Except as hereinafter provided, personal communications antennas and satellite dish antennas greater or equal to 40 inches in diameter or diagonal measurement shall be permitted in any zone district; shall be limited in quantity to district-wide standards pursuant to Subsection 20-17.3c and Subsection d of Subsection 20-5.4; and shall be intended for the sole use of occupants of the property on which it is located.

In all districts, the height of any personal communications antenna shall not exceed the actual or maximum permitted height of the principal buildings, whichever is less, by more than 30%. In residence districts, any satellite dish antenna shall not exceed six feet in diameter or 28 square feet in area or nine feet in height. In nonresidence districts, any satellite dish antenna shall not exceed 10 feet in diameter or 79 square feet in area or 13 feet in height.

Height limitations shall be measured vertically from the mean grade of the surrounding terrain to a radius of 50 feet up to the highest point of the antenna or antenna support, whichever is more elevated, when the antenna is in maximum operating position.

All such antennas shall be ground-mounted as herein provided, and shall not be mounted on the principal building or any accessory building or structure, though they may be supported by the same.

On corner lots, such antenna shall be set back a minimum of two times the required front yard setback from any street right-of-way line.

No advertising, lettering or other signage shall be affixed to any antenna or its support structures.

Such antenna, including all of its components, array and supporting structures, shall be located in a rear yard only and shall be set back from any rear or side property line by an amount at least equal to the minimum required or actual side yard setback to the principal building, or a distance at least equal to the height of the antenna, whichever is the greatest. The lowest portion of such antenna shall not be more than two feet above the ground surface immediately surrounding the same.

The color of any such antenna and its mounting supports shall blend with its surroundings; the surrounding area shall be suitably landscaped; and all wiring to or from the antenna shall be underground.

Any such antenna, including mount and support structures, shall be screened to minimize the view from streets and from the ground level of adjoining properties. Screening shall consist of trellis, latticework, decorative block, basket-weave fencing, open artistic block or similar materials or by evergreen plantings at least five feet high at the time of planting and of adequate kind, proximity and density of growth, or by combinations thereof.

All antennas and related support structures shall conform with the manufacturer's specifications and installation instructions; shall not cause radio frequency equipment interference on other properties; shall be of noncombustible and corrosive-resistant materials; shall be erected in a secure and wind-resistant manner; shall be fully retracted when not in use; and shall have adequate ground protection against a direct lightning strike.

In the event the developer can demonstrate that the antenna will not function properly or provide adequate signal quality when installed in accordance with the above conditions, the Planning Board may, upon site plan review, grant exceptions, pursuant to the Municipal Land Use Law (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-51), upon the showing of adequate proofs by the developer through qualified experts. The grant of such exceptions may be subject to such conditions as the Planning Board may require to protect the intent and purpose of the provisions of this subsection.