17.59.020 Review process.
A. All wireless telecommunication facilities not in the public right-of-way, including antennas, towers, mounted poles, and satellite dishes shall be subject to review as follows:
1. Exemptions. The following installations are exempt from the provisions of this chapter:
a. The installation of one ground-mounted satellite dish antenna for the private, personal use of the occupants of a dwelling, which is less than ten feet in diameter and less than fifteen feet in height and complies with all applicable accessory structure setbacks.
b. One satellite dish antenna for the private, personal use of the occupants of a dwelling, which is less than twenty-four inches in diameter installed on a building providing that such antenna does not extend above the roof-line of the building.
c. One single-pole, tower roof, or ground-mounted television, or amateur radio antenna for the private, personal use of the occupants of a dwelling provided such antenna is no more than sixty-five feet in height from grade and complies with all applicable accessory structure setbacks.
B. Director Review and Approval. The following shall be reviewed by the planning director or designee, prior to the issuance of a building permit. The applicant shall include with their plans all drawings, renderings, photographs and other necessary documents that clearly show how the proposed facilities will meet the required development standards.
1. Antennas mounted on a building or rooftop and that are screened from view from all adjacent public rights-of-way and adjacent residentially zoned or designated properties.
2. Antennas architecturally integrated within a building or structure, or concealed so as not to be recognized as an antenna, such as clock towers, carillon towers, flagpoles, and steeples. These antennas may be permitted in any zone district.
3. Antennas mounted on other existing structures including, but not limited to, water tanks, pump stations, utility poles, field lighting and signs (excluding outdoor advertising structures), where the antenna height does not exceed the structure height nor project more than eighteen inches from the structure. The antenna shall also be painted to match the color of the building or structure, and/or be covered or architecturally screened with materials using the latest stealth design features so that it is indistinguishable from the main structure. These antennas may be permitted in any zone district.
4. Antennas mounted on existing electrical transmission towers in any zone district where the antenna height is no more than ten feet above the height of the tower, the antenna blends with the architectural design of the tower, and the utility company has given written permission for such co-location.
5. Co-location of new equipment on an existing legally approved antenna or tower that blends with the architectural design of the existing facility and meets all other requirements of this chapter.
6. Modification of existing telecommunications facilities that existed prior to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter where the physical area of the reconfigured or altered antenna does not exceed twenty-five percent of the original approval, blends with the architectural design of the existing facility, and meets all other requirements of this chapter.
7. Stand-alone monopole camouflaged as a palm tree, pine tree or other natural object.
8. Stand-alone slim-line monopole with flush-mounted vertical antennas employing the latest stealth design features. A slim-line monopole shall measure no more than twenty-four inches in diameter at the base that tapers smaller toward the top. The maximum distance of antenna arrays projecting from the pole shall not exceed eighteen inches.
C. Director Review and Approval. The following shall be reviewed by the planning director, subject to a director review and approval permit in accordance with Chapter 17.64 of this code. The applicant shall include with their plans all drawings, renderings, photographs and other necessary documents that clearly show how the proposed facilities will meet the required development standards.
1. Facilities that do not meet the requirements of subsection B of this section or the development standards in Section 17.59.030.
2. New uncamouflaged monopoles.
3. All other wireless communication facilities not in the public right-of-way, including lattice towers.
4. Placement of a commercial antenna or satellite dish antenna on any building not screened from view from all adjacent public rights-of-way and adjacent residentially zoned or designated properties.
5. On property zoned or designated residential, residential suburban, agricultural, or open space unless otherwise provided by this chapter. (Ord. 5020 § 21, 2020; Ord. 4876 § 2, 2016; Ord. 4231 § 1, 2005)