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Englewood Cliffs City Zoning Code

§ 30-20.3

Conditional Use Standards for Mobile Cellular Communications Towers.

[Ord. #9715, § 6]
A mobile cellular communications tower may be erected or constructed on property within the I and B-2 zones of the borough as long as it meets the following conditional use standards:
a. 
Any mobile cellular communications tower shall be located a minimum distance of 500 feet from any residential parcel or lot and 500 feet from any of the following structures or uses: public and private schools, libraries, senior citizen housing, or from any historic district or historic site, as designated on the National and/or State Register of Historic Places or as promulgated in the Englewood Cliffs Master Plan.
b. 
No more than one mobile cellular communications tower may be erected or constructed on any one lot, site or tract of land. There shall not be more than one such tower located within a three mile radius of another tower within the Borough of Englewood Cliffs.
c. 
Minimum setback of the tower from any property line shall be equal to the height of the tower plus 10 feet. This standard shall serve as the minimum setback based upon the so-called "fall down" provision in the event of a catastrophe.
d. 
Minimum Lot Area or Lease Area. The minimum lot area or lease area shall be computed as follows: π (r + 10)2 where π = 3.1416 and r is equal to the maximum height of the tower.
e. 
Minimum Lot Width. The minimum lot width of the tower site or leased area shall be equal to the square root of the minimum lot area.
f. 
Maximum Lot Coverage. The maximum lot coverage shall be limited to 10% of the lot area or lease area.
g. 
Maximum Height of Tower. (Measured from ground level to highest vertical point on any part of the structure.) - 100 feet.
h. 
The site on which the tower and any accessory buildings or structures are situated shall be completely enclosed with a fence at least six feet high, of composition meeting the approval of the Planning Board, which shall include a locking security gate.
i. 
An area of 25 linear feet in all directions at the base of the communications tower shall be free and clear of all buildings and structures.
j. 
Said mobile cellular communications antenna or tower shall have direct access to an improved and approved public street.