Permit procedure.
Before erection of any microwave antenna, a permit application shall be made to the Township, a fee paid, the amount of which shall be set by resolution of the Board of Supervisors, and a permit issued. All applications for a microwave antenna permit shall be made to the Zoning Officer in writing on a form furnished by the Township and shall be accompanied by plans showing: See
Forms, Permits and Fees for more detailed information on permits and applications.
(1) For ground-mounted microwave antennas:
(a) The dimensions of the lot and location of the buildings thereon.
(b) Details of all microwave antenna anchors, supports and foundations the exact size of the antenna, including dish and the exact proposed location of the microwave antenna on the lot.
(c) When microwave antennas are attached to an existing structure, details will be distributed to the existing structure.
(2) For roof-mounted microwave antennas:
(a) Design wind load on each anchor and allowable wind load on each anchor.
(b) Forces on foundation, including live load and dead load.
(c) Strength and allowable stresses of cables, rods, or braces and the actual force and allowable force for each cable, rod, and brace.
(d) Details of all microwave anchors and supports, the exact size of the antenna and proposed location of the microwave antenna.
(3) If the manufacturer's specifications submitted with the application specify the installation criteria for Subsection E(2)(a) and (b) directly above, they shall be made part of the plan and separate calculations shall not be required.
