Only the following provisions and exception shall apply to telecommunication facilities (TF) established in Sangamon County as provided for in Public Act 90-0522 which is hereby adopted and made a reference to this section:

1. TFs must have a Certificate of Zoning Compliance before construction;
2. An existing TF can be replaced by the same or similar structure providing the height may not be more than fifteen (15) feet higher than the structure to be replaced;
3. TFs must be set back fifteen (15) feet from the front lot line and ten (10) feet from any other lot line;
4. TFs may be located on same zoning lot as other principal structures;
5. Lot area, width, floor area ratio, parking and loading requirements shall not apply except that one space shall be provided for each employee at a manned site.
6. New Telecommunication Facilities are permitted subject to the following:
   1. the height of the facility shall not exceed two hundred (200) feet, except that if a facility is located more than one and one-half (1½) miles from the corporate limits of any municipality with a population of twenty-five thousand (25,000) or more, the height of the facility shall not exceed three hundred fifty (350) feet; and
   2. the horizontal separation distance, as measured from the center of the base of the facility to the nearest vertical wall of a principal residential building that is not under the same ownership as the land of the facility lot shall not be less than the height of the supporting structure; except that if the supporting structure exceeds ninety-nine (99) feet in height, the horizontal separation distance to the nearest principal residential building shall be at least one hundred (100) feet or eighty (80) percent of the height of the supporting structure, whichever is greater. Compliance with this paragraph shall only be evaluated as of the time that an application for a Certificate of Zoning Compliance for the facility is submitted. If the supporting structure is not an antenna tower, this paragraph is satisfied.
7. If a TF is not permitted under paragraph F above, the facility may be permitted by the County Board after approval as a conditional permitted use in any zoning district. The method of application shall be as described in Chapter 17.58 of this ordinance except that only the standards below shall apply. Such approval shall be by a favorable vote of a majority of the County Board members present and voting. The following siting consideration shall be considered. No other standards shall apply;
   1. A non-residentially zoned lot is the most desirable location.
   2. A residentially zoned lot that is not used for residential purposes is the second most desirable location.
   3. A residentially zoned lot that is two (2) acres or more in size and is used for residential purposes is the third most desirable location.
   4. A residentially zoned lot that is less than two (2) acres in size and is used for residential purposes is the least desirable location.
   5. Whether a substantial adverse effect on public safety will result from some aspect of the facility's design or proposed construction, but only if that aspect of design or construction is modifiable by the applicant.
   6. The benefits to be derived by the users of the services to be provided or enhanced by the facility and whether public safety and emergency response capabilities would benefit by the establishment of the facility.
   7. The existing uses on adjacent and nearby properties.
   8. The extent to which the design of the proposed facility reflects compliance with the following:
      1. No building or tower that is part of a facility should encroach onto any recorded easement prohibiting the encroachment unless the grantees of the easement have given their approval.
      2. Lighting should be installed for security and safety purposes only. Except with respect to lighting required by the FCC or FAA, all lighting should be shielded so that no glare extends substantially beyond the boundaries of a facility.
      3. No facility should encroach onto an existing septic field.
      4. Any facility located in a special flood hazard area or wetland should meet the legal requirements for those lands.
      5. Existing trees more than three (3) inches in diameter should be preserved if reasonably feasible during construction. If any tree more than three (3) inches in diameter is removed during construction, a tree three (3) inches or more in diameter of the same or a similar species shall be planted as a replacement if reasonably feasible. Tree diameter shall be measured at a point three (3) feet above ground level.
      6. If any elevation of a facility faces an existing, adjoining residential use within a residential zoning district, low maintenance landscaping should be provided on or near the facility lot to provide at least partial screening of the facility. The quantity and type of that landscaping should be in accordance with any county landscaping regulations of general applicability, except that paragraph e) of this subsection 8 shall control over any tree-related regulations imposing a greater burden.
      7. Fencing should be installed around a facility. The height and materials of the fencing should be in accordance with any county fence regulations of general applicability.
      8. Any building that is part of a facility located adjacent to a residentially zoned lot should be designed with exterior materials and colors that are reasonably compatible with the residential character of the area.

(Res. 9, March 10, 1998)