Sec. 106-237
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Applies near
- Accomack County Airport, Wallops Island Airport
- Geographic extent
- Towers and antennas proposed to penetrate above any Federal Aviation Regulations (FARFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot.) Part 77 surface pertaining to the Accomack County Airport or the Wallops Island Airport
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Advertising prohibition
No advertising of any type may be placed on the tower or accompanying facility unless as part of retrofitting an existing sign structure.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for co-location design199 ft
To permit co-location, the tower shall be designed and constructed to permit extensions to a maximum height of 199 feet.
- Tower collapse within lot lines
Towers shall be designed to collapse within the lot lines or lease lines, if leased area does not conform to property lot lines, in case of structural failure.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. addition to existing structure20 ft
The placement of an antenna on or in an existing structure such as a building, sign, light pole, water tank, or other free-standing structure or existing tower or pole shall be permitted by right so long as the addition of said antenna shall not add more then 20 feet in height to said structure or tower and shall not require additional lighting pursuant to FAA or applicable requirements.
- HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. threshold for regulation100 ft
The requirements set forth in these regulations shall govern the location of towers that exceed, and antennas that are installed at greater than 100 feet in height.
- Artificial lighting restriction
Towers shall not be artificially lighted, unless required by the FAA or other applicable authority.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. increase for replacement tower20 ft
Any tower or antenna existing prior to the adoption of these regulations or any tower or antenna subsequently approved by these regulations may be replaced, by right, with a tower or antenna of similar type so long as the replacement structure is no more than 20 feet higher than the structure being replaced.
- VDOA review for airport proximity
Towers and antennas proposed to penetrate above any Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 77 surface pertaining to the Accomack County Airport or the Wallops Island Airport shall be submitted to the VDOA for review and approval.
From the ordinance
The requirements set forth in these regulations shall govern the location of towers that exceed, and antennas that are installed at greater than 100 feet in height.