Extracted standards
13 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Color requirement
The color of any ground-mounted satellite television antenna shall be dark brown, black or forest green.
- Front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. prohibition
No conventional or satellite television or radio antenna may be placed in the front yard of any lot in the city.
- Ground-mounted antenna location
A ground-mounted conventional television or radio antenna may be placed on a lot only in the rear yard.
- Landscaping requirement
All ground-mounted conventional television and radio antennas and satellite television antennas shall be landscaped so as to screen them from ground level view of persons on streets and surrounding lots.
- Max ground-mounted satellite heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.10 ft
No ground-mounted satellite television antenna may exceed ten feet in height, as measured from the ground to the highest point of the antenna.
- Max number per lot1 antennas
No lot in an R district shall have, at any one time, more than one satellite television antenna.
- Max number per lot (other districts)3 antennas
No lot in any other district shall have more than three satellite television antennas.
- Max roof-mounted heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. above roofline3 ft
No roof-mounted satellite television antenna may extend above the roofline more than three feet, unless it is to be installed on multistory buildings of four or more stories, in which case the antenna may not exceed ten feet in height above the level of the roof upon which it is placed.
- Max satellite diameter12 ft
The diameter of satellite television antennas shall not exceed 12 feet.
- Satellite antenna location
A satellite television antenna may be placed on a lot only in the rear yard; provided, however, that on a convincing showing that a reasonably satisfactory television signal cannot be obtained from a rear yard location, the board of zoning appeals shall permit the antenna to be located in the side yard, and if such a signal cannot be obtained in either yard, the board of zoning appeals shall permit the antenna to be located on the roof of any main or accessory building on the lot.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from lot lines5 ft
All ground-mounted television and radio receiving antennas and satellite television antennas shall be located no less than five feet from any lot line.
No satellite television antenna or ground-mounted conventional television or radio antenna may be erected on any lot without obtaining a special use permit.
- Utility easement prohibition
No ground-mounted receiving antenna or satellite television antenna may be erected over a public utility easement.
From the ordinance
No conventional or satellite television or radio antenna may be placed in the front yard of any lot in the city.