Extracted standards
24 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Alternative tower structure design required
Alternative tower structures shall be designed and constructed to look like a building, facility, or structure typically found in the area.
- Antenna color requirement
It shall be of a neutral, non-reflective color that is identical to, or closely compatible with, the color of the supporting structure.
- Collocation encouraged
collocations are strongly encouraged to limit the number of poles within the right-of-way.
- Ground equipment vault required
any ground-mounted equipment shall be located in a flush-to-grade underground equipment vault, unless otherwise authorized by the Director.
- Maximum wall-mounted protrusion2 ft
The maximum protrusion of facilities from the building or structure face to which they are attached shall be 2 feet.
- Monopole taper required
Monopole support structures shall taper from the base to the tip.
- Roof-mounted on sloped roof prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Roof-mounted communication facilities and accessory equipment shall not be permitted on a sloped roof, unless it can be demonstrated that it is not visible from the street or adjacent residential areas.
- Tower color requirement
Towers shall either maintain a galvanized steel finish, or, subject to any applicable FAA standards, be painted a neutral color so as to reduce visual obtrusiveness.
- Unreasonable interference prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
No alternative tower structure may be located or maintained in a manner that causes unreasonable interference.
Fencing & walls
- Fencing material standard
fencing material shall meet the standard of the zone district in which the WCF will be located.
Height
- Maximum roof panel antenna heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. above parapet8 ft
Roof-mounted panel antenna shall not extend more than 8 feet above the roof parapet.
- Maximum roof whip antenna heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. above building10 ft
Roof-mounted whip antenna shall not extend more than 10 feet above the building to which they are mounted.
- Maximum right-of-way pole heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.40 ft
The pole or structure height ... may not exceed the lesser of (i) 40 feet or (ii) 8 feet taller than any existing utility or traffic signal pole within a radius of 600 feet.
- Maximum tower heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. above structure15 ft
No tower shall extend above 15 feet in height above the maximum structure height within
Landscaping & trees
- Maximum tree removal diameter4 in
No trees larger than 4 inches in diameter measured at 4.5 feet high on the tree may be removed.
- Tree replacement ratio2 ratio
any trees removed are replaced at a ratio of 2 to 1.
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. equipment concealment required
Accessory equipment, including but not limited to remote radio units, shall be located out of sight whenever possible by locating behind parapet walls or within equipment enclosures.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. equipment grouping required
All buildings, shelter, cabinets, and other accessory components shall be grouped as closely as technically possible.
- ADA compliance required
The alternative tower structure must comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and every other local, state, and federal law and regulations.
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. equipment footprint350 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The total footprint coverage area of the WCF's accessory equipment shall not exceed 350 square feet per carrier.
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. equipment heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.15 ft
No related accessory equipment or accessory structure shall exceed 15 feet in height.
- Minimum right-of-way pole separation600 ft
new WCFs placed on poles in the right-of-way shall be separated from any other pole, accessory equipment or WCF in the right-of-way by a distance of at least 600 feet.
- Roof-mounted screening required
Roof-mounted WCFs and accessory equipment shall be fully screened from view with existing parapets or with the addition of architecturally compatible screening walls or other structures as viewed at ground level.
- Screen wall setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from parapet
Any screen walls shall be set back from the parapet or roof edge so that visibility from the street or adjacent residential properties is minimized to the greatest extent technically feasible.
From the ordinance
No related accessory equipment or accessory structure shall exceed 15 feet in height.