§ 10.6. Exceptions from a Special Use Permit for Wireless Telecommunications Facilities.

(A)

No person shall be permitted to site, place, build, construct, modify or prepare any site for the placement or use of a wireless telecommunications facility as of the effective date of this article without having first obtained a special use permit for a wireless telecommunications facility as defined in section four (10.4) of this article or an administratively granted authorization granted under section nine (10.9) of this article, whichever is applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this section, special use permits for wireless telecommunications facilities that existed on or before the effective date of this article shall be allowed to continue as they presently exist, provided however, that any visible modification of an existing wireless telecommunications facility will require the complete facility, including the tower if applicable, and any new installation to comply with this article, as will anything changing the structural load.

(B)

Any repair and maintenance of a wireless facility does not require an application for a special use permit. However, no additional construction or site modification will be permitted.

(C)

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section and all subparts thereof, the co-location and/or shared use of antennas on existing telecommunication towers or other tall structures or compatible use structures, such as utility poles, water towers, and other towers, shall be exempt from the public hearing requirement otherwise required for a tower, and shall be subject only to an administrative review process as set forth under section 10.9 of this article.

( Ord. No. 2010-07 , § I, 12-15-2009)