Weehawken Township City Zoning Code
§ 23-10A.1
Purpose.
[Ord. No. 18-2001, § 1]
The purpose of this section is to amend Chapter 23 of the Township Code of the Township of Weehawken entitled Zoning to include the regulation of cellular communication antennas located within the Township of Weehawken. The goal of this section is to establish general guidelines for the siting of cellular antennas and to:
a.
Restrict the location of antennas to nonresidential areas;
b.
Minimize the total number of antenna locations throughout the Township;
c.
Encourage strongly the joint use of new and existing antenna sites;
d.
Encourage users of antennas to locate them, to the extent possible, in areas where the adverse impact on the community is minimal;
e.
Encourage users of antennas to configure them in a way that minimizes the adverse visual impact of the antennas;
f.
Enhance the ability of the providers of telecommunications service to provide such services to the community quickly, effectively and efficiently;
g.
Consider the public health and safety of communication antennas;
h.
Encourage the use of existing structures for antennas.
In furtherance of these goals, the Township of Weehawken should give due consideration to the Township of Weehawken master plan, zoning map, existing land uses and environmentally sensitive areas in approving sites for the location of antennas.