Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Citywide
Extracted standards
15 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Color to minimize reflectivity
Each noncommercial amateur radio antenna shall be of a color or painted to minimize its reflectivity and blend with its surroundings as much as possible.
- No oil derrick or guy wires
A noncommercial amateur radio antenna assembly shall not include oil derrick style structures and no structures with guy wires shall be used or constructed, except as provided for in this section.
- Retraction when not in use
All antennas capable of being retracted and extended shall be retracted to its minimum size and height when not in use
Height
The height of the antenna assembly shall include the antenna(s) support structure and shall be the maximum to which it is capable of being extended
Other
- Exempt antenna heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. max16 feet
One antenna assembly which is located outside of any required setback areas and which is 16 feet or less in height
- Building mounted antenna heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. max12 feet
One building mounted antenna assembly, located outside of any required setback areas, which does not exceed 12 feet in height
- Parabolic dish max diameter39.37 inches
Parabolic dish antennas which are one meter (39.37 inches) or less in diameter.
- Permit required for >41 ft or >1 nonexempt support structure41 feet
antenna assemblies which exceed 41 feet in height or which involve the placement of more than one nonexempt antenna support structure on a lot shall require the approval of a noncommercial amateur radio antenna permit
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. in front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.
Noncommercial amateur radio antennas shall not be located within any front yard area, without approval of a variance
- Replacement antenna diameter max3 inches
The replacement of an existing antenna or antenna support structure with an outside diameter of three inches or less with a similar antenna or support structure.
- Comply with side and rear setbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
A noncommercial antenna assembly subject to this section shall not be any closer to the property line than the required minimum side and rear yard setbacks for the subject lot without written city approval
- Site plan review required for >2 exempt antennas2 antennas
Director approval of an antenna site plan review application is required for more than two antenna assemblies which are exempt pursuant to subsection (C)(3) of this section.
- Vertical antenna heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. max41 feet
One vertical antenna assembly, located outside of any required setback areas, consisting of a single pole or mast with a maximum outside diameter of three inches or less with no guys or horizontal elements located higher than two feet above the ridgeline of the residence, and which does not exceed 41 feet in total height
- Wire antenna heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. max41 feet
One wire antenna assembly consisting of a single flexible wire, with a diameter not to exceed one-half inch, suspended between two supports, which if man-made do not exceed 41 feet in height
Signage
- No signage
No signage shall be allowed on any noncommercial amateur radio antenna assembly, except for requisite safety text and other labeling required by law.
From the ordinance
Noncommercial amateur radio antennas shall not be located within any front yard area, without approval of a variance pursuant to Chapter 17.64 (variances) of this title.