Sec. 656.1523. - New broadcast towers.

(a) Permission to site and construct a new broadcast tower shall only be given upon a showing of need. An application for a new broadcast tower permit must be reviewed and approved by the City Council. (b) An application for a new broadcast tower permit shall only be granted upon an affirmative showing that: (1) One or more broadcast towers in Duval County having a combined height equal to or exceeding that of the proposed broadcast tower, will be permanently removed upon construction of the new broadcast tower; or (2) Co-location of the proposed antennae on an existing tower within the Broadcast Tower Overlay is not financially feasible. Co-location on existing towers within the Broadcast Tower Overlay shall be presumed financially feasible, absent a finding that the fees and costs associated with co-location exceed 100 percent of the cost of constructing a new broadcast tower of the same type; or (3) The proposed broadcast tower in the Eastern Broadcast Tower Overlay will be used to support two or more television broadcast signals for the transmission of separate DTV broadcast channels. (c) Any new broadcast tower constructed in the Western Broadcast Tower Overlay shall be constructed to allow for co-location of multiple wireless communication providers. (d) Any new broadcast tower constructed in the Western Broadcast Tower Overlay shall be setback at least: (1) 150 percent of the tower height from RR, RLD, RMD and RHD, ROS, PBF and CSV zoned properties; (2) 150 percent of the tower height from transportation view corridors, public parks, and environmentally sensitive lands; and (3) 100 percent of the tower height from AGR zoned properties. (Ord. 2001-600-E, §§ 2, 3; Ord. 2005-730-E, § 1)