4.28 MINOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITY

This section applies to both commercial and private low-power radio services and facilities, such as “cellular” or “PCS” (personal communications systems) communications and paging systems. Each application for a telecommunication facility shall comply with the following. 4.28.1. Wall-Mounted Antenna. Wall-mounted antennas may not extent above the wall line of the building or extent more than four (4) feet horizontally from the face of the building. 4.28.1.1. Antennas, equipment and the supporting structures shall be painted to match the color of the building or structure or the background against which they are most commonly seen. Antennas and the supporting structures on buildings shall be architecturally compatible with the building. Whip antennas are not allowed on a wall-mounted antenna structure. 4.28.1.2. Antennas mounted directly on existing parapet walls, penthouses, or mechanical equipment rooms are considered a wall-mounted antenna if no portion of the antenna extends above the roofline of those building structures. 4.28.1.3. Stealth wall-mounted antennas are encouraged and may be allowed to vary from the provisions of this section upon demonstrated mitigation of impact. 4.28.2. Roof-Mounted Antenna. Roof-mounted antennas are allowed only on flat roofs and shall be screened, constructed, and painted to match the structure to which they are attached. The Planning Commission may recommend, and with the approval of the Town Council, a roof-mounted stealth antenna may be placed on a pitched roof if the antenna does not extend above the peak of the roof. 4.28.2.1. Antennas shall be mounted at least five (5) feet behind any parapet wall. The maximum height of and antenna mounted between five (5) and ten (10) feet behind a parapet wall shall be directly proportional to the setback distance, and may not exceed a height of ten (10) feet above the top of the parapet wall. An antenna may not extend more than fifteen (15) feet above the roofline of the building unless the adverse impacts of the additional height are fully mitigated. 4.28.2.2. Roof-mounted antennas may be mounted on existing penthouses or mechanical equipment rooms if the antennas and antenna support structures are enclosed or visually screened from view. The screening structures may not extend more than eight (8) feet above the existing roofline of the penthouse or mechanical equipment room. 4.28.2.3. Antennas not mounted on a penthouse or mechanical equipment room shall be mounted at least five (5) feet back from the exterior wall of the building. The maximum height of an antenna mounted between five (5) and ten (10) feet back from the exterior wall shall be directly proportional to the setback distance, and may not exceed ten (10) feet above the roof line of the building. Similarly, a roof-mounted antenna may not extend above the roofline of the penthouse or mechanical equipment room except as allowed as a conditional use. 4.28.3. Power lines. All power lines on the lot leading to the accessory building and antenna structure of the telecommunications facility shall be installed underground. 4.28.4. Area limitations. Combinations of both roof and wall-mounted antennas are allowed on a building. The total area for all wall and roof-mounted antennas and supporting structures combined shall not exceed forty (40) square feet for each exterior wall of the building or a total of one hundred sixty (160) square feet per building. Cellular antennas may occupy a maximum of four (4) walls. The visible portion of the supporting structure as viewed when looking directly at the face of the building. The total area for a roof-mounted antenna shall apply to the closest exterior wall. 4.28.5. Review Criteria. Each applicant for a telecommunication facility must demonstrate: 4.28.5.1. Compatibility of the proposed structure with the height and mass of existing adjacent buildings and utility structures. 4.28.5.2. Whether co-location of the antenna on other existing structures in the same vicinity such as other towers, buildings, utility poles and similar structures is possible without significantly affecting antenna transmission or reception. 4.28.5.3. The location of the antenna in relation to existing vegetation, topography, and building to optimize visual screening. 4.28.5.4. Whether the spacing between monopoles creates detrimental impact upon adjacent properties. 4.28.5.5. The location of the pole in relation to noteworthy structures, landmarks and pedestrian or automotive transportation view corridors. 4.28.5.6. Location and zoning compliance of accessory buildings associated with the telecommunication facility. 4.28.5.7. Monopole. A conditional use permit for monopole may be granted in a residential zone district only if the Planning Commission recommends and the Town Council finds: 4.28.5.7.1. The monopole antenna does not exceed thirty five (35) feet in height. 4.28.5.7.2. Monopole with antennae and the antennae supports structure does not exceed two (2) feet in width. 4.28.5.7.3. The antenna tower will be placed on a parcel, which is not occupied by a residential use, such as a school church, or other nonresidential use, which is otherwise legally located in that residential zone. 4.28.5.7.4. The antenna tower will be located no closer than two hundred (200) feet from the nearest residential structure. 4.28.5.7.5. The monopole will be disguised as, or otherwise integrated with, a light pole or similar utility structure located on the parcel to minimize and mitigate the visual impact of the antenna. Monopoles shall be fenced with a six (6) foot chain-link fence and the climbing pegs removed from the lower twenty (20) of the monopole. In circumstances where the accessory building and fence may be viewable from any public road or public space, the Planning Commission may recommend and the Town Council require alternative building and fencing materials such as masonry, wrought iron, or chain-link with colored vinyl coating and landscaping depending on the location. 4.28.5.7.6. No monopole or lattice tower may be located within one thousand (1,000) feet of another monopole or lattice tower unless it is for the bona fide public services of a public transit district as defined in Section 17A-2 1001 et seq. of the Utah Code Annotated and as certified by said public transit district. 4.28.6. Co-location. Co-location is both permitted and encouraged if all setbacks, design and landscape requirements are met for each telecommunication facility. The application shall include any existing or approved, but un-built, telecommunications facility within the telecommunications area that may meet the needs of the applicant. The documentation supplied shall evaluate the following factors: 4.28.6.1. Structural capacity of the antenna towers. 4.28.6.2. Geographic telecommunications area requirements. 4.28.6.3. Mechanical or electrical incompatibilities. 4.28.6.4. Inability or ability to locate equipment on existing antenna towers. 4.28.6.5. Any restriction or limitations of the Federal Communication Commission that would preclude the shared use of the antenna tower. 4.28.7. Classification/installation. Low power radio service facilities are characterized by the type or location of the antenna structure.