Itasca City Zoning Code
§ 15.01
APPLICABILITY.
1. New Telecommunications Towers and Antennas: All new Telecommunications Towers and Antennas in the Village of Itasca shall be subject to these regulations, except as provided in Chapter 15.01.2. through 4. inclusive.
2. Amateur Radio Operations/Receive Only Antennas: This Ordinance shall not govern any Tower or the installation of any Antenna that is under eighty (80) feet in Height and is owned and operated by a federally-licensed amateur radio station operator or is used exclusively for receive-only Antennas. No Receive-Only Antenna shall exceed the highest point on the nearest residential rooftop of a dwelling by more than ten (10) feet.
3. Pre-Existing Telecommunications Towers or Antennas: Existing Telecommunications Towers and existing Antennas which predated this Ordinance, shall not be required to meet the requirements of this Ordinance other than the requirements of Section 15.02.5., 6., 8., and 18. All preexisting Telecommunications Towers and Antennas shall be subject to the Telecommunications Tower & Antenna Administrative Fee as of January 1, following the effective date of this Ordinance.
4. AM Array: For purposes of implementing this Ordinance, AM Array, consisting of one (1) or more Telecommunications Tower units and supporting ground system which functions as one (1) AM broadcasting Antenna, shall be considered one (1) Telecommunications Tower. Measurements for setbacks and separation distances shall be measured from the outer perimeter of the Telecommunications Towers included in the AM Array. Additional Telecommunications Tower units may be added within the perimeter of the AM Array by right.
5. Small Wireless Facilities: The regulations of this Section 15.00 do not apply to small wireless facilities or wireless support structures for small wireless facilities. Small wireless facilities or wireless support structures for small wireless facilities are separately regulated by Chapter 57 (Small Wireless Facilities) of the Village Code.
(Ord. 963-97, passed 4-8-97; Am. Ord. 1075-01, passed 2-6-01; Am. Ord. 1912-19, passed 4-2-19)