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January 9, 1997 - Temp. Ord. #1780
Revision No. 1 - January 14, 1997
Revision No. 2 - February 14, 1997
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
ORDINANCE NO. 0-97--
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA; AMENDING
CHAPTER 24 ENTITLED, "ZONING", AMENDING
ARTICLE VI, ENTITLED, "ACCESSORY USES"
DELETING SECTION 24-614 ENTITLED, "SATELLITE
RECEIVING ANTENNAE (SRA)" IN ITS ENTIRETY,
CREATING A NEW ARTICLE IX TO BE ENTITLED
"TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWERS AND
ANTENNAS", CREATING SECTION 24-700 ENTITLED
"INTENT AND PURPOSE", CREATING SECTION 24-
701 ENTITLED "DEFINITIONS", CREATING SECTION
24-702 ENTITLED "MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR
LOCATIONS AND APPROVAL OF
TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWERS", CREATING
SECTION 24-703 ENTITLED "MINIMUM STANDARDS
FOR LOCATION AND APPROVAL OF
COMMUNICATIONS ANTENNAS (NOT LOCATED ON
TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWERS)", CREATING
SECTION 24-704 ENTITLED "SHARED USE OF
COMMUNICATION ANTENNAS", CREATING
SECTION 24-705 ENTITLED "APPLICATIONS",
CREATING SECTION 24-706 ENTITLED "SATELLITE
RECEIVING ANTENNAE (SRA)"; CASE NO. 5-Z-97;
PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR
CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, recent changes in state and federal law regarding wireless
communication technology has resulted in an increased demand for the
construction of telecommunications towers; and
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WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Tamarac has determined that it is
in the best interest of the public to impose controls on the location of telecommunications
towers in a manner which balances the needs of the telecommunication industry, the
consumers of telecommunication services with the interest of the general public for orderly,
aesthetic development standards; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has determined, based upon the research and
findings of the City staff, that there are sufficient sites available in certain areas to satisfy
the increasing demand for telecommunications tower sites; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida has deemed it to
be in the best interest of the citizens and residents of the City of Tamarac to amend the
regulations and requirements for accessory uses and structures regarding
telecommunications towers and antennas.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA:
_SEC IT ON 1: That the foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are hereby ratified and
confirmed as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of the Ordinance
upon adoption hereof.
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SECTIONS That Section 24-614 entitled, "Satellite receiving antennae
(SRA)° is hereby deleted in its entirety.
SECTION 3: That Article IX entitled "Telecommunications Towers and
Antennas" is hereby created to read as follows:
ARIICLE IX TELECOMMUNIQATIONS TOWERS AND ANTENNAS
,Jection 24-700 Intent and_purpQse.
The regulations and requir ments of this Article are intended to:
i. promote the hPolth. gafetyand aeneral welfaLQ of 1he citizens
by regulating the siting of el m ni ti ns towers:
provide for the appropriate location and development of
telecommunications towers and antennas wltbi thPcity:
jL minimize adverse visu I effects of telecommunications towers
and antennas through careful design. siting. Ian s ape
screening and innovative camouflaging tech iques;.
iv. avoid potential damage to adjacent properties from tr
f h engineering ajid careful siting of tower
structure;
K.- protect residential areas and land uses from potential adverse
impacts Qf telecommunications towers and antennae
Maximizing use of any new or existing telecommunications
towers through shared use, i.e., co-location..IQ reduce the
number of towers needed.
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Section 24-701 Definitions.
Accessory usek Wary se: a use that is.. either incidental to
and/or subordinate to, and subser4ent to the main use.of the
pfwffty.
Antenna: a transmitting and/or receiving device used f-Qr.personal.
wireless services fbal radiates or captures electromagnetic waves,
including directional antennas, such as panel and microwave dish
antennas, and omni-directional antennas, such as whips. excluding
radar antennas, amateur radio antennas and satellite.earth stations.
Guyed tower: a telecommurlications tower that is supported. in
Whglg r in part, by guywires and groundn h r.
Microwavp, gr dishantenna: a dish -like anterma usod to link wireless
service sites together by wireless transmission of voice or data.
Monopole tower: a telecommul2iggtiongg tower consisting of a single
pole ors ire self supported by a permanent foundgtion. construcied
Yvi#hout auy wires and ground anchors.
Panel antenna: an array of-gl3tennas designed to concentrate a
radio signal in a particular area.
PersonaLvdrpless services: commercial it rvices unlicen
wirdug services,and com wireless exchange gpcess
services.
Personal wireless servicefacilities: facilitie,5 -f-Qr theprovision
personal wireleslpervices.
Self-support/lattice tower: a telecommunications tower that is
constructed without guy wires and around anchors.
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nv telecommunications facilitv which is desioned to
blend into the surrounding environment, Examples of stealth facilities
include architecturally screened roof -mounted antennas, anteni�
integrated into architectural elements, and telecommunications towers
desianed to k like light poles, power poles or trees.
Telecommunications tower: a guyed, monopole or self -
lattice tower, constructed as a free-standing structure,
containing more antennas used in the provision of personal
wireless services: excluding amateur radio towers.
Unlicen5ed wireless service: the off f telecommunications
servicessin duly authorize i hi h do not require individual
licenses, but does not mean the provision of direct -to -home gatellite
services.
Whip antenna: a cylindrical antenna ,that transmits signals in_360
degrees.
Section 24-702 Minimum standards for locations and approyall of
telecommunications towers.
W Freestanding telecommunicatign,5 lowersshall be
considemd a Permitted use only Q0 City_ owned PropettY,
Telecommunications towers on all other propetty located within the Q& sh 11
be permitted as a special exception, in any zoning district provided the
jgwers are an accessoly use and sujecth rocedure and requirements
f Section 24-552 of the C' f Ordinances. This provision dQes not
preclude h f vacant property in the LI- district, however,
monopole type stealth facilitv must be utilized and processed as a special
exc?.ption.
Q Minimum standards. Excppt where a special exception iranted
eve[y jelecommunications tower must meet the following minimum
standards:
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M Prior to the issuance of a building ermi hbuilding
department, a site demeftmefit
plan for a minor deye%pment
shall be
resent r approval
to the plannil3a division,department
of
community development. Each application
for a
proposed
telecommunications
tower shall include II reqUirements
for site
development approval
as required by apglion
10-47
of the Land
Development
. The director of cgMMIjaity
development
may
waive all or f2gMe
of these provisions f r stealth towers
which are
d si ned to emulate gxisting structures already on
the site.includin
but not limited to light
standards or power op les.
U 8 statement shall be 51jbmifted.
prepared by a professional
registered engineer licensed to
practice in the State of Florida.,
which
through rational engineering analysis
certifies the tower's compliance
with applicable standards as
set forth in the South Floridalauilding.
Code, latest Broward County Edition,
and any associated _regula
ions
and describes the tower's capacity,including an example of the
number.aod type of antennas it can accoMmodate. No tower shall be
permitted exceed its loading
. For all towers aftached
to
existing structures, the statement
shall include certification That
the
,structuren support the toad
,juperimposed from the towgr.
All
towers shall have the capacity
to permit multiple users: _at_ a_minimum.
monopole towers shall be gbje
to accommodate twg (2) users
and at
minimum self-support/lattice
r guyed towers 5hgj1 bp,
able to
accommodate users.
(r Height/setbacks and related location requirements.
1. The height of a telecommunications tower shall n
exceed oneltundfed and-ft"Lly-fis-01two- hundred (200) feet.
Tower height shall be measured from the crown of the road of
the nearest public street.
2. Telecommunications tow II conform wilb the
setbacks egtablished for all the underlying zoning district.
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3. Monopole, lattice r guyed telecommiini-Qjilions towers
shall not be permitted within two hundred and fifty (250) feet of
any residential district.
shall not be loccatled within sw fen hi -nd red an"
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Antennas located -on monopoles, lattice or guyed
telecommunications towers. hall not exceed the hei ht_of the
tower by more than twenty -.( et.
5 All buildings and other structures to be located on the
same property ga a telecommunications tgyyer shall conforM
with the setbacks established for tb?, underlying zoning
kM Aircraft hazard. Prior to the issuance
of a bUildina.
permit by
the build i department
applicant shall prgvide evidence that
h mbined height
the
Qf the
telecommunications towers of and antennas
are in complignce
with
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations.
Where an antenna
will exceed the highest point of the
existing struplure upon
which
it is to be mounted, such evidence shall not be required.
U Approval required from other governmental agencies. Each
application for a telecommunications tamer may be required to include
written approval or a statement of no objection from other federal or
state aaencies that may reaulate telecommunications tower sitina,
n, and constr
ff FQQ emissions stand . All proposed t!glecommunicatio
equipment shall comply with current radio frequency emissions
standards of the Federal Cam unications Commission,_
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LM auffering.
J. An eight (8) foot fence or wall &.Qnsjr!j!pted in
accordancg with Section 24-634 of the City's Qgde of
Ordinances, as mess red from the finished grade of the, site,
shall be required around the base of any lattice tower aLld may_
be permitted around any accessgry bUildingsr structures.
2. Landscaping, consistent with the requirements of
Chapter 11 of the City's Code of Ordinances, shall be installed
around the entire perimete,r „Q,fany fence or wall. Additional
landscaping may be requirpd around theperimeter of a fence
or wall and around an_y or all anchors or supports if deemed
necessary to buffer adjacent properties. The city mayrequjm
landscaping in excess of the requirements of tberily code in
order to enhance compatibility with admacen residential and
non-residential land uos,,,,,, La do scaping shall be installed on
the outside of the eri r feape or wall.
2 Landscaping consistent with perimeteron-site
requirements of Chapter 11 of the City's Code of Ordinances
hall be installed around any acce o buildings structures.
ft High voltage and "No Trespassing" warning signs.
1. If high voltage is necessary for the operatiQn of
telecommunications tower or any accessorystr!jpAurgs, "HIGH
VOLTAGE - QANQER" warnings signs shall be permanently
attached to the fence or wall and shall be spaced no more than
forty (40) fe
2 "NO TRESPASSING" Mrninq sians shall b
permanently attached to the fence or wall and shall be s al and
no more than forty (40)feet apart.
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3. The letters for the "HIGH VOLTAGE - DANGER" and
"NO TRESPASSING" warning signs shall be at least six (5
inghg5 in height. The two (2) warning signs may be combined
into one (1) sign. The warning signs shall be installed at least
five (5) feet above the finished grade of the fence.
4. The warning signs may be attache #Q_ f_ reestan ing.
poles if the content of the signr2 may be gbstr cted by
landscaping_
Equipment storage. Mobile or immobile equipment not uses
in direct support of a tower facility shall not be stored or parked on the
site of the telecoMMMnlrations tower. unless repairs to the tower are
being made.
M Removal of abandoned or unused facilities. All abandoned Q
unused telecommunications tower facililties shall �e removed bye
tower owner/operator within ninety (90) days of the o sation_.gf use.
A tower shall be considered abandoned if use has been discontnued
for one -hundred e' 180 tiv . Tgl=mmunications
we[s being utilized for other purposes,includina but not limited to
liaht standards and power poles, may be exempt from this provision
where superseded by the requirements of other county, state or
federal regulatory agencies.
W Signs and advertising. The use of any portion of a tower for
sians or advertising purposes, including company name, banners,
streamers, etc., shall be strictly_ prohibited.
fD Accessory buildings or s r ctureAl cc?,ssocY buildings or
structures shall meet all building desigo §Igndardsin this
Code and in accordanceprovisionsf the South Florida
Buildina Code latest Broward County Editioa.All accessocy buildings
or structures shall reauire a buildina permit issued by the buildina
department.
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Lmj Colors. Except where superseded by the requirements of
other county, stgte, or federal regulatory agencies possessing
jurisdigtion v I m n i i ns IQ-w&rs, tmigommuni.Qatigns
w in c cAed ja lieutral golors, designed IQ
blend into then in nvir nm n- r i r
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Non-interference.
Each application
instate
tQ.elloW construction
mprepared-by
of a
a
regiralgredFr
F e-rigineer that--
the
construction
and placement
of the
tower, will not unnecessarily
interfere with public safety
communications
and the usual
and
customary
transmission or
reception
of radio and tele,yision service
n'oyed
by ad-jagent residgntial
and
Dgn-_rgsidpntia1.prope[tiVs,A
ataWm
II be prgpared
by g registgE@d
engineer identifying
interfercence
that may result
from
the proposed Qgnslruction
and
placement,
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city's
Telecommunications
building department,
tower owners shall submit a report
certifying structural and electrical integrity
to the
on the
following schedule:
1. Monopole towers - at least once every five (5) years:
I Self-supporUlattice_towers - at least cnce every tw4121
years; and
3. Guyed towers - at least once every two (2) years.
M Inspections shall be conducted by an engineer licensed to
Practicg-ja the Stala.Qfrid Th [gsults of such inspgctions shall
be provided to the building dh istM department.
Based upon the results of an inspection. the Building
Official may require repair or removal of a telecommunications tower,
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kr The building department, may conduct periodicinspections of
telecommunications towers to ensure structural aid electrical
integrity. The owner of the telecommunications tcWgr may be
required by cityo have more frequent n should h re be
reason to believe that the structural and electrical intearitv of the
tower is jeopardiz
W Construction of any tower type other than stealth and mo-n2pQle.
including but not limited to lattice and guyed towers, shall require rapecial
exception.
M Existing towers.
U Notwithstanding_ the above provisions of this section,
telecommunications antennas may be placed on existing towers_wit_h
sufficient loading capacity after approval by the director of coMmunity
deyeloppment. The capacity shall be certified by an engineer licenses
to practice in the State of Florida.
U Notwithstanding the abgye p[Qvi iionns of this section, towers in
existence as of January 1. 1997, may be replaced with a tower of
equal of I-pss visual impact after approval by the city manager or hia
designeQ. However, if the proposed new tower would nQt
consistent_ with the minimum standards under this sectlrn_,.
re Ip acernent mIjsj be approved by the city commission.
Sin 24-703 Minimum standards for location and approval of
communications antennas no n telecommunications
towers).
W antennas shall be permitted as follows:
(a- Stealth and non -stealth rooftop or building mounted .a0jg n_ag may be
permitted as an accessory use in the following zoning districts
subject to the procedure and requirements provided elsewhety in this
ch�ter'
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1. (B-2) Planned Communitv Business District.
2 (B-3) General Business District.
3,,. (RM7101 Planned Apartment District.
4. (R4-A) Planned Apgrtmenjdistrict.
6 (R-5)_Motel Didngt_
6. (S-1) Recreational District.
7. (A-1) Limited Agricultural District.
8. 1-I-1 Light In
9. (1-1) Institutional -Educational -Governmental Distrlg#r.
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0 Minimum gandards. Building or rooftop antennas shall be subject tQ
the following_ minimum standards:
kM Building rooftop stealth antennas shall be §ub-j-yPA to the
following minimum standards,
1. No commercial advertising shall be allowed_ onan
n n•
2. No signals, lights. or illumination shall be permitted con
n antenna, unless required by theFederal Communications
Commission or the Federal 8miation A ministration•
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3. Any related unmanned equipment building shall not
contain more than 750 square feet of gross floor -area or be
more than twelve (12) feet in height: and
4, If the !2quipment building is located on the roof of the
building, the area of the equipment building shall not occupy
r n r n ° f tha-mf area.
� E a' shall— n ain rendering -
photograph of the antenna including, but not limited to, colors
and screening devices. This shall be subject to administrative
approval for consistency with the definition of stealth facility,
1 Antennas shall only be permitted on buildings which are
at least fi#y:fM thirty (30) feet tall for antennas less than six
A feet in height and buildings at least fort440) feet tall max
have antennas greater than six (6) feet in height. A
may be placed on Buildings Ids than third (3Q) feet
tall in the 1-1 district if public safety needs warrant the antenna;
I Antgnau may—opAmtodmoLQ than--by&ntyfeet
above highest point of a roof. Non--Sstealth antennas attached
to but not above rooftop structures shall be exempt from _tbi$
provision. Antennas may exceed twenty30) feet above the
roof in the 1-1 district if oublic safetv needs warrant additional
height:
3. Antennas. and related eauipment
located or screened to minimize the visual impact of the
antenna upon adjacent properties and shall be of a material !2
color which matches the exterior of the buildina or structure
upon which it is situated:
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4. No commercial advertising shall be allowed on an
antenna:
-5. No sianals. lights, or illumination shall be permitted on
an antenna. -unless required by the Federal Communications
Commission or the Federal Aviati2n_Adminiatra ion:
6. Any related unmanned equipment building shall not
contain more than 750 square feet of gross oor ar _a or. be
more than twelve (12LLQd i he4 t�md
7. If the equipment building is located on the roof of the
uilding, the area of the equipment building shall not occupy
More than twenty five percent (25%) of the roof area.
Q Antenna types.
To minimize adverse visual impacts,
stealth antenna
types shall be preferred. If a non -stealth antenna is
application shall be required to dpmQn,5trgte,in a technigal
propo_spd, the
manner
acceptable to the city
staff, why the stealth antenna can!igt
be used fQr the
particular application.
This does not preclude a combinatign
of they ri4us
types of antenna.
14 Antenna dimensions. Antenna dimensions shall bejapproyed bythe
director of community development as_[equired_hy exirtjbg._tgrh ]glogy. A
statement shall be submittpd. prepaMdr f i n l registered en ineer
licensed to practice in the State of Florida. to certifv the need for the reauired
dimensions.
to Aircraft hazard. Prior to the uancg-gf-a bpilding permitthe
building_dtyisfar�;, departmen the applicant shall
provide evidence that the telecommunications towers or antennas are in
compliance with Federal Ay-latignAdministration (FAA) regulations. Where
an antenna will not exceed the highest point of the existing structure upon
which it is to. mounted, such evidence shall not be required
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Exce t' ns location of a new antenna in any zoning district
other than those tri ecified in this section r2hall be prohibitedunless
approved as a special exception.
Secti.Q0 24-7 4 Shared use of com i n antennas.
Notwithstanding any other provisi_Q0 gf thisarticle. to minimize adver
visual impacts associated with the proliferation and clustering of
telecommunications towers, co -location of facilities on existing or new
towers shall be encouraged b)L
Jai only issuing permits to Qualified Shared Facilities at location
where it appears there may be more demand for towers than the
property can reasonably accommodate: or
M aivina preference to Qualified Shared Facilities_ 4Ver other
facilities in authorizing use at particular locations.
For a facility to become a "Qualified Shared Facility". the facility owngr
must show'ha} shall comps with the_fQllowina:
No new tower shall be built. constructed or erected in the City unless
such tower is capable of accommodatinc„f... ad iti nal
telecommunications_facilities owned by other persons. Allnew
shall be d signed and built to accommodate... atminimum,___two
hundred percent (200%) of said tower's initial loading capacity, as
determined n en ineer re istered in the State of Florida:
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The requirements of (2) (b) of this section will be deemed to have
been met if the facility owner shows that it has executed a joint use
aareement with at least one (1) other unaffiliated ,entity fQrr sh_a(ed Use, and
agrees to offer„a, comparable contract to others. In other cases, the facility
owner must enter into an agreement with the city, to offer space on fair,
reasonable, nondiscriminatory terms, at fair market value, and to negotiate
leases p[Qmptly and without undue delay. A condition of any permit for a
SharmLFacilify rzhall bg lbgt ther h II be terminated,and the
facility removed, if the city finds that the facility -owner is ng complying with
its obligations under this section and as§ociatg agreements ith the i y_
54 Co -location of communication antennas by more than, o0e (1) provider
on tin or_qpw t le i ati n w k r over
the construction of new,sinale-use telecommunications towers. Accordingly,
each application for a telecommunications tower shall include the following;
fad A written evaluation of the feasibility of sharing a
telecommunication tower, if an appropriate telecommunications tower
or towers is/are available. The evaluation shall analyze one (1) o
more of the following actors:
1. structural, capacity of the tower or towers:
2. radio frequency interference:
3. geographical service area requirements:
4. mechanical or electrical incompatibility:
6 inability or ability to locate equipment on the tower or
towers:
6. availability of towers for co -location:
7. any restrictions 'mi ti he EederaL
Communications Commission that would preclude the
shared use of the tower.
1 additional information requested by the city_
(W The city may deny an application if an available co -location i
feasible and the application is not for such co -location.
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A telecommunications tower that is delpr� mined to bp, inappropriate for
sharina shall be as,5umed to be inappropriate for sharing the m f
facilities in thefuture. Such towers will not need to be evaluated in the future
regar iog_shafing with the same type of facility for which it bas been
determined to be inappropriate, The poo3mu development department
shall retain a list of such towers, and will „�roMide a copy of the list to all
potential applicants. The city, may re,gUiree gdditional sharing feasibillity
evaluations if warranted by chaagg5-- kchnology.
For any telecommunications tower approved for shared use, the
owner of the tower shall r_{ rgyidenotice of the location of the
telecommunications Imer gnd the tower's load capacity II other
providers.
SQgftn 24-705. Applications.
M The city shall act promptly on any appljcatj„Qn submitted in accordance
with the provisions of sections 24-700 throu-ab 24-705 of this chapter. The
reasons for r ' inapplication filed under these provisions $hall be
explained, set forth in writin n d on substantial evidence. The
rejection pf an application under this article does not preyenj a person from
filing an application for a special exception in accordance with applicable law
Q The issuance of a permit, however, is net a IPase and no municipally_
owwnedprQpel y may be used without a lease agreement with The city. The
city may, r ri t to protect its property and the public interest,
establish_addtioal requirements beyond the minimum requirQments ,of, a
per[Dit for municipally -owned property. This rovision fulther doggy nQ#
uFelu e the city from issuing a letter of interest for the purposes of leasing
sites on i n city-propertycity-property for the construction and installation of
ep rsonel wireless service facillities. For designated neighborhood parks, the
city will n r in l i n o f iliti s which have minimal im c
on the surroundina areas and are consistent with the development of the
park.
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Section 24-70E Satellite receiving antennae (SRA).
W Definition. Satellite receivina antenna means a round dish -like
antenna intended to receive, signals from orbiting satellites and .other
sources, or to link wireless service sites together by wireless transmission of
voice or data.
0 Singh two family residential standards:
Ua Rooftop SRAs are prohibited.
An SRA shall.bg. considered an accessory structure; however,
an SRA shall be permitted within -five (5) feet of a side and / or rear
propedy line. The SRA shall not encroaphinto anyeasement without
the approval of the city commissi m-
kr No SRA shall be permifted within,.any of thg streetyards. For
lots having more than one (1) street yard. an SRA shall be_located in
a side yard which does not abut a public or privatg righl-g yVay_
ko No SRA shall exceed fifteen 15 in height No dish shall
exceed ten (10) feet diameter.
ko Landscape including shrubs, a minimum of twenty-four (24)
inches on all side , an opaque screen (i.e., wood fence, trans14lGQnt
mesh, etc.) or both shall be incorporated on any SRA located io a rear
Xard-
Q Nonresidential and multifamily -standards:
U All SRAs shall be ground -mounted and located ip the, rear yard
so as not to be visible from any public right-of-way. _
LW An SRA may not be located in the rear yard if the reari line
abuts a,gublic right-of-way, lands zoned residgrIjisil or S-1.
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U Landscape inclu ina shrubs a minimum of thidr-ajxjaQ) inches
on all sides an oppque screen i.e. wood fence, r n I nt mesh
etc.) or both shall be incorpor t d on any dish located in a. rear yard.
lM No SRA shall Pxceed twenty 20 feet in hpjaht. No dish shall
exceed fift en (15) feet in diameter.
W Nonresidential may be considered f installation
when an applicant gan demonstrate a hardship as determined by the
director of community v I ment or where the SRA is not visible
from the nearest public righ -of-way, lands zoned residential or S-1.
SECTION 4: It is the intention of the City Commission and it is hereby
ordained that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part of the
Code of Ordinances of the City of Tamarac, Florida, and that the Sections of this
Ordinance may be renumbered, relettered and the word "Ordinance" may be changed to
"Section", "Article" or such other word or phrase in order to accomplish such intention.
SECTION 5-: All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances, and all Resolutions or
parts of Resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 6-., If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to
any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions
or applications of this Ordinance that can be given affect without the invalid provision or
application, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be severable.
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This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its
PASSED, FIRST READING this 26 day of MAC. c-14
PASSED, SECOND READING this 9 day of A Pk 1 Z-
ATTEST:
I HEREBY CERTIFY that I
have approved this
ORDINANCE as to rm.
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M TCHELL S. KRAF
CITY ATTORNEY
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