Provide for the appropriate location and development of antennas and antenna support structures to serve the citizens and businesses of the City of St. Ann;

Minimize adverse visual impacts of antennas and antenna support structures through the careful design, siting, landscape screening and innovative camouflaging techniques;

Maximize the use of existing and new antenna support structures so as to minimize the need to construct new or additional facilities;

Maximize and encourage the use of disguised support structures so as to ensure the architectural integrity and the scenic quality of areas within the City.

Building Codes, Safety Standards And Zoning Compliance. To ensure the structural integrity of antennas, antenna support structures, cabinets and shelters, any such facility shall be constructed and maintained in compliance with all standards contained in any applicable building codes, electrical codes and the applicable standards published by the Electronics Industries Association, as amended from time to time. In addition to any other approvals required hereunder, no antenna or support structure shall be erected prior to zoning approval and the issuance of a building permit.

Regulatory Compliance. All antennas and antenna support structures shall meet or exceed current standards and regulations of the FAA, FCC and any other federal or State agency with the authority to regulate antennas and support structures. Should such standards or regulations be amended, then the owner shall bring such devices and structure into compliance with the revised standards or regulations within six (6) months of the effective date of the revision unless an earlier date is mandated by the controlling agency.

Security. All antennas and antenna support structures shall be protected from unauthorized access by appropriate security devises. A description of proposed security measures shall be provided as part of any application to install, build or modify antennas or support structures. Additional measures may be required as a condition of the issuance of any permit as deemed necessary by the Director or the Board of Aldermen.

Lighting. Antennas and antenna support structures shall not be lighted unless required by the FAA or other Federal or State agency with authority to regulate, in which case a description of the required lighting scheme will be made a part of the application to install, build or modify the antenna(s) or support structures.

Advertising. Unless a disguised support structure a is in the form of a permitted advertising sign, the placement of advertising on antenna support structures is prohibited.

Design.

Antenna support structures shall not exceed a height of seventy-two (72) feet in any of the City's zoning districts, unless a different height is authorized under the co-use provisions of these regulations or on the specific approval of the Board of Aldermen.

Antennas mounted on a building shall not protrude above the maximum height prescribed for the applicable zoning district without the specific approval of the Board of Aldermen based on its determination that the proposed height does not have a detrimental effect on surrounding property.

Submit a notarized statement to the City agreeing to make the proposed antenna support structure available for use by others, subject to reasonable technical limitations and financial terms.

Furnish an inventory to the director of all known antenna support structures and potential building sites located within one-half (1/2) mile of the proposed structure site, identifying the owner of same as well as the antenna support structure's type and reference name or number, if applicable, and the street location, latitude and longitude, height, type and mounting height of existing antennas and an assessment of available space for the placement of additional antennas, shelters and/or cabinets. The applicant shall further demonstrate that it has requested co-use of each existing building or antenna support structure from the owner thereof and/or shall indicate why such co-use is inappropriate or was otherwise not allowed.

Antenna support structures may be constructed or modified so as to exceed the height limitations provided in Section 400.940(D) hereof to accommodate co-use. An applicant may request an extension of twenty (20) additional feet per co-user, whether actual or anticipated, up to a limit of forty (40) additional feet. The City may also require the applicant for new construction to exceed the applicable limitation, regardless of whether a co-user is immediately available to share space with the applicant.

In the event that a conditional use permit is requested for the construction of a new antenna support structure, the applicant shall notify in writing any other known potential service providers in that area that the structure will be available for co-use. Said notices shall issue on or before the day on which the applicant submits to the City an application for a conditional use permit for the structure. The notice shall allow potential co-users thirty (30) days within which to express any interest in co-use, during which time the applicant shall not commit to a design for the structure which precludes co-use. The willful and knowing failure of an applicant to agree to co-use or to negotiate in good faith with potential co-users may be cause for either the denial of a pending application, the revocation of an existing conditional use permit and/or the withholding of future similar permits to the applicant.

The attachment of additional antennas to any antenna support structure existing on the effective date of this Article or subsequently approved in accordance herewith, provided that the existing antenna support structure is not modified to extend the height thereof.

The mounting of antennas on any existing building, provided that the antennas do not exceed the height limitation established by the applicable zoning district regulations and, provided further, that each such antenna is concealed by architectural elements or camouflaged by painting a color matching the surface to which they are attached.

The installation of antennas or the construction of an antenna support structure on buildings or land owned by the City of St. Ann in conjunction with the approval of a lease agreement by the Board of Aldermen.

The placement of dual polar panel antennas on wooden or steel utility poles not to exceed forty (40) feet in height, provided that all related equipment is contained in a cabinet.

The installation or mounting of antennas on any existing high-voltage utility towers in excess of forty (40) feet in height.

The one-time replacement of any antenna support structure existing on the effective date of this Article or subsequently approved in accordance with these regulations.

Applicant shall submit a detailed site plan, based on a closed boundary survey of the host parcel, indicating all existing and proposed improvements, including buildings, drives, walkways, public rights-of-way, the zoning district categories of the parcel and adjoining properties, the location of and distance to off-site residential structures, required setbacks, required buffer and landscape areas, hydrologic features and the coordinates and height above ground level of the existing or proposed tower.

The application shall be reviewed by the Director to determine compliance with the applicable standards and transmit the application for review and comment by other City departments as may be affected by the proposed facility. The Director may request additional information from the applicant. The application shall not be deemed to be complete until such information is received from applicant.

The Director shall issue a decision on the permit within sixty (60) days of the date on which the application is deemed complete or the application shall be deemed approved. The Director may deny the application or approve the application as submitted or with such modifications as are, in the judgment of the Director, reasonably necessary to protect the safety and general welfare of the residents of the City of St. Ann. A decision to deny an application shall be made in writing and state the specific reasons for the denial.

An appeal from the decision of the Director may be taken to the Board of Adjustment by filing such appeal within thirty (30) days from receipt of the denial.

Application. An application for a conditional use permit, accompanied by a detailed site plan conforming with Section 400.950(B)(1), shall be filed and processed in the manner established for all other conditional use permits, except as supplemented by this Section.

Public Hearing. The public hearing required for consideration of the application for conditional use permit shall be recorded and all documentary evidence of any kind submitted in support of or against the application shall be identified and labeled by the City Clerk and made a part of the public record. The Board of Aldermen may exercise its discretion to continue the public hearing for the purpose of accepting additional oral or documentary evidence into the record for consideration.

Findings Required. In addition to any other determination required by the Zoning Code for the consideration of an application for a conditional use permit, the Board of Aldermen shall make findings as to the following based upon the evidence submitted with the application and/or presented during the public hearing by the applicant or others.

Determination.