§ 12-62. Pre-existing towers/conforming uses.

(a)

All telecommunications facilities operative on October 7, 1997, shall be allowed to continue their present usage. Routine maintenance, including replacement with a new tower or antenna of like construction and height, shall be permitted on such existing telecommunications facilities. New construction other than routine maintenance shall comply with the requirements of this article.

(b)

A telecommunications facility that has received city approval as of October 7, 1997, in the form of a building permit, but has not yet been constructed or placed in operation shall be considered an existing telecommunications facility so long as such approval is current and not expired.

(c)

Placement of an antenna on a conforming structure shall not be considered an expansion of the conforming structure.

(Ord. of 10-7-1997, § 15)