Hopewell City Zoning Code
§ 12-17B.11
Design Conditions.
a.
All towers shall be a monopole design.
b.
All towers shall be camouflaged (e.g., housed in a silo, bell tower, etc., or made to look like a tree or a non-oversized flagpole) as may be appropriate in the context of the visibility of the tower from different vantage points throughout the borough and the existing land uses and vegetation in the vicinity of the subject site.
c.
The height of any proposed new tower and the antennas attached thereto shall not exceed 125 feet from the existing ground level beneath the tower.
d.
No signage is permitted except such information signs deemed necessary for safety purposes by the planning board.
e.
Minimal off-street parking shall be permitted as needed and as specifically approved by the planning board.
f.
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. The applicant shall provide to the planning board all applicable FAA standards regarding lighting that may apply to a proposed tower.
g.
Individual shelters for the required electronic equipment related to the wireless communications antenna(s) shall be permitted in accordance with the following design criteria:
1.
Any proposed shelter enclosing required electronic equipment shall not be more than 15 feet in height nor more than 250 square feet in area, and only one such shelter shall be permitted for each provider of wireless communication services located on the site;
2.
No electronic equipment shall interfere with any public safety communications;
3.
All of the electronic equipment shall be automated so that the need for onsite maintenance and the commensurate need for vehicular trips to and from the site will be minimized;
4.
All of the required electronic equipment for all anticipated communication carriers to be located on the subject site shall be housed within a one and one-half story building, which building shall not exceed 1,000 gross square feet in area and 20 feet in height, and which shall be designed with a single-ridge, pitched roof with a residential or barn-like appearance; and
5.
The building 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.
h.
Between the location of the tower and the building enclosing related electronic equipment and any public street or residential dwelling unit or residential zoning district within view of the tower and the building, landscaping shall be provided in accordance with the following:
1.
The landscaping shall consist of a combination of existing and/or newly planted evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs of sufficient density to screen the view of the tower, particularly at its base, to the maximum extent reasonably possible, and to enhance the appearance of the building from the surrounding residential properties and any public street;
2.
The landscaping plan shall be prepared by a licensed landscape architect who shall present testimony to the planning board regarding the adequacy of the plan to screen the tower from view and to enhance the appearance of the building; and
3.
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 three inches at time of planting.