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Cobleskill Village City Zoning Code

§ 160-8.18

Radio and television antennas; dish antennas.

Radio and television antennas, except those customarily associated with residential radio and television reception, shall require that a certificate of compliance and a building permit be issued prior to installation. Dish antennas, whether associated with residential reception or not, shall require a certificate of compliance and a building permit. Furthermore, all antennas and towers shall comply with the following regulations:
A. 
All proposed towers and antennas shall be located a distance from any lot line equal to or greater than its height.
B. 
No dish antenna shall be permitted to be located within any established front or side yard.
C. 
Any guy anchorage or similar device shall be at least 10 feet from any property line.
D. 
Suitable protective anticlimb fencing shall be provided and maintained around any structure greater than 10 feet in height.
E. 
The applicant shall submit documentation of the possession of any required license by any federal, state or local agency with the application for any required permit
F. 
No antenna or antenna tower shall be in excess of a height equal to the distance from the base of the structure to the nearest overhead electrical power line which serves more than one dwelling, place of business or parcel.
G. 
Only one such structure shall exist at any one time on any residentially zoned and used lot.
H. 
The application for the permit must include construction drawings showing the proposed method of installation and a site plan depicting structures on the property and all adjacent properties.
I. 
If any modifications are made to an antenna or tower, the Code Enforcement Officer shall have the authority to require proof that any addition, change or modification is in conformity with the permit, the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code and this chapter.