Sec. 15-288.B
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 4%
Uses
Conditional / special use1
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Lattice tower access road width20 ft
Lattice towers must have, at a minimum, a 20-foot wide gravel road designed to support 75,000 pounds.
- Monopole access road width12 ft
Site access to monopole towers must be, at a minimum, a 12-foot wide gravel access road designed to support 75,000 pounds with four feet of clearance on either side.
- Regulations apply to towers >50 ft50 ft
These regulations govern telecommunication facilities that exceed, as installed, 50 feet in height.
- Landscaping buffer width4 ft
The standard buffer will consist of a landscaped strip at least four feet wide outside the perimeter of the facilities.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for co-location199 ft
To permit co-location, a tower should be designed and constructed to permit extensions to a maximum height of 199 feet, except as otherwise provided in an approved conditional use permit.
- Removal after 12 months abandonment12 months
Any telecommunication facility that is not operated for a continuous period of 12 months is considered abandoned, and must be removed within 90 days of abandonment or a county notice requiring the removal.
- Security fencing heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
Towers are required to be enclosed by security fencing not less than six feet high and equipped with an appropriate anti-climbing device.
From the ordinance
These regulations govern telecommunication facilities that exceed, as installed, 50 feet in height. Towers that are less than 50 feet high and meet all zoning requirements are deemed to be substantially in accordance with the comprehensive plan. To permit co-location, a tower should be designed and constructed to permit extensions to a maximum height of 199 feet, except as otherwise provided in an approved conditional use permit. Towers are required to be enclosed by security fencing not less than six feet high and equipped with an appropriate anti-climbing device. The standard buffer will consist of a landscaped strip at least four feet wide outside the perimeter of the facilities. Site access to monopole towers must be, at a minimum, a 12-foot wide gravel access road designed to support 75,000 pounds with four feet of clearance on either side. Lattice towers must have, at a minimum, a 20-foot wide gravel road designed to support 75,000 pounds. Any telecommunication facility that is not operated for a continuous period of 12 months is considered abandoned, and must be removed within 90 days of abandonment or a county notice requiring the removal.