§ 58.846. Co-Location of Communication Antennas.

The modification or reconstruction of an existing communication tower to accommodate the co-location of two (2) or more communication antennas shall be permitted without new or additional Conditional Use permit approvals, provided that the communication antennas are owned or operated by more than one communication service provider and the co-location is accomplished in a manner consistent with the following requirements:

(a)

Type of Construction. The modification or reconstruction shall not change the communication tower from one type of tower to another, except that any type of communication tower may be reconstructed as a Monopole tower.

(b)

Height.

(1)

An existing communication tower may be modified or rebuilt to a taller height, not to exceed twenty (20) feet over the tower's existing height, to accommodate the co-location of one (1) or more additional communication antennas.

(2)

The height change referred to in subsection (b)(1) above may only occur one time per communication tower.

(3)

The additional height referred to in subsection (b)(1) above shall not require additional distance separation between towers or between towers and off-site uses as set forth in Section 58.844. The communication tower's premodification height shall be used to calculate such distance separations.

(c)

On-Site Location.

(1)

A communication tower which is being rebuilt to accommodate the co-location of one or more additional communication antennas may be moved within the development site up to fifty (50) feet from its existing location. A communication tower which is being rebuilt to accommodate the co-location of one or more additional communication antennas may be moved within the development site up to one hundred (100) feet from its existing location when camouflaging techniques approved by the City are incorporated into the design of the communication tower.

(2)

A communication tower relocated within a development site shall continue to be measured from the original tower location for purposes of calculating separation distances between communication towers pursuant to Section 58.844(b).

(3)

Any existing communication tower replaced by a new communication tower on the same development site shall be dismantled and removed from the development site within one hundred eighty (180) days of the date of the building permit for the new communication tower.

(Ord. of 9-16-1991, Doc. #25094; Ord. of 5-10-1999, § 3, Doc. #32068; Ord. No. 2016-39, § 2, 4-18-2016, Doc. #1604181201)