(a) Existing vegetation on a cell site shall be preserved to the maximum extent possible.
(b) Landscaping shall be required to screen and buffer as much of the towers, cellular and wireless towers, facilities and equipment as possible, as well as the fence surrounding the towers, cellular and wireless towers, facilities and equipment, and any other ground level features of the cell site, from the abutting properties.
(c) Where the cell site abuts residentially developed land, Residential Zoning Districts, public land or streets, the cell site perimeter shall be landscaped with at least one raw of deciduous trees, not less than three and one-half inches in caliper, spaced not more than thirty feet apart, on center, and within twenty-five feet of the cell site boundary, as well as at least one row of evergreen trees or shrubs, at least fourteen feet high when planted and spaced not more than fifteen feet apart and within forty feet of the cell site boundary. Alternatives, such as walls or solid fences constructed of wood or stone, of at least eight feet in height, may be permitted by the Board of Commissioners based on security or other reasons.(d) Antenna support structures shall be painted gray or have a galvanized finish retained in order to reduce the visual impact. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all antenna support structures shall meet all Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations. No antenna support structure may be lighted except when required by the FAA.
(Ord. 771. Passed 6-17-98.)
A security fence shall be required around the cell site, unless the antenna is mounted on an existing structure. The security fence shall be minimum of eight feet in height and shall otherwise comply with the height regulations set forth in Section 1292.07 of the Planning and Zoning Code. (Ord. ‘771. Passed 6-17-98.)
If the cell site is fully automated, adequate parking shall be required for maintenance workers, with a minimum of two parking spaces provided. If the cell site is not automated, the number of required parking spaces shall equal the number of people present at the cell site on the largest shift. (Ord. 771. Passed 6-17-98.)
A site plan at a scale of 1” - 50” shall be required for all cell sites, showing the antenna, antenna support structures, building, fencing, buffering and ingress and egress. The site plan shall comply with the Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, as amended. (Ord. 771. Passed 6-17-98.)
830.10 MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS.
The cell site shall be maintained and kept in good repair as required by Federal Law H.R. 6180/s. 2882, the Telecommunications Authorization Act of 1992 including amendments to Sections 303 (q) and 503 (b) (5) of the Communications Act of 1934, and all Township ordinances not inconsistent therewith.
(Ord. 771. Passed 6-17-98.)
It being the finding of the Board of Commissioners of Aston Township that any antenna and antenna support structures which have been abandoned present a danger to the health, safety and welfare of the general public, all abandoned structures shall be removed from any cell site not more than one year after abandonment. The cell site owner shall be responsible far any demolition costs related to the antenna and antenna support structures.
(Ord. 771. Passed 6-17-98.)
(EDITOR’S NOTE: See Section 202.99 for general Code penalty if no specific penalty is provided.)
1998 Replacement