(1) Amateur Radio Station Operators and/or Receive Only Antennas. This chapter shall not govern any tower, or the installation of any antenna, that is under fifty (50) feet in height; provided, that minimum setback requirements are met and the tower or antenna is owned and operated by a federally licensed amateur radio station operator or is used exclusively for receive only antennas. Extendable tower/antenna installations, no greater than a seventy-five (75) foot extended height, shall be permitted; provided, that minimum setback requirements are maintained for the installation’s maximum extended height. The minimum required setbacks from adjacent properties of these installations shall be the height of the tower/antenna assembly (measured to the extended height of an extendable tower and antenna).

(2) Preexisting Towers or Antennas. Preexisting towers and preexisting antennas shall not be required to meet the requirements of this chapter, other than the requirements of Sections 19.115.040(E), (F) and (G). (Ord. No. 493, 6-19-01; Ord. No. 2009-08, §§ 1, 2, 6-2-09; Ord. No. 2017-04, §§ 1, 2, 3-7-17. 1976 Code § 15-1-69(C))