East Windsor City Zoning Code
§ 20-34.7
Design Details.
a.
Any proposed building enclosing related electronic equipment shall not be more than 15 feet in height nor more than 600 square feet in area, and only one such building shall be permitted on the lot for each provider of cellular communication services located on the site.
b.
Any proposed new tower shall be a "monopole" unless the applicant can demonstrate, and the Planning Board agrees, that a different type pole is necessary for the collocation of additional antennas on the tower.
c.
No antenna shall be located on any tower in order to provide noncellular telephone service; such service shall be provided via existing telephone lines if available to the site, or by the underground extension of telephone lines to the site if necessary.
d.
All proposed antennas, any proposed new tower and any proposed building enclosing related electronic equipment shall be architecturally and visually (e.g., color, bulk and size) compatible with any surrounding existing buildings, structures, vegetation and sight vistas and with any uses, buildings and structures likely to exist in accordance with the subject zoning district.
e.
Other than typical "warning" and equipment information signs, no signs are permitted.
f.
No lighting is permitted except as follows, which shall be subject to review and approval by the Planning Board as part of the site plan application:
(1)
The building enclosing electronic equipment may have one light at the entrance to the building, provided that the light is attached to the building, is focused downward and is switched so that the light is turned on only when workers are at the building; and
(2)
No lighting is permitted on a tower except lighting that specifically is required by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and any such required lighting shall be focused and shielded to the greatest extent possible so as not to project towards adjacent and nearby properties.
g.
No cellular antenna and/or its related electronic equipment shall interfere with any public safety communications.
h.
All equipment shall be designed and automated to the greatest extent possible in order to reduce the need for on-site maintenance and thereby minimize the need for vehicular trips to and from the site.
i.
Minimal off-street parking shall be permitted as needed and as approved by the Planning Board.
j.
All towers shall be designed with anti-climbing devices in order to prevent unauthorized access.
k.
All towers supporting the cellular antennas and any building enclosing related electronic equipment shall be surrounded by a decay resistant fence between six feet and eight feet high. The fence shall be bordered by a single row of evergreen conifers, at least eight feet tall at time of planting and planted four foot on center.
l.
In order to address any particular characteristics of the proposed site, such as, but not limited to, relatively steep slopes or a relatively high potential for soil erosion, additional measures to promote a safe facility shall be permitted as appropriate and as approved by the Planning Board.
m.
Between any existing or zoned residential property bordering the proposed lot and the location of any proposed new tower or any proposed building enclosing related electronic equipment, a landscaped buffer at least 20 feet deep shall be provided in accordance with the following:
(1)
The landscaped buffer shall consist of a combination of existing and/or newly planted evergreen and deciduous trees of sufficient density to screen the view of the tower and building from the surrounding residential properties to the maximum extent reasonably possible; and
(2)
Any newly planted evergreen trees shall be at least eight feet high at time of planting, and any newly planted deciduous trees shall be a minimum caliper of two inches at time of planting.