Freestanding antennas and freestanding or guyed antenna towers. The minimum setback from all lot lines shall be equal to 1/2 the distance between the highest part of the antenna or of the antenna tower, including attached antennas, and the ground at the base of said antenna or antenna tower.

Building-supported antennas and antenna towers. Antennas and antenna towers which are wholly or partly supported by a building shall comply with the minimum setbacks established for the district in which said structures are located.

Residential districts. Not more than one satellite dish antenna shall be permitted on any lot.

Nonresidential districts. Not more than three satellite dish antennas shall be permitted on any lot.

Residential districts. Unless the Federal Communications Commission promulgates rules to the contrary, the maximum diameter of a satellite dish antenna shall be one meter (39.4 inches).

Nonresidential districts. Unless the Federal Communications Commission promulgates rules to the contrary, the maximum diameter of a satellite dish antenna shall be two meters (78.8 inches).

Used as principal uses may be placed, erected or constructed in any yard on a lot or in a business center, except as hereinafter provided.

Placed, erected or constructed on a waterfront lot may be permitted in side and rear yards only.

Used as accessory uses may be permitted in side and rear yards only.

Antennas and antenna towers. The minimum setback of an antenna or an antenna tower and attached antennas or other appurtenances from all lot lines shall be the greater of:

Accessory antenna structures. Accessory antenna structures and guy anchors shall comply with the minimum setback regulations established for the district in which said structures are located.

Visual screening. The Board of Zoning Appeals may require the base of an antenna, antenna tower or accessory antenna structure to be visually screened from adjoining lots. The nature and location of said visual screening shall be subject to the applicable site plan and minor improvement plan approval provisions of Subsection D. Said visual screening may include but shall not be limited to fences, walls and landscaping. Existing on-site trees and other vegetation shall be preserved to the maximum extent practicable and may be substituted or enhanced in order to meet landscaping requirements.

Lighting.

Colors and painting.

Signs.

Access. In order to ensure adequate emergency and service access to an antenna or antenna tower, an access driveway, two parking spaces and a driveway turnaround area shall be provided on the premises. To the maximum extent practicable, existing streets or private driveways shall be used for access to an antenna tower. In order to ensure minimal visual disturbance and reduce soil erosion potential, construction of an access driveway shall, at all times, minimize ground disturbance and vegetation cutting, and road grades shall closely follow natural contours.

Fences. All antenna towers and guy anchors, if applicable, shall be enclosed by a fence or wall which is eight feet in height, or shall be secured sufficiently otherwise in order to protect said antenna towers from trespassing or vandalism.

Compliance with federal and state requirements. The owner of a telecommunications facility shall comply with all applicable federal and state regulations, including but not limited to Federal Aviation Administration and Federal Communications Commission regulations and Title 19 NYCRR (Building Codes of New York State).

Structural safety.

Waiver of special permit requirement. In all districts, no special permit may be required for the co-location of an antenna, with or without accessory antenna structures, on existing buildings, antenna towers or other structures for which a special permit for a telecommunications facility previously has been granted by the Board of Zoning Appeals. A building permit may be issued for said co-located antenna, provided that, in the opinion of the Director of Planning and Economic Development, said co-located antenna and existing telecommunications facility comply with all applicable provisions of said special permit.

Co-location on existing antenna towers or structures. At all times, shared use of existing antenna towers or other structures shall be preferred to the construction of new antenna towers. An applicant for a special permit for a telecommunications facility which includes an antenna tower shall submit an inventory of existing antenna towers within a reasonable distance of the proposed telecommunications facility and shall describe, in writing, opportunities for shared use of existing telecommunications facilities as an alternative to a proposed new antenna tower. The applicant shall submit documentation which demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the Board of Zoning Appeals, good-faith efforts to secure co-location on existing antenna towers or structures as well as documentation of the technical, physical and financial reasons why co-location is not proposed. The applicant shall submit written requests for co-location where applicable. The applicant shall also demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Board of Zoning Appeals, efforts to locate a new antenna on the same lot as an existing antenna tower or other structure, if co-location of antennas on an existing antenna tower or structure is not proposed.

Future co-location on new antenna towers. In the interest of minimizing the number of antenna towers in the Town of Greece, the Board of Zoning Appeals may require, as a condition of special permit approval for a telecommunications facility, that the owner of said facility indicate in writing its commitment to permit co-location on said facility and that said owner will design any antenna tower which may be a part of said facility to be placed, erected or constructed with sufficient base, height and carrying capacity to accommodate future co-location. The Board of Zoning Appeals may waive the co-location requirement if it determines that accommodation of future co-location is not feasible or imposes an unnecessary burden, based upon:

The discontinuance of the use of an antenna, antenna tower or accessory antenna structure for its intended purpose for more than six consecutive months shall be conclusive evidence of abandonment of said use. Said antenna, antenna tower or accessory antenna structure shall be removed by its owner within three months of the date of said abandonment, which date shall be determined by the Building Inspector. However, upon written request, the Building Inspector may extend said three-month period for two additional periods of time not to exceed three months each. Said extension may be granted if, in the opinion of the Building Inspector, it is warranted by the particular circumstances of the request. These requirements also shall apply to any person subsequently securing rights to co-locate on said antenna tower. No building permit shall be issued by the Building Inspector for an antenna, antenna tower or accessory antenna structure at a telecommunications facility unless and until the following conditions, as applicable in the opinion of the Building Inspector, are met:

Any telecommunications facilities which are not removed within the time period established by this section may be removed and the premises may be restored by the Town or its duly authorized agent. The expense for said removal and restoration shall be charged against the certified check, letter of credit or other security which was submitted to the Town for said removal and restoration. If said security is not sufficient to pay all of the expenses incurred by the Town or its duly authorized agent, the additional moneys spent shall be added to the real property taxes which are levied by the Town on the premises.