Fredericksburg, Virginia · General provision

Section 72-42.6I

Uses

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Amateur radio exempt

    Amateur radio stations properly licensed by the Federal Communications Commission or the United States Department of Defense shall be exempt from the provisions of this section.

  • ARB approval in HFD

    No satellite dish antenna within the HFD that is subject to view from a public street, right-of-way, or place shall be erected, altered, or relocated until approved by the ARB pursuant to § 72-23.1, Certificates of appropriateness.

  • Landscaping or screening required

    Such antenna shall meet all of the requirements of this section relating to accessory structures and be landscaped or screened so as to substantially conceal it from view from nearby properties and the public right-of-way;

  • Least visible location

    Of all the locations practicably available for location of the proposed satellite dish antenna, the proposed location shall be the one that has the least negative impacts on surrounding buildings and neighborhoods and be the one least visible from nearby properties and the public right-of-way, yet still provides adequate transmission and reception;

  • No advertising on antenna

    No advertising, telephone numbers, pictorial designs, or other drawings shall be permitted on such antennas.

  • No satellite dish antenna shall be located in a front yard;

  • The proposed size and height of such satellite dish antenna shall be compatible with the height and scale of adjacent buildings and shall be the minimum size and height necessary to conduct the anticipated transmission or reception activity;

From the ordinance

Satellite dish antennas shall be allowed in all zoning districts as an accessory use, but may only be erected, altered, raised, or relocated in accordance with a certificate of zoning use issued by the Zoning Administrator.
Section 72-42.6I