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Warsaw City Zoning Code

ARTICLE 15

- CELL TOWERS AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES

15.0.- Cell towers and wireless communication facilities.

All wireless communication facilities shall be required to comply with the following standards:

a.

Co-location. To place a new facility, the applicant must prove that co-location is not possible within the following radius of the proposed tower:

Tower Height Radius From Proposed Tower
Less than 150 ½ mile
Greater than 150 feet 1 mile

 

b.

The applicant must provide written agreement to permit other providers to attach antenna or other communications apparatus to the facility which do not interfere with the primary purpose of the tower.

c.

Proposed facility must provide sufficient space and support to accommodate additional antenna as follows:

Tower Height Additional Antenna
Less than 150 feet 1
150 feet to 175 feet 2
175 to 200 feet 3

 

d.

Height. The proposed facility shall not exceed height limitations as follows:

Zoning District Maximum Height of Tower
Commercial/industrial 200 feet

 

e.

Setbacks. The proposed facility shall meet the setback requirements as follows: Setbacks for a facility which utilizes guy wires shall begin from the point at which such wires meet the ground.

Height of Tower Front, Side and Rear Setbacks
150 feet or less 50 feet
Greater than 150 feet 50 feet + 2 feet per each foot of
tower exceeding 150 feet

 

f.

Design standards.

1.

The proposed facility shall be designed to blend into the surrounding environment through the use of color and camouflaging architectural treatment.

2.

The proposed facility shall be a monopole or of similar design.

3.

Proposed accessory structures and additional accessory structures shall be architecturally designed to blend with the surrounding area through materials and design features.

g.

Lighting. The proposed facility shall not be lighted, except as required to meet applicable local, state and federal lighting regulations.

h.

Removal. The applicant must provide written agreement to remove the facility after 180 days of discontinued use.

i.

No signs or other forms of advertising are permitted on the proposed facility.