Sec. 656.1503. - Applicability.

(a) New towers. All new wireless communication towers on land within the City shall be subject to these zoning regulations. In the event of a conflict between any zoning district regulations and the regulations contained in this Part, the provisions of this Part shall override and supersede such other regulations, unless otherwise specifically set forth herein. (b) Existing towers. Any wireless communication tower existing as of August 23, 2001, that does not comply with the height and design requirements of this Subpart shall be deemed a legally permitted nonconforming use. Expansion of the footprint of an existing wireless communication facility to accommodate collocation shall not be deemed an expansion of a nonconforming use. Notwithstanding their status as legally permitted nonconforming uses, all existing wireless communication towers shall comply with the registration and reporting requirements set forth in Section 656.1516 , Ordinance Code. (c) Replacement towers . An existing wireless communication tower, including a legally permitted nonconforming tower, may be replaced, subject to building permit review, if the overall height of the tower is not increased and the replacement tower is a monopole tower or, if the existing tower is a camouflaged tower, the replacement tower is a like-camouflaged tower. All replacement towers shall comply with the originally approved landscape plan. The City Council may grant waivers from the originally approved landscape plan according to Section 656.1508 , Ordinance Code, and in accordance with the notice and public hearing requirements for rezonings set forth in Section 656.124 , Ordinance Code. (d) Height increases. An antenna placement or collocation proposal that increases the height of a tower shall be subject to the requirements set forth in Section 656.1510 , Ordinance Code. An increase in the height of an existing wireless communication tower beyond that permitted in Section 656.1510 , Ordinance Code, shall be treated as a new tower and shall be subject to all the requirements of this Subpart A, except for those requirements concerning the minimum distance requirements. (Ord. 2007-561-E, § 2; Ord. 2025-410-E , § 4)