ORD-2008-013 - Telecommunication Wireless Facility Zoning Ordinance Amendments

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14 b) Aircraft hazard. Prior to the issuance of a Building Permit by the Inspections Division, the application shall provide evidence that the telecommunication teweF wireless suaoort structure or antennas are in compliance with FAA regulations. Where an antenna will not exceed the highest point of the existing structure upon which it is to be mounted, such evidence shall not be required. c) Stealth rooftop or building mounted antennas not exceeding twenty (20) feet above roofline of the building or support structure shall be permitted in all zoning districts subject to the provisions of Section 6.18.3 d) 1 -5 stated below. d) Building or rooftop stealth antennas shall be subject to the following minimum standards: 1) No commercial. advertising shall be allowed on an antenna; 2) No signals, lights, or illumination shall be permitted on an antenna, unless required by the FCC or the FAA; 3) Any related unmanned equipment building shall not contain more than six hundred (600) square feet of gross floor area per user or be more than twelve (12) feet in height; 4) If the equipment building islocated on the roof of the building, the area of the equipment building shall not occupy more than twenty -five (25) percent of the roof area, and shall comply with all State of North Carolina Building Code requirements for the proposed and existing building; and 5) Approval of the Planning Director or his /her designee to ensure consistency with the definition of stealth. facility is required. Each application shall contain a, rendering or photograph of the antenna including, but not limited to, colors and screening devices. e) Non- stealth rooftop or building mounted antennas shall only be permitted not exceeding twenty (20) feet above the roofline of the subject building or support structure and subject to the procedure and requirements provided elsewhere in this Section. Building rooftop non - stealth antennas shall be subject to the following minimum standards: 1) Antennas shall only be permitted on buildings or structures that are at least fifty- (50) feet tall. Antennas may be placed on buildings less than fifty- (50) feet tall if public safety needs warrant the antenna; 2) Antennas, and related equipment buildings, shall be located or screened to minimize the visual impact of the antenna upon adjacent properties and shall be of a material or color which matches the exterior of the building or structure upon which it is situated; 3) No commercial advertising shall be allowed on an antenna;