Chapter 4 Generally Applicable Development Standards Part 4 Accessory Uses and Miscellaneous Standards Page 1 of 5

The following topics are discussed in this section:

4.4.1 ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVITIES

1. Adult entertainment activity may be permitted in the M-3 Industrial zoning district provided it is in conformance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, including the provisions of this Land Development Code, and the following requirements:
   1. The public entrance to an establishment engaging in adult entertainment activity shall not be located within 1,000 feet of any building containing a public or private elementary, middle, or secondary school, institution of higher education or business college, or any park-mall or park-like area of open space under the control of a governmental agency, or any building used for a place of religious worship, or any building used for a governmental function or public library. Such distance shall be measured along a straight line from the nearest property line of the property on which the building or public park-like area is located to the entrance to such establishment engaging in adult entertainment activity.
   2. The public entrance to an establishment engaging in adult entertainment activity shall not be located within 1,000 feet of any area zoned R-R, R-E, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5, R-5A, R-5B, R-6, R-7, R-8A, UN, OR, OR-1, OR-2, OR-3, OTF, TNZD, PRD, PVD, PD or any property used for residential purposes. Such distance shall be measured along a straight line from the boundary line of the nearest area zoned R-R, R-E, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5, R-5A, R-5B, R-6, R-7, R-8A, UN, OR, OR-1, OR-2, OR-3, OTF, TNZD, PRD, PVD, PDD or used for residential purposes to the entrance to such establishment engaging in adult entertainment activity.
   3. The public entrance to an establishment engaging in adult entertainment activity shall not be located within 1,000 feet of the public entrance of another adult entertainment activity establishment.
   4. The public entrance to an establishment engaging in adult entertainment activity shall not be located within 1,000 feet of the public entrance of an establishment licensed to serve alcoholic beverages.

4.4.2 ANTENNA TOWERS FOR CELLULAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES OR PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

An antenna tower for cellular telecommunications services or personal communications services may be allowed in any district after receiving Planning Commission review and approval in accordance with this section. The Planning Commission may delegate its approval authority to a committee of the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission may approve the proposed antenna tower only upon finding that the proposal complies with the Comprehensive Plan and the zoning regulations, including this section. Reasonable attempts to co-locate additional transmitting or related equipment are required. Any request for review of a proposal to construct such an antenna tower shall be made only in accordance with this section.

If the property is subject to an existing district development plan or to an existing Conditional Use Permit, the property owner shall obtain approval of the appropriate amendment or modification request. Such request shall be filed simultaneously with the antenna tower for cellular telecommunications services or personal communications services request filed pursuant to this section. The property owner shall be responsible for making alternative provisions for any alteration of the district development plan or Conditional Use Permit or shall obtain a variance or waiver of the specific plan or Permit requirement affected by the location of the tower on the site.

1. New Antenna Towers
   1. General Provisions:
      1. Documentation: Every utility or a company that is engaged in the business of providing the required infrastructure to a utility that proposes to construct an antenna tower for cellular telecommunications services or personal communications services within Jefferson County shall submit a completed uniform application to the Planning Commission, which shall include the following:
         1. A grid map showing the location of all existing cellular antenna towers and indicating the general position of proposed construction sites for new cellular antenna towers within an area that includes:
            1. i.All of the planning unit’s jurisdiction; and
            2. A one-half (1/2) mile area outside of the boundaries of the planning unit’s jurisdiction, if that area contains either existing or proposed construction sites for cellular antenna towers
         2. The full name and address of the applicant;
         3. The applicant’s articles of incorporation, if applicable;
         4. A geotechnical investigation report, signed and sealed by a professional engineer registered in Kentucky, including boring logs and foundation design recommendations;
         5. A written report, prepared by a professional engineer or land surveyor, of findings as to the proximity of the proposed site to flood hazard areas;
         6. Directions from the county seat to the proposed site, including highway numbers and street names, if applicable, with the telephone number of the person who prepared the directions;
         7. The lease or sale agreement for the property on which the tower is proposed to be located, except that, if the agreement has been filed in abbreviated form with the county clerk, an applicant may file a copy of the agreement as recorded by the county clerk and, if applicable, the portion of the agreement demonstrating compliance with KRS 100.987(2);
         8. The identity and qualifications of each person directly responsible for the design and construction of the proposed tower;
         9. A site development plan or survey, signed and sealed by a professional engineer registered in Kentucky, that shows the proposed location of the tower and all easements and existing structures within five hundred (500) feet of the proposed site on the property on which the tower will be located, and all easements and existing structures within two hundred (200) feet of the access drive, including the intersection with the public street system;
         10. A vertical profile sketch of the tower, signed and sealed by a professional engineer registered in Kentucky, indicating the height of the tower and the placement of all antennas;
         11. The tower and foundation design plans and a description of the standard according to which the tower was designed, signed, and sealed by a professional engineer registered in Kentucky;
         12. A map, drawn to a scale no less than one (1) inch equals two hundred (200) feet, that identifies every structure and every owner of real estate within five hundred (500) feet of the proposed tower;
         13. A statement that every person who, according to the records of the property valuation administrator, owns property within five hundred (500) feet of the proposed tower or property contiguous to the site upon which the tower is proposed to be constructed, has been:
             1. Notified by certified mail, return receipt requested, of the proposed construction which notice shall include a map of the location of the proposed construction;
             2. Given the telephone number and address of the local planning commission; and
             3. Informed of his or her right to participate in the planning commission’s proceedings on the application;
         14. A list of the property owners who received the notice, together with copies of the certified letters sent to the listed property owners;
         15. A statement that the chief executive officer of the affected local governments and their legislative bodies have been notified, in writing, of the proposed construction;
         16. A copy of the notice sent to the chief executive officer of the affected local governments and their legislative bodies;
         17. A statement that:
             1. A written notice, of durable material at least two (2) feet by four (4) feet in size, stating the “[Name of applicant] proposes to construct a telecommunications tower on this site” and including the addresses and telephone numbers of the applicant and the planning commission, has been posted and shall remain in a visible location on the proposed site until final disposition of the application; and
             2. A written notice, at least two (2) feet by four (4) feet in size, stating that “[Name of applicant] proposes to construct a telecommunications tower near this site” and including the addresses and telephone numbers of the applicant and the planning commission, has been posted on the public road nearest the site;
         18. A statement that notice of the location of the proposed construction has been published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the construction is proposed;
         19. A brief description of the character of the general area in which the tower is proposed to be constructed, which includes the existing land use for the specific property involved;
         20. A statement that the applicant has considered the likely effects of the installation on nearby land uses and values and has concluded that there is no more suitable location reasonably available from which adequate service to the area can be provided, and that there is no reasonably available opportunity to locate its antennas and related facilities on an existing structure, including documentation of attempts to locate its antennas and related facilities on an existing structure, if any, with supporting radio frequency analysis, where applicable, and a statement indicating that the applicant attempted to locate its antennas and related facilities on a tower designed to host multiple wireless service providers’ facilities or on an existing structure, such as a telecommunications tower or other suitable structure capable of supporting the applicant’s antennas and related facilities; and
         21. A map of the area in which the tower is proposed to be located, that is drawn to scale, and that clearly depicts the necessary search area within which an antenna tower should, pursuant to radio frequency requirements, be locate
      2. Notice: Written notice of the meeting at which the application to construct an antenna tower will be considered shall be given to the owner of every parcel of property adjoining at any point or across the street from the property on which the antenna tower is proposed to be constructed at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the meeting. In addition, staff shall endeavor to assure that notice is given to all neighborhood groups who have registered to receive notice of development applications.
      3. Procedure: After an applicant’s submission of a completed uniform application to construct an antenna tower, the Planning Commission shall:
         1. Review the uniform application in light of its agreement with the Comprehensive Plan and the Land Development Code;
         2. Make its final decision to approve or disapprove the uniform application; and
         3. Advise the applicant in writing of its final decision within sixty (60) days commencing from the date that the completed uniform application is submitted to the Planning Commission or within a date certain specified in a written agreement between the Planning Commission and the applicant. If the Planning Commission fails to issue a final decision within sixty (60) days and if there is no written agreement between the Planning Commission and the applicant to a specific date for the Planning Commission to issue a decision, the uniform application shall be deemed approved.
            
            If the Planning Commission disapproves of the proposed construction, it shall state the reasons for disapproval in its written decision and may make suggestions which, in its opinion, better accomplish the objectives of the Comprehensive Plan and the Land Development Code. No permit for construction of a cellular or personal communications services antenna tower shall be issued until the Planning Commission approves the uniform application or the sixty (60) day time period has expired and the Planning Commission has failed to issue a decision.
            
            The Planning Commission may require the applicant to make a reasonable attempt to co-locate additional transmitting or related equipment. The Planning Commission may provide the location of existing cellular antenna towers on which the Commission deems the applicant can successfully co-locate its transmitting and related equipment. If the Planning Commission requires the applicant to attempt co-location, the applicant shall provide the Planning Commission with a statement indicating that the applicant has:
            1. Successfully attempted to co-locate on towers designed to host multiple wireless service providers’ facilities or existing structures such as a telecommunications tower or another suitable structure capable of supporting the applicant’s facilities, and that identifies the location of the tower or suitable structure on which the applicant will co-locate its transmission and related facilities; or
            2. Unsuccessfully attempted to co-locate on towers designed to host multiple wireless service provider’s facilities or existing structures such as a telecommunications tower or another suitable structure capable of supporting the applicant’s facilities and that:
               1. Identifies the location of the towers or other structures on which the applicant has attempted to co-locate; and
               2. Lists the reasons why the co-location was unsuccessful in each instance.
         4. The Planning Commission may deny a uniform application to construct a cellular antenna tower based on an applicant’s unwillingness to attempt to co-locate additional transmitting or related equipment on any new or existing towers or other structures.
            
            Upon the approval of an application for the construction of a cellular antenna tower by the Planning Commission, the applicant shall notify the Public Service Commission within ten (10) working days of the approval. The notice to the Public Service Commission shall include a map showing the location of the construction site. If an applicant fails to file notice of an approved uniform application with the Public Service Commission, the applicant shall be prohibited from beginning construction on the cellular antenna tower until such notice has been made.
            1. Guarantee: Any contract with an owner of property upon which a cellular antenna tower is to be constructed, shall include a provision that specifies, in the case of abandonment, the method that will be followed for dismantling and removing a cellular antenna tower, including a timetable for removal. To insure the removal of all improvements at any abandoned telecommunications facility, any applicant filing a request under this section shall, at the time of submittal of the list of existing towers, deposit with the Planning Commission and to the benefit of the Planning Commission a letter of credit, a performance bond, or other security acceptable to the Planning Commission in the amount equal to the cost of the demolition and removal of the telecommunications tower. An applicant having multiple towers within Jefferson County may deposit a single guarantee in the amount equal to the cost of demolition and removal of the one telecommunications tower it owns which would cost the most to demolish and remove until such time as the number of its towers exceeds four (4) such facilities, both existing and projected within the current calendar year. At such time as the approved number of an applicant’s towers exceeds four (4) such facilities, the applicant shall increase the amount on deposit to an amount equal to the cost of the most costly demolition and removal times 25% percent of that applicant’s total number of towers both existing and projected within the next calendar year. Any guarantee submitted shall be irrevocable and shall provide for the Planning Commission to collect the full amount of the guarantee if the applicant fails to maintain the guarantee.
            2. Special expert Consultants and Costs: The Planning Commission may retain special expert consultants as it deems necessary to provide assistance in the review of site location alternative analysis. Application fees may be established to cover the costs of staff and/or special expert consultant review of requests filed under this section, within any limits established by KRS Chapter 100.
            3. Confidentiality: With the exception of the map or other information that specifically identifies the proposed location of the cellular antenna tower then being reviewed, all other information contained in the uniform application and any updates shall be recognized as confidential and proprietary within the meaning of KRS 61.878. The Planning Commission shall deny any public request for the inspection of such information, whether submitted under Kentucky’s Open Record Act or otherwise, unless ordered to disclose such records by a court of competent jurisdiction or unless confidentiality is waived in writing by the applicant.
2. Extension of Existing Antenna Towers
   1. Documentation: Every utility or company that is engaged in the business of providing the required infrastructure to a utility that proposes to extend an existing antenna tower for cellular telecommunications services or personal communication services within Jefferson County shall submit the following documentation to the Planning Commission:
      1. A development plan review application containing a revised site plan and tower evaluation stamped by a Kentucky licensed professional engineer which clearly shows the aspects of the plan which are being modified;
      2. A recertification by a Kentucky licenses professional engineer that the structure as modified will meet currently-applicable ANZI standards regarding wind loads;
      3. A recertification of compliance with FCC standards
      Full Construction drawings must be submitted to the permitting agency for the purpose of issuing building permits.
   2. Notice. Written notice of the filing of an application to extend an existing antenna tower shall be provided to the owner of every parcel adjoining at any point or across the street from the property on which the antenna tower is located at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the date on which staff will take action to approve or deny the request. In addition, staff shall endeavor to assure that notice is given to all neighborhood groups who have registered to received notice of development applications.
   3. Procedure. The Planning Director shall take action to approve or deny the proposed extension within 15 days of receipt of the materials listed above. The Director shall, to the extent possible, require compliance with the screening and buffering requirements contained in paragraph C below as a condition of approval for an extension of an existing antenna tower.
3. Design Standards: At the time of filing of a request under this section, the applicant shall provide information demonstrating compliance with the requirements listed below. Waivers of the following standards may be requested by the applicant and granted by the Planning Commission in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 11 Part 8.
   1. All structures, except fences, shall be located at least 50 feet from the property line of any residentially zoned property and shall, in all other circumstances, observe the yard requirements of the district in which they are located.
   2. The site shall be landscaped in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 10 Part 2 for utility substations. If the site is an easement, the easement boundaries, exclusive of that portion used strictly for vehicular access, shall be treated as property boundaries for the purposes of applying Chapter 10 Part 2.
   3. Any monopole, guyed, lattice, or similar type cellular antenna tower and any alternative cellular antenna tower structure similar to these towers, such as light poles, shall be maintained in either galvanized steel finish or be painted light gray or light blue in color. Alternate sections of aviation orange and aviation white paint may be used ONLY when the FAA finds that none of the alternatives to such marking are acceptable.
   4. A cellular antenna tower or alternative cellular antenna tower structure may be constructed to a maximum height of 200 feet regardless of the maximum allowed height for the district in which it is located. This also applies to any tower taller than 15 feet constructed on the top of another building, with the height being the overall height of the building and tower together measured from the grade to the highest point. When any cellular antenna tower or alternative cellular antenna tower structure is taller than the distance from its base to the nearest property line, the applicant shall furnish the Planning Commission with a certification from an engineer registered in the Commonwealth of Kentucky that the tower will withstand winds of 70 miles per hour in accordance with current ANSI/EAI/TAI standards. When a tower taller than 15 feet constructed on the top of another building results in the overall height of the building and tower, including any antenna, being greater than the distance from the base of the building to the nearest property line, the applicant shall furnish to the Planning Commission this same certification
   5. A cellular antenna tower or alternative cellular antenna tower structure may be artificially lighted ONLY with steady-burning red obstruction lights (FAA type L-810) or flashing red obstruction lights (FAA type L-864) flashing no faster than 20 flashes per minute. Flashing red obstruction lights (FAA type L-864) flashing faster than 20 flashes per minute, medium intensity flashing white obstruction lights (FAA type L-865 or L-866), high intensity flashing white lights (FAA type L-856 or L-857), or dual flashing red obstruction lights and medium intensity flashing white obstruction lights (FAA types L-864/L-865) may be used ONLY when the FAA specifies that the specific lighting pattern is the ONLY lighting pattern acceptable to promote aviation safety.
   6. The site shall be unstaffed. Personnel may periodically visit the site for maintenance, equipment modification, or repairs. To accommodate such visits, access shall be only from access points approved by the applicable Works Department, and there shall be provided on site an area sufficient to accommodate the parking of the service vehicle.
   7. The site shall be enclosed by an eight (8) foot high security fence, and the fence may be located in any required yard at any height, but not in the sight triangle described in Section 5.1.7.H.
   8. Any site to be purchased or leased for the installation of a cellular antenna tower or alternative cellular antenna tower structure and ancillary facilities shall comply with the minimum lot size requirements of the district in which the site is located.
   9. The facility shall comply with the FCC’s regulations concerning radio frequency emissions. To the extent that the facilities do not comply with the FCC’s regulations, the Planning Commission may establish additional requirements on the basis of the environmental effects of radio frequency emissions. (See P.L. 104-104, Sec. 704).
   10. If the use of any cellular antenna or cellular antenna tower or alternative cellular antenna tower structure is discontinued, the owner shall provide the Planning Commission with a copy of the notice to the FCC of intent to cease operations within 30 days of such notice to the FCC. If the cellular antenna or cellular antenna tower or alternative cellular antenna tower structure will not be reused, the owner shall have 180 days from submittal of the FCC notice to the Planning Commission to obtain a demolition permit and remove the antenna or tower that will not be reused. If the cellular antenna or cellular antenna tower or alternative cellular antenna tower structure is to be reused, the owner shall have no more than twelve (12) months from submittal of the FCC notice to the Planning Commission in which to commence new operation of the antenna or tower to be reused. Upon failure to commence new operation of the antenna or tower that is to be reused within twelve (12) months, the cellular antenna or cellular antenna tower or alternative cellular antenna tower structure shall be presumed abandoned, and the owner shall immediately obtain a demolition permit and remove the antenna or tower that is presumed abandoned. If the owner fails to remove an antenna or tower in the time provided by this paragraph, the Planning Commission may cause the demolition and removal of the antenna or tower recover its costs of demolition and removal from the Guarantee deposited by the applicant pursuant to this section.
   11. The only signs allowed shall be emergency information signs, owner contact information, warning or safety instructions, and signs required by a federal, state, or local agency. Such signs shall not exceed five (5) square feet in area.