HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_1610 (2)ORDINANCE: Zoning Ordinance
SECTION: SR 31 Radio, Television or Communication Transmission Towers
A. Transmission Towers shall
comply with the following setbacks:
1. Towers shall be sited to contain all ice-fall or debris from tower failure within the
setback area The minimum distance from the tower's base to the property line shall
be one foot to each vertical foot of the tower's heieht. However, a lesser setback shall
be permitted upon certification by a NC Reeistered Professional Engineer which
ensures that the fall area of the tower and any appurtenances will be within the setback
area proposed
2. The minimum distance from the tower's base to any existing dwdMe or dwelling
under construction shall be one foot to each vertical foot of the tower's height.
B. No vehicles or materials shall be stored on the premises; and no offices shall be permitted.
C. All buildings shall be setback at least twenty (10) feet from all property lines and shall be
designed and landscaped with a buffer strip in such a way as to blend in with surrounding
area.
D. All structures shall be enclosed by a chain link fence at least eight (8) feet in height.
E. Transmission Towers with a height of three hundred (300) feet or greater shall be subject to
Board of Adjustment approval as a Special Use.
F Transmission Towers with a height of one hundred (100) feet or greater shall be designed
and constructed to permit the capability for co-location of at least one additional wireless
telecommunication use.
G. Transmission Towers shall not be located within two thousand (1,000) feet of any other
existing transmissions tower, unless concealed within a church steeple, farm silo, or other
architecturally designed encasement.
H. Transmission Towers shall meet alFsPplieable provide a determination of "no hazard"from
the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
OTIO by Commissioner Williams to approve the Amendment to SR31, Radio,
Television or Communication Transmission Towers as presented.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
Expansion of a Nonconforming Use: Owner/Applicant Case Farms, LLC, Requests
to add 8,000 square feet to existing Office Space (Location: 385 Pilch Road, Troutman, NC)
Planning Director Smith summarized the staff report for this case as follows:
EXPANSION OF NONCONFORMING USE
OWNER/APPLICANT Case Farms, LLC
385 Pilch Road
Troutman, NC 28166
(704) 518-4501
LOCATION The property is located at 385 Pilch Road, Troutman, NC; more
specifically identified as PIN# 4751-25-7169. Directions: Take South Main Street from
Troutman; turn left onto Oswalt Amity Road; turn left onto Pilch Road; property on right
at intersection of Pilch Road and Pear Tree Road.
REQUESTED ACTION: Allow an expansion of an existing non -conforming office use
within a Residential -Agricultural District by 8,000 square feet, for a total of 13,787
square feet of new and existing office space.
PROPOSED USE: Corporate office