§ 19.6-92
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Abandoned tower removal
Any tower not operated for 12 months is a nuisance; owner must remove within 90 days of notice.
- Co-location requirement
Any proposed tower shall accommodate co-location for at least two additional users if tower height is 199 ft or less, and three additional users if 200 ft or greater.
- Exemptions
New towers 50 ft or less in any district except H-1 and FPO; satellite dish antennas; residential reception antennas; amateur radio antennas (max 200 ft, set back from lot line equal to height).
- Tower fencing
Tower sites shall be enclosed by security fencing and shall be equipped with an appropriate anti-climbing device.
- Tower lighting
Towers shall not be artificially lighted unless required by the FAA or the County.
- Tower setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property lines
All towers shall be set back 110% of the height of the proposed tower from all property lines.
- Tower setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from residential structures
New construction towers shall be set back a minimum of 200% of the height of the tower from any nearby residential structure, and in no case less than 400 feet.
From the ordinance
In order to accommodate the communications needs of residents and businesses... These provisions are necessary... All applications for both permitted and conditional uses under this section must include the following information... See District Regulations for new construction towers. Co-locations in the following zoning districts: A-1, B-1, M1, and IP, provided that the height of the existing structure is not increased more than twenty feet of its original permitted height. If height increase is greater than twenty feet, then a conditional use permit will be required. ... New construction under 199 feet and co-locations are not permitted by right or conditional use in the H-1, R-1, R-2, R-3 or V-1 District unless application is made under the 'stealth design' option conditional use procedure. New construction towers that exceed 199 feet proposed for siting in the H-1, R-1, R-2, R-3 or V-1 District. Towers of any height are not permitted in the Floodplain Overlay (FPO) District. All towers shall be set back 110% of the height of the proposed tower from all property lines, except as follows. ... new construction towers shall be set back a minimum of 200% of the height of the tower from any nearby residential structure, and in no case less than 400 feet. ... Towers shall not be artificially lighted unless required by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) or the County. ... Tower sites shall be enclosed by security fencing and shall be equipped with an appropriate anti-climbing device. ... Any proposed telecommunications tower and tower site shall be designed structurally, electrically, and in all respects to accommodate co-location of both the applicant's telecommunications facility and comparable telecommunications facilities for at least two additional users if the tower height is 199 feet or less, and three additional users if the tower height is 200 feet or greater. ... Any tower that is not operated for a continuous period of 12 months shall be considered a nuisance. ... New towers that are 50 feet or less in height in any district, except the H-1, Historic Overlay District and the FPO, Floodplain Overlay District; Satellite dish antennas, as an accessory use; Antennas used solely for residential reception of broadcast radio or television, as an accessory use; Antennas legally operated by FCC-licensed amateur radio operators. Said antenna shall not exceed 200 feet in height above average grade. Amateur radio antennas that are freestanding shall be located to the rear of the principal structure and set back from any lot line by a distance equal to or exceeding the height of the tower.