Amherst, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 24-637, Sec. 24-638

Dimensional standards

Uses

Extracted standards

17 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Fencing & walls

Landscaping & trees

  • Minimum landscape buffer width4 ft

    The standard buffer will consist of a landscaped strip at least four feet wide outside the perimeter of the facilities

Other

  • Abandonment period12 months

    Any telecommunication facility that is not operated for a continuous period of 12 months is considered abandoned

  • Abandonment removal period90 days

    must be removed within 90 days of abandonment

  • Access road weight capacity75,000 lbs

    designed to support 75,000 pounds

  • the addition of the antenna does not add more than 20 feet or 25 percent, whichever is less, to the height of the structure

  • the addition of the antenna does not add more than 20 feet or 25 percent, whichever is less, to the height of the structure

  • Lattice tower access road width20 ft

    Lattice towers must have, at a minimum, a 20-foot wide gravel road

  • Monopole access road side clearance4 ft

    with four feet of clearance on either side

  • Monopole access road width12 ft

    Site access to monopole towers must be, at a minimum, a 12-foot wide gravel access road

  • provide names and address of all landowners whose property is located within 1,500 feet of any property line

  • Small cell antenna enclosure volume6 cuft

    each antenna is located inside an enclosure of no more than six cubic feet in volume

  • Small cell associated equipment volume28 cuft

    all other wireless equipment associated with the facility has a cumulative volume of no more than 28 cubic feet

  • Small cell permit review period60 days

    Permit applications for the installation of small cell facilities will be approved or disapproved within 60 days of receipt

  • Small cell permit review extension30 days

    The 60-day period may be extended by staff upon written notification to the applicant, for a period not to exceed an additional 30 days

  • a tower should be designed and constructed to permit extensions to a maximum height of 199 feet

  • Minimum co-location users4 users

    certifying that the proposed tower is compatible for co-location with a minimum of four users, including the primary user

From the ordinance

small cell facilities are permitted by right in all zoning districts... telecommunication facilities that do not exceed, as installed, 50 feet in height, are permitted by right
Sec. 24-637, Sec. 24-638