§ 58.847. Waivers.

(a)

A waiver from the minimum separation distance to off-site uses set forth in section 58.844(a), Orlando City Code, may be approved (1) by City Council upon recommendation of the planning official, when the proposed communication tower is a permitted use, or (2) through the Conditional Use Permit process, in accordance with the procedure set forth in Chapter 65, Part 2D of this Code, when the proposed communication tower is a Conditional Use.

(b)

A waiver from the minimum separation distance between communication towers set forth in section 58.844(b), Orlando City Code, may be approved by the City Council, upon recommendation of the planning official, when the proposed communication tower is a permitted use, or through the Conditional Use Permit process, in accordance with the procedure set forth in Chapter 65, Part 2D of this Code, when the proposed communication tower is a Conditional Use, provided two (2) or more communication service providers agree to co-locate communication antennas on the same tower (co-location).

(c)

A waiver from the minimum separation distances set forth in sections 58.844(a) and (b), Orlando City Code, may be approved through the Conditional Use Permit process in accordance with the procedures set forth in Chapter 65, Part 2D, Orlando City Code when the proposed communication tower conforms to two (2) or more of the following criteria:

(1)

Camouflaging techniques approved by the City are incorporated into the design of the communication tower.

(2)

Two (2) or more communication service providers agree to co-locate communication antennas on the same tower.

(3)

The tower or towers within the required separation distance are all located in an industrial zoning district as a permitted use pursuant to Figure 2.

(4)

The proposed location will minimize the visual impact of the proposed communication tower because the bulk, height, use, or appearance of the adjacent structures and surrounding area will either screen the tower from view or provide a location where the proposed communication [tower] will be visually unobtrusive and unobjectionable.

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