, dish antenna or tower to the nearest overhead electrical power line (except individual service drops), less five feet. Monopoles designed to comply with the wind loading requirements of the International Building Code need not conform to the requirements of this subsection.

(4)

Protection from climbing. Antennas, dish antennas or towers shall be protected to discourage climbing by unauthorized persons.

(5)

Restrictions on attachments. No antenna, dish antenna or tower shall have affixed to it any signs, banners or placards of any kind, (except one sign not over ten square inches in area may be affixed indicating the name of the manufacturer or installer) nor shall any lights, reflectors, flashers or other illuminating devices be affixed except as required by the Federal Aviation Administration or Federal Communications Commission.

(6)

Prohibited attachments. No tower shall have constructed on it, or attached to it, in any way, any platform, catwalk, crow's nest or similar structure, except structures necessary for the maintenance of antennas.

(7)

Construction material restrictions. All towers shall be constructed of corrosive-resistant steel or other corrosive-resistant, noncombustible materials. Towers shall not be constructed or made of wood, including timbers or logs.

(8)

Prohibited extensions. No part of any antenna, dish antenna or tower, nor any lines, cables, equipment, wires or braces used in connection with any tower or antenna shall, at any time, extend across or over any part of a street, sidewalk or alley.

(9)

Design of personal wireless communication service towers. Personal wireless communication service towers shall be of a monopole design and shall blend into the surrounding environment through the use of color, camouflaging and other architectural treatment

(10)

Antennas attached to buildings. Antennas which are attached to any facade of a building or structure shall as closely as possible match the color of the underlying building material.

(11)

Interference with public safety telecommunications. No new or existing telecommunications service shall interfere with public safety telecommunications.

(Code 1970; Code 1992, § 815.05; Ord. No. 812, 6-10-1971; Ord. No. 812-A1, 6-17-1981; Ord. No. 812-A2, 6-12-1985; Ord. No. 815, 8-26-1992; Ord. No. 1992-3, 11-2-1992; Ord. No. 1997-5, 8-18-1997; Ord. No. 2004-4, 4-29-2004; Ord. No. 2008-03, 3-3-2008)