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1$2 APPENDIX F — Town of Chapel Hill Telecommunication Policies <br />3. On Transmission Towers. Antennas and panels can be mounted on existing <br />transmission poles and considered to be accessory uses, if the telecommunication <br />facilities do not significantly alter the appearance of the towers. Further, the antennas <br />may not exceed 15% of the maximum height limit for the building envelope. <br />Acceptable examples of accessory uses on transmission towers follow: <br />Acceptable as Accessory Use Acceptable as Accessory Use <br />4. Hidden Facilities. Any telecommunication facility that is completely hidden from <br />exterior view can be considered an accessory use. Examples could include facilities <br />within buildings or church towers. <br />Not Accessory: Facilities that create a dominant visual feature, separate and distinct from <br />the principal use of a site, cannot be considered accessory uses. Facilities on light poles <br />that would include more than six panels, or that would have horizontal elements that <br />extend more than ten feet beyond the pole itself could not be considered to be accessory <br />uses. Examples of facilities that should not be considered accessory uses follow: <br />Not Acceptable as Accessory Use <br />F «4 <br />Not Acceptable as Accessory Use <br />