Zoning Ordinance

All new towers shall be monopole type structure. No lattice type towers or antennas shall be permitted in the City of Athens.

D. Structural Requirements

Prior to the approval of any application for a tower or the co-use of an existing tower or utility structure, the applicant shall provide written certification from a registered structural engineer that the tower is able to withstand winds of a minimum of seventy (70) miles per hour with one-half (.5) inch radial ice.

E. Buffering and Landscaping

1. For all ground structures and buildings special care shall be taken to minimize the effects on the adjacent residential areas.

2. All ground structures shall be buffered in a manner which consist of a minimum of an eight (8) foot wide landscaped strip around the perimeter of the security fencing. The buffered strip shall consist of a combination of trees, shrubs, vines and or ground covers that blends and enhances the appearance of the ground structures within the surrounded area. The buffer shall be installed for the permanent year round protection of adjacent property by visually shielding internal activities from adjoining property to a height of eight (8) feet or the height of the proposed accessory structures, whichever is greater. The landscaping provisions of this section may be varied or reduced if the proposed plan provides for unique and innovative landscaping treatment or physical features that meet the intent and purpose of this section.

F. Height

1. No tower shall exceed a height of two hundred and fifty (250) feet.

2. In instances when a tower is to be co-located upon an existing utility structure, which is defined as an existing power line structure or an existing water tower, the maximum height shall not exceed the height of the structure plus (+) twenty (20) feet.

G. Co-located Towers and Antennas

The co-location of towers and antennas shall only be permitted on existing and proposed telecommunication towers and public utility structures consisting of power line structures or water towers in excess of thirty-five (35) feet in height.

H. Vehicle Access Control

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