REYNOLDSBURG ZONING CODE xiv. Where possible, an antenna or tower for use by a wireless/cellular service providers shall be attached to an existing structure or building. A new wireless communication facility shall not be erected if there is a technically suitable space for wireless communication facility available on an existing wireless communication tower or other suitable structure within the applicant’s search area. The applicant must demonstrate that a technically suitable location is not reasonably available on an existing structure or that bona fide efforts to negotiate location on structures have been rejected. xv. Any owner of a tower whose use will be discontinued shall submit a written report to the Planning and Zoning Administrator indicating the date on which such use shall cease. If at any time the use of the facility is discontinued for one hundred eighty (180) days (excluding any dormancy period between construction and the initial use of the facility), the Board may declare the facility abandoned. The tower owner and the owner of the property upon which the tower is located shall receive written instruction from the Board to either reactive the use within one hundred eighty (180) days or dismantle and remove the facility. xvi. If reactivation does not occur within said period, the City may thereafter proceed to move the facility and assess the costs of removal to the owner, as well as certify those costs to the County Auditor as a lien against the property. xvii. In addition to the foregoing requirements, the following standards, items A. through D., shall apply to wireless or cellular telecommunications facilities permitted on a property with an existing use: 1. The existing use on the property may be any permitted use or lawful nonconforming use in the Innovation Zone, and said use need not be affiliated with the wireless/cellular telecommunication provider. 2. The telecommunication facility shall be fully automated and unattended on a daily basis. 3. The vehicular access to the equipment building shall, whenever feasible, be provided along the circulation driveways of the existing use. 4. Subsequent to approval of a conditional use permit for a telecommunication tower, the owner shall submit building permit applications to the City for any additional antennae proposed to be placed on the tower. A new zoning certificate will not be required, unless the Planning and Zoning Administrator determines that such additions do not conform with the approved conditional use permit. SECTION 1105.17 CONVERSION OF DWELLING UNITS A. In the SR, RM, and ORD-N, a structure may be converted to accommodate an increased number of dwelling units, provided that the proposed dwellings and lot conform with all requirements for new dwellings in the district, including the permitted number of dwellings, all yard and lot dimensions, floor area for each dwelling, and required parking spaces. SECTION 1105.19 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS A. Applicability. Every permitted use and conditional use permit shall conform to the performance 173
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