§ 3357.015. Telecommunication antennas.

A.

Monopole telecommunication antennas are permitted uses in the C-5 commercial district except in the following locations, where a special permit is required:

1.

Any property or parcel listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Columbus Register of Historic Properties, or that is included in an architectural review commission area.

B.

The following standards for monopole telecommunication antennas shall apply:

1.

A certificate of zoning clearance shall be issued only after the following conditions have been met:

a.

Affidavits have been submitted by the applicant and placed on file with the director attesting to the lack of any reasonable alternative, including collocation and concealment, to the construction of the monopole antenna as well as documentation of this finding;

b.

Affidavits have been submitted by the applicant and been placed on file with the director attesting to the owner's willingness to allow other entities to rent or lease space for additional antennas on the monopole antenna for commercially reasonable terms.

2.

The base of all monopole telecommunication antenna sites and associated support structures shall be screened and buffered and may be enclosed by a security fence. The buffer shall contain hedges or other plants that provide a five-foot high, 75 percent opaque screen. Existing vegetation and topography can be used as part of this screening.

3.

At no time shall any monopole telecommunication antenna have affixed or attached to it in any way any lights, reflectors, signs, banners, graphics, or other illumination device, except as required by the Federal Aviation Administration or the Federal Communications Commission. All exterior finishes shall be, unless otherwise required, neutral grey in color.

4.

The base of all monopole telecommunication antenna sites and associated support structures shall be set back 200 percent of the total height of the antenna from all residentially zoned districts. All support structures shall meet district setbacks.

5.

Monopole telecommunication antennas shall be exempt from C.C. 3312 and C.C. 3309.14 up to a maximum height of:

a.

100 feet if built for one or more providers;

b.

150 feet if built for two or more providers;

6.

Within 180 days of the termination of use of the monopole telecommunication antenna, the monopole telecommunication antenna and all associated structures and buildings shall be removed from the site or shall be declared a nuisance as per C.C. 4107.

C.

A rooftop telecommunication installation for receiving or transmitting wireless telecommunications may be erected on any existing legal structure 50 feet or more in height provided that it is in accordance with C.C. 3309.142(C).

(Ord. 90-98 § 7 (part); Ord. 1272-01 § 1 (part); Ord. No. 0455-2010, § 74, 4-5-2010; Ord. No. 1792-2011, § 1(Attach. 1), 12-12-2011)

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