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Satellite Dishes

1. Satellite dish antennas are regulated by the Village for the purpose of protecting the health and safety of the people and property in the Village and for preserving the aesthetic quality of those neighborhoods where satellite dish antennas are installed.
   
   For receive-only satellite dish antennas, the purpose of this section is to provide for the preservation of the aesthetic quality of the neighborhood by controlling installations so that they blend in with the appearance of the subject property and surrounding properties to the extent practicable, and are installed and secured in safe manner.
   
   For transmitting satellite dish antennas, the purpose of this section, in addition to the foregoing, is to provide for the protection of the public health and safety insofar as the creation of radio-frequency radiation is concerned.
   
   This section shall not be interpreted in such a manner as to prevent or impose unreasonable limitations on the reception of satellite-delivered signals by receive-only antennas, or to impose costs or other burdens on the users of receive-only satellite dish antennas which are excessive in light of the purchase and installation cost of the equipment.

   1. A satellite dish antenna shall be treated as a permitted use provided that:

   2. It is a receive-only satellite dish antenna with a diameter no greater than one (1) meter (approx. 3.28 feet); or

   3. It is a receive-only satellite dish antenna with a diameter no greater than two (2) meters (approx. 6.56 feet), is not installed on a wall fronting a public street, and is located in either the NR, VC, GC-1, GC-2, PCD-1, PCD-2, PCD-3, or OR zoning district; or,

   4. It is a receive-only satellite dish antenna, is installed on the roof of a principal structure or accessory structure, or mounted on a mast securely attached to a principal structure or accessory structure, is not larger than ten (10) feet in diameter, does not front the street, the bottom of the dish is no more than two (2) feet above the roof, and no other satellite dish antennas with a diameter exceeding two (2) meters (approx. 6.56 feet) are located on the same lot; or,

   5. It is a receive only satellite dish antenna, is installed on the ground, a pad, a tower, or other structure besides a building, is located between the principal structure and the rear lot line, has maximum height not exceeding fifteen (15) feet above the ground, and no other satellite dish antennas with a diameter exceeding two (2) meters (approx. 6.56 feet) are located on the same lot.

2. Any satellite dish antenna which does not meet the standards set forth in (b) above shall be treated as a special use in any zoning district, subject to approval in accordance with the procedures and standards set forth in Article 4, Part 3 of this Chapter. An applicant seeking a special use under this Section for a receive-only satellite dish antenna shall not be required to pay an application fee to the Village for the special use hearing.
   
   In considering an application for a special use the Zoning Board of Appeals also shall be guided by the purposes and policy set forth in paragraph (a) of this section. In addition, the satellite dish shall, to the extent practicable and consistent with the foregoing, be located so as to minimize its visibility from surrounding properties and public ways.

3. Any satellite dish which is installed shall comply with all other ordinances of the Village.