Sec. 9-2.4108
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Countywide
Extracted standards
16 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Façade-mounted maximum coverage10 pct
Total facility coverage of a facility mounted to the face of an existing structure may not exceed ten (10%) percent of the square footage of the building face or thirty-two (32) square feet per façade, whichever is less.
- Façade-mounted maximum extension from façade18 in
A facility shall not extend more than eighteen (18") inches from the building face.
- Façade-mounted minimum installation heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.15 ft
The lowest portion of all facilities shall be located a minimum of fifteen (15') feet above grade level.
Height
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in military training routes150 ft
Towers located within military training routes (MTR) shall have a height no greater than 150 feet.
- Roof-mounted facility maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. above roof15 ft
A roof-mounted telecommunications facility shall be no more than fifteen (15') feet taller than the roof of the structure on which it is mounted.
Lighting
- Lighting shielding required
All telecommunications facilities shall orient and shield lighting so as to not be intrusive to any residential surrounding areas.
Other
- Structural engineer certification required above heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.30 ft
Applicant(s) shall submit certification from a registered structural engineer... for any tower in excess of thirty (30') feet in height.
- RF/EMF report frequency2 years
A biennial RF/EMF emissions report... shall be submitted to the Plumas County Planning Department.
- Minimum road load capacity40,000 lbs
All such roads shall be capable of supporting a minimum load of 40,000 pounds.
- Minimum vertical clearance15 ft
a minimum unobstructed vertical clearance of fifteen (15') feet.
- Minimum road width14 ft
All facilities shall have a road... with an unobstructed horizontal traveled surface not less than fourteen (14') feet in width.
- Security fence minimum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
Facility... shall be secured at all times and have a security fence of six (6') feet or more in height.
- Cultural resources stop work distance50 ft
work within fifty (50') feet of the find shall cease immediately.
- Telecommunications facility setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
The minimum setback from property lines... is one foot of setback for every foot in facility height plus an additional twenty-five (25') feet.
- Wireless access point heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. exemption35 ft
Wireless access points mounted on new poles of any height and mounted at a height of thirty-five (35') feet or less.
Signage
- Commercial advertising prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Commercial displays or advertising of any kind on any portion of the facility or accessory building(s) shall not be permitted.
From the ordinance
The maximum height for telecommunications facilities in all zones shall be 200 feet. Towers located within military training routes (MTR) shall have a height no greater than 150 feet.