General.
(1) Effective as of July 25, 1995, a permit, as provided for herein, shall be required for the construction or installation of a ground-mounted or roof-mounted antenna or antenna tower for the operation of an amateur radio facility within the City.
(2) An application for a permit for the construction or installation of an amateur radio antenna and/or antenna tower for operation of a licensed amateur radio facility shall be filed on forms provided by the Director of Public Works and shall contain such information as may be required therein, including:
(a) Detailed construction and installation plans.
(b) Site plan of the parcel upon which the installation is to be made showing the specific location of the proposed installation, all improvements on the parcel and, where the application requires consideration by the Board of Aldermen, the site plan shall include the location of trees on such parcel, the general location of the improvements on all adjoining properties and such other information as the Director of Public Works deems appropriate to provide adequate information for the Board of Aldermen. Such application shall be accompanied by satisfactory evidence that the applicant or any occupant of the property for which the antenna or antenna tower is proposed to be installed holds an existing amateur radio license issued by the Federal Communications Commission.
(3) Issuance Of Permits.
(a) A permit for a ground-mounted antenna not extending more than forty (40) feet above grade, an antenna mounted on a roof not extending more than 18 feet above the point of mounting, an antenna mounted on a fixed antenna tower which does not extend more than forty (40) feet above grade at the point of installation, or an antenna mounted on a retractable or crank-up antenna tower which does not extend more than sixty-five (65) feet above grade at the point of installation when fully extended shall be issued by the Director of Public Works upon the determination that the location, structural and wiring requirements hereof are satisfied.
(b) A permit for a ground-mounted antenna extending more than forty (40) feet above grade, an antenna mounted on a fixed antenna tower which extends more than forty (40) feet above grade at the point of installation, or an antenna mounted on a retractable or crank-up antenna tower which extends more than sixty-five (65) feet above grade at the point of installation when fully extended shall be issued or denied in accordance with the following:
(i) The application shall be referred to the Board of Aldermen for consideration of issuance of a special permit. A public hearing shall be held thereon, with at least fifteen (15) days' public notice being published and notice given to property owners within three hundred (300) feet of the parcel for which the installation is proposed.
(ii) Upon findings as to whether the proposed conditional use permit is required by topographical conditions or the operational parameters of the antenna or the associated radio equipment to be utilized and as to whether the proposed special permit conforms to the location, structural and wiring requirements hereof, the Board of Aldermen shall approve or deny the special permit and adopt findings and conclusions thereon.
