O98-32 ORDINANCE O98-~,~
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING
CHAPTER 10 TELECOMMUNICATION TOWERS AND
ANTENNAS, BY AMENDING SECTION 3. TO ALLOW
TELECOMMMUNICATION TOWERS ON LANDS
DESIGNATED FOR RECREATION USE WITHIN A PID;
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY,
CODIFICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Land Development Regulations, Chapter 10 -
Telecommunication Towers and Antennas, telecommunication towers are currently
allowed as conditional uses within the Recreation (REC), Public Usage (PU), and
Industrial (M-l) zoning districts; and
WHEREAS, the telecommunications industry has technical criteria for
determining the necessary locations for new towers, which is represented
graphically by a grid; and
WHEREAS, based on increasing use of cellular and related communicati~n~s
systems, this grid is getting smaller which indicates that more intense coverage is
required for the industry; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission, upon recommendation of staff, has
determined that it is in the best interest of the citizens and residents of the City to
allow telecommunications towers on lands designated for recreation use within a
PID.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. That Chapter 10 - Telecommunications Towers and Antennas
Section 3. Telecommunications Towers. is hereby amended as follows:
Section 3. Telecommunications Towers.
A. Freestanding telecommunications towers may be permitted as a
conditional use in accordance with the Land Development Regulations in the
following zoning districts:
4. Property owned by the City within a Planned :Industrial
Development (PID) district which is desiqnated for recreation use. The
City shall authorize the application and use of city property after the
applicant executes a lease agreement acceptable to the City. The City
shall have no obliqation whatsoever to execute such lease even if the
applicant can meet the criteria set forth herein. Tower locations shall be
consistent with approved, proposed or anticipated plans for park
development. Towers shall be desiqned for collocation, and consistent
with rules and regulations internal to a P.:~.D.
Section 2. That each and every other section of said Chapter not herein
specifically amended shall remain in full force and effect as previously enacted.
Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and
the same are hereby repealed.
Section 4. Should any sectioi~ or provision of this ordinance or portion
hereof, any paragraph, sentence or word be declared by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the remainder of this
ordinance.
Section 5.
Section 6.
Authority is hereby given to codify this Ordinance.
This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon
passage.
FIRST READING this ,/~ day of ,,~'~,'~'~ ., 1998.
SECOND, FINAL READING AND PASSAGE this ,~ day of
1998.
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CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FL_L_QI~DA
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Com~ssioner
Commissioner
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