Piscataway City Zoning Code
§ 21-1016.10
Design Standards.
[Ord. No. 06-43 § 21-1016.10; Ord. No. 08-02 § 21-1016.10]
a.
Any proposed building enclosing related electronic equipment shall not be more than 15 feet in height nor more than 250 square feet in area and only one such building shall be permitted on the lot for each provider of cellular communications services located on the site.
b.
Any proposed new tower shall be a monopole unless the applicant can demonstrate and the appropriate Board having jurisdiction 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 non-cellular 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 colored to best blend with the surroundings, including any site vistas.
e.
Other than typical "warning," "emergency," and "equipment" information signs, no signs are permitted. Emergency signs shall be on plates attached to the tower or building and shall not exceed two square feet.
f.
No lighting is permitted, except as follows, which shall be subject to review and approval by the appropriate Board having jurisdiction as part of the site plan application:
1.
The building enclosing electronic equipment may have one light at the entrance of 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. This shall be exclusive of lights equipped with motion detectors. To the extent these requirements are inconsistent with BOCA requirements, the BOCA requirements shall apply; and
2.
No lighting is permitted on a tower except lighting that is specifically as required by the FAA and any such required lighting shall be focused and shielded to the greatest extent possible so as not to project toward adjacent and nearby properties.
g.
No cellular antenna and/or its related electronic equipment shall interfere with any public safety communications subject to FCC rules and regulations.
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 appropriate Board having jurisdiction.
j.
All towers shall be designed with anti-climbing devices in order to prevent unauthorized access. Additionally, any tower supporting the cellular antennas and any building enclosing related electronic equipment shall be surrounded by a fence between seven feet and eight feet high, determined by the appropriate Board having jurisdiction. The fence shall be bordered by a landscape buffer pursuant to subsection 21-1016a3(b).
k.
Additional safety devices shall be permitted as needed and as approved by the appropriate Board having jurisdiction.
l.
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 properties to the maximum extent possible.
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 2 1/2 inches to three inches at time of planting.
m.
Towers and antennas shall meet the following requirements:
1.
Towers shall be subject to any applicable standards of the FAA and, to the extent reasonably practicable, be painted a neutral color so as to reduce visual obtrusiveness.
2.
At a tower site, the design of the buildings and related structures shall, to the extent possible, use materials, colors, textures, screening and landscaping that will blend them into the natural setting and surrounding buildings.
3.
If an antenna is installed on a structure other than a tower, the antenna and supporting electrical and mechanical equipment must be of a neutral color such as sky blue that is identical to, or closely compatible with, the color of the supporting structure so as to make the antenna and related equipment as visually unobtrusive as reasonably practicable.