§ 34-71. Height restrictions.

(a)

Certain residential districts. In the R-1, R-2, PRD-1 and PRD-2 districts, except lots developed with conditional uses, as established by chapter 36, publicly owned property or golf courses:

(1)

Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, no ground-mounted antenna, ground-mounted tower or ground-mounted tower with an antenna shall exceed 30 feet in height.

(2)

Towers and antennas mounted on or attached to a building or structure shall not extend higher than 18 feet above the highest point of the building or structure.

(3)

Dish antennas shall not be in excess of 12 feet in height.

(b)

Certain residential and nonresidential districts. In the PRD-3, PRD-4; PRD-5; PSR-3, PSR-4; MDD-3, MDD-4, MDD-5, MDD-6; POD-1; PCD-1, PCD-2, PCD-4; APD and RMD districts, and on lots in the R-1 district developed with conditional uses, publicly owned property or golf courses:

(1)

No ground-mounted antenna, ground-mounted tower or ground-mounted tower with an antenna shall exceed 75 feet in height.

(2)

Roof-mounted antennas and towers shall not extend higher than 18 feet above the highest point of the building or structure.

(3)

Dish antennas shall have an overall height of no more than 18 feet.

(c)

PCD-3, POD-2 and PID districts. In the PCD-3, POD-2 and PID districts, as established by chapter 36:

(1)

No ground-mounted antenna, ground-mounted tower or ground-mounted tower with antenna shall exceed 125 feet in height.

(2)

Roof-mounted antennas and towers shall have a height of no more than 18 feet above the highest point of the building or structure.

(3)

Dish antennas shall have an overall height of no more than 18 feet.

(d)

Amateur radio antennas. In accordance with the Federal Communications Commission's preemptive ruling PRB-1, towers and antennas erected for the primary purpose of supporting amateur radio communications may exceed the height restrictions of subsection (a) of this section, but shall not exceed 65 feet in height.

(Code 1970; Code 1992, § 815.07; 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)