The erection and/or placement of any structure in the public right-of-way or on City property by any person, or group other than the City of Plymouth, Hennepin County, Metropolitan Council, the State of Minnesota, or franchised utility shall require the processing of a conditional use permit in accordance with Section 21015 of this Chapter. Exceptions to this provision include newsstands, essential services, mailbox structures not exceeding six (6) feet in height, radio receivers and transmitters as an accessory use to essential services, personal wireless communication antennas located on existing lattice electrical transmission towers, small wireless facilities, wireless support structures to accommodate small wireless facilities located in a public right-of-way that is not in a district or area zoned for single family residential use or a historic district established by federal or state law or City ordinance as of the date of the application for a small wireless facility permit, provided that the use and equipment comply with all applicable requirements of this Chapter.

(Amended by Ord. No. 98-4, 01/21/98; Ord. No. 2005-01, 01/11/05; Ord. No. 2017-24, 11/28/17)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Zoning Ordinance, the placement of small wireless facilities and wireless support structures to accommodate small wireless facilities shall be a permitted use in the public right-of-way, except that a conditional use permit shall be required to install a new wireless support structure for siting of a small wireless facility in a right-of-way in a district or area zoned for single family residential use or within a historic district established by federal or state law or City ordinance as of the date of application for a small wireless facility permit.

(Amended by Ord. No. 2017-24, 11/28/17)