Wilbur City Zoning Code

Attached wireless communication facilities (not permitted on residential structures) shall be permitted in all zones within the town as a permitted use.

Wireless communication facilities are not permitted in residential zones; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to utility facilities located on a property which are accessory to the property or to the transmission, distribution or collection lines and equipment necessary to provide a direct utility connection to the property or neighboring properties, or to those utility facilities located on public rights-of-way.

Wireless communication facilities located more than three hundred feet from residential zones (as measured from the wireless communication support structure to the property line of the nearest residentially zoned parcel) are permitted in commercial and industrial zones by conditional use permit; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to utility facilities located on a property which are accessory to the property or to the transmission, distribution or collection lines and equipment necessary to provide a direct utility connection to the property or neighboring properties, or to those utility facilities located on public rights-of-way.

Such facilities shall not be injurious to the neighborhood or otherwise detrimental to the public welfare.

The applicant shall demonstrate the need for any proposed tower (wireless communication support structure) to be located near a residential area, the procedures involved in the site selection and an evaluation of alternative sites and existing facilities on which the proposed facility could be located or co-located.

A site development plan shall be submitted showing the location, size, screening and design of all buildings and structures, including fences; the location, size and nature of outdoor equipment; and the location, number and species of all proposed landscaping.

The facility shall be designed to be aesthetically and architecturally compatible with the natural and built environments. This includes, but is not necessarily limited to, building design and the use of exterior materials harmonious with the character of the surrounding neighborhood and the use of landscaping and privacy screening to buffer the facilities and activities on the site from surrounding properties (e.g., towers, transformers, tanks, etc.) shall be designed and located on the site to minimize adverse impacts on surrounding properties.

All wireless facilities shall comply with national, state or local standards whichever is more restrictive, in effect at that time of application for non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation.

The applicant shall demonstrate a justification for the proposed height of the structures and an evaluation of alternative designs which might result in lower heights. If additional height over that allowed in the zone is justified it may be approved.

Such facilities shall not be injurious to the neighborhood or otherwise detrimental to the public welfare.

The applicant shall demonstrate the need for public utility facility to be located in a residential area, the procedures involved in the site selection and an evaluation of alternative sites and existing facilities on which the proposed facility could be located or co-located.

A site development plan shall be submitted showing the location, size, screening and design of all buildings and structures, including fences; the location, size and nature of outdoor equipment; and the location, number and species of all proposed landscaping.

The facility shall be designed to be aesthetically and architecturally compatible with the natural and built environments. This includes, but is not necessarily limited to, building design and the use of exterior materials harmonious with the character of the surrounding neighborhood and the use of landscaping and privacy screening to buffer the facilities and activities on the site from surrounding properties (e.g., towers, transformers, tanks, etc.) shall be designed and located on the site to minimize adverse impacts on surrounding properties.

All wireless facilities shall comply with national, state or local standards whichever is more restrictive, in effect at the time of application, for non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation.

The applicant shall demonstrate a justification for the proposed height of the structures and an evaluation of alternative designs which might result in lower heights. If additional height over that allowed in the zone is justified it may be approved.

The applicant shall include an analysis of the feasibility of future consolidated use of the proposed facility with other public utility facilities.