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A. New Towers and Antennas. All new towers or antennas in the city shall be subject to these regulations.

B. Mobile and Temporary Antennas. All new mobile and temporary antennas in the city shall be subject to these regulations and require a temporary use permit. In the event an approved conditional use permit for a permanent tower or antenna does not provide for an interim mobile or temporary antenna, mobile and temporary antennas shall be reviewed and permitted by temporary use permit for a period not to exceed six months. More than one temporary use permit may be approved for the same temporary antenna.

C. Amateur Radio Towers and Antennas. This chapter shall govern the installation of any tower or antenna that is an amateur radio station operators/receive only operation, that is under the maximum building height of the zoning district in which such structure is located and which is owned and operated by a federally licensed amateur radio station operator or is used exclusively for receive only operations.

D. Exceptions. The following are exempt from the provisions of this chapter:

1. Legally established preexisting towers and preexisting antennas with a valid conditional use permit shall not be required to meet the requirements of this chapter. Modifications to preexisting towers and antennas that substantially increase the physical dimensions of the tower, antenna, or equipment, as deemed by the zoning administrator or designee, are required to comply with this chapter. A substantial change to an existing wireless facility includes any increase to the existing height of a tower or antenna and/or a proposed increase in the existing mass of the antenna or appurtenances greater than 20 percent. All other preexisting towers and preexisting antennas without an approved use permit shall meet the requirements of this chapter accordingly.

2. For purposes of implementing this chapter, an AM array, consisting of one or more tower units and supporting ground system which functions as one AM broadcasting antenna, shall be considered one tower. Additional tower units may be added within the perimeter of the AM array by right. [Ord. 17-01 § 1; Res. 17-01; Ord. 14-12 § 1; Res. 14-36 § 412.02.]