Lincoln |
Code of Ordinances |
Title 18. ZONING |
Division IV. USES, YARDS, HEIGHTS, PARKING, LOADING, RIDESHARING AND TRANSPORTATION PLANS |
Chapter 18.41. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES |
Article II. Permitting |
§ 18.41.090. Class II facilities—Design review.
Class II facilities as described below shall be reviewed in accordance with Chapter 18.64 of this code (Design Review) and must meet the criteria as set forth in this section. Class II facilities consist of the following:
(1)
Any exempted or Class I facility which does not meet the location and design standards of Sections 18.41.070 or 18.41.080, respectively;
(2)
Any mobile antenna when placed on a site for more than 24 hours, but less than 30 days meeting the requirements set forth below:
a.
Antenna vehicle/trailer shall be located only on an improved surface.
b.
Parking and access for support personnel shall be on an improved surface.
c.
Day and night safety marking shall be provided.
d.
The antenna vehicle/trailer and support parking shall not be located within a public right-of-way.
(3)
Roof-mounted facilities on non-residential structures meeting the requirements forth below:
a.
The facility and related equipment shall be fully screened from public view or architecturally integrated into the building design.
b.
Antennas shall match the color scheme of the building facade to which they are attached.
c.
Ground-mounted equipment shall be undergrounded or screened from public view.
d.
Antennas and support structures shall not exceed the allowable height limit for the zone or exceed the roof parapet by more than six feet, which ever is less.
(4)
Wireless telecommunication antennas on publicly owned or publicly utilized lands meeting the requirements set forth below:
a.
Antennas may be mounted on existing buildings or structures. Ground-mounted antennas shall not exceed 15 feet.
b.
The antennas shall be integrated into the site and/or structure design.
c.
Ground-mounted equipment shall be undergrounded or screened from public view.
d.
Parking and access shall be on an improved surface.
(5)
Replacement of previously approved towers in commercial and industrial zones meeting the requirements set below:
a.
The height of the new tower is equal to or less than the existing tower.
b.
If technological improvements or developments occur which allow the use of a materially smaller or a less visually obtrusive tower, the applicant may be required to upgrade the tower to minimize adverse impacts.
(6)
Placement of private carrier facilities on utility, signal or lighting structures within a public right-of-way or easement meeting the requirements set forth below:
a.
Antennas shall be treated to match the supporting structure.
b.
Antennas mounted in residential areas shall be no more than two feet in height and one foot in width. In all zones, antenna size shall be limited to the minimum functional size.
c.
Ground-mounted equipment shall be undergrounded or screened from public view.
d.
The city retains the right to deny an application for this type of wireless telecommunication facility based on aesthetic impacts alone.
(7)
Antenna arrays mounted on existing signs, water towers, sport field light towers and other similarly scaled structures meeting the requirements set forth below:
a.
Antennas shall be treated to match the supporting structure.
b.
Ground-mounted equipment shall be undergrounded or screened from public view.
c.
The city retains the right to deny an application for this type of wireless telecommunication facility based on aesthetic impacts alone.
(Ord. 690B §2 (part), 2000)