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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinances - MC-84-292 - 02/06/1984 - Ch 7 Parabolic-Dish Type Television AntennasORDINANCE NO. MC-84-292 AN ORDINANCE -004 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MCHENRY, MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Chapter 7 of the Municipal Code, City of McHenry, Illinois be and the same is hereby amended by adding thereto the following provisions as and for Article IX thereof: ARTICLE IX PARABOLIC -DISH TYPE TELEVISION ANTENNAS Section 7.150 DEFINITIONS. Parabolic or dish type television antennas as used herein shall mean any circular or similar dish shaped transmitting or receiving antenna for communications or for transmitting or receiving tele- vision signals from a satellite. Section 7.151 MAXIMUM NUMBER ALLOWED PER PARCEL. Not more than one parabolic or dish type antenna shall be permitted on any parcel of land used or occupied by one main building or one main use. Section 7.152 RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY; NO PERMIT REQUIRED No permit shall be required for the installation and opera- tion of a parabolic or dish type antenna where such antenna is totally enclosed within a residential building or where such antenna is one meter or less in diameter and meets all of the following requirements: (a) The maximum height does not exceed 35 feet as measured in accordance with the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance applicable to the Zoning District Classification of the subject property. (b) Shall not be located in a front or side yard of the subject property as such yards are defined in the Zoning Ordinance of the City of McHenry. (c) Shall comply with the remainder of the set -back provisions applicable to such property as provided for by the Zoning Ordinance of the City of McHenry. Section 7.153 RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY: PERMIT REQUIRED. No parabolic or dish type antenna which is not totally enclosed within a building or which, if not so enclosed, is greater than one meter in diameter shall be installed until and unless an application for a construction permit has been filed with the City and approved by the Building Enforcing Officer; no such application shall be approved unless the construction plans and specifications accompanying said application shall comply with the following requirements: (a) The manufacturer's installation and operational manual, or a copy thereof, shall be filed with the application. (b) That said antenna shall be instal led and oper- ated in accordance with the specifications con- tained in the manufacturer's manual provided, however, that such installation and operation shall otherwise comply with the terms and provisions contained in this ordinance. (c) The maximum height of the installation from ground level at the site shall not exceed 15 feet. (d) The antenna shall not be located in any front or side yard as such .yards are defined for the subject property according to the terms and provis- ions of the Zoning Ordinance of the City. (e) The antenna and pertinent structures in connection therewith shall comply with the minimum set -back requirements for the subject property as provided in the Zoning Ordinance of the City. (f) The parabolic or dish type antenna shall not be in excess of 10 feet in diameter. (g) Such antenna shall be mounted directly upon the ground; the installation or mounting of such anten- na on any roof or tower or similar form of struc- tural support is hereby prohibited. -2- (h) Such antenna shall be screened from the public view by a wood or masonry fence or shrubs having a minium heighth of 6 feet, Section 7.154 NON-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY; NO PERMIT REQUIRED. No permit shall be required for the installation and operation of any parabolic or dish type antenna in a non-residental zone within the City if such antenna is either fully enclosed within the building structure or, if not so enclosed, is one meter in diameter or less in size and otherwise complies with the hei(Iht and set -back requirements for such property as provided in the Zoning Ordinance of the City. Section 7.155 NON-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY; PERMIT RE- QUIRED. No such antenna whose diameter exceeds one meter and which is not wholly enclosed within a building shall be installed and operated within the City unless and until an application for a permit has been filed with the City and approved by the Building Enforcing Officer. No permit shall be issued for such antenna unless the following requirements are met: (a) The manufacturer's installation and operational manual, or a copy thereof, shall be filed with the application. (b) That said antenna shall be installed and oper- ated in accordance with the specifications con- tained in the manufacturer's manual provided, however, that such installation and operation shall otherwise comply with the terms and provisions contained in this ordinance. (c) The maximum height of the installation from ground level at the site shall not exceed 15 feet. (d) The antenna shall not be located in any front or side yard as such yards are defined for the subject property according to the terms and provis- ions of the Zoning Ordinance of the City. (e) The antenna and pertinent structures in connection therewith shall comply with the minimum set -back requirements for the subject property as provided in the Zoning Ordinance of the City. -3- ( f ) All the terms and provisions of the Building Code of the City of McHenry are met. Section 7.156 APPLICATION FEES. Th,e application fee for a permit for a residential antenna shall be $1O•0 O and for a non-residential antenna permit shall be $A5'•oo . SECTION 2. Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this ordinance sha11 be fined not less than Twenty Dollars ($20.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each offense committed on each day during, or on which, a violation occurs or continues. SECTION 3. All ordinances, or parts thereof, in conflict with the terms and provisions hereof, be and the same are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be published in pamphlet form by and under the authority of the corporate authorities of the City of McHenry, Illinois. SECTION 5. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication in pamphlet form, as provided by law. PASSED this 6th day of February , 1984. AYES: Bolger, Nolan, Busse, Datz, McClatchey, Smith, Snell, Serritella NAYS: None ABSTAINED: None ABSENT: None NOT VOTING: None APPROVED this 6th day of February � 1984. ATTEST: CITY CLERK MAYOR -4-