Sec. 53-102(a)
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- County-wide; applies to all towers and antennas exceeding 50 feet in heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first., except amateur radio and receive-only antennas under 100 feet.
Extracted standards
14 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Minimum security fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
Towers shall be enclosed by security fencing not less than six feet in height and shall also be equipped with an appropriate anticlimbing device.
Landscaping & trees
- Minimum landscaped buffer width4 ft
The standard buffer shall consist of a landscaped strip at least four feet wide outside the perimeter of the facilities.
- Tree removal protection radius200 ft
Existing trees within 200 feet of the tower shall not be removed except as may be authorized to permit construction of the tower and installation of access for vehicle utilities.
Other
- Abandonment period24 months
Any antenna or tower that is not operated for a continuous period of 24 months shall be considered abandoned.
- Collapse within lot required
Towers shall be designed to collapse within the lot lines or lease area, as applicable, in case of structural failure.
- Minimum collocation users3 users
An engineering report must be submitted by the applicant certifying that the proposed tower is compatible for collocation with a minimum of three users including the primary user.
- Color and finish requirement
Towers shall either maintain a galvanized steel finish or, subject to any applicable standards of the FAA, be painted a neutral color, so as to reduce visual obtrusiveness.
- Artificial lighting restriction
Towers shall not be artificially lighted, unless required by the FAA or other applicable authority.
- Maximum tower heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for collocation199 ft
To permit collocation, the tower shall be designed and constructed to permit extensions to a maximum height of 199 feet.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. increase on existing structure20 ft
The placement of an antenna on or in an existing structure ... shall be permitted so long as the addition of said antenna shall not add more than 20 feet in height to said structure or tower.
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from off-site residential structure400 ft
The tower must be set back from any off-site residential structure no less than 400 feet.
- Removal timeframe after notice90 days
The owner of each such antenna or tower shall remove same within 90 days of receipt of notice from the board of supervisors.
- Yearly report required
The owner of each such antenna or tower shall submit a report to the board of supervisors once a year, no later than July 1.
Signage
- Advertising prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. on towers
No advertising of any type may be placed on the tower or accompanying facility unless as part of retrofitting an existing sign structure.
From the ordinance
The requirements set forth in this chapter shall govern the location of towers that exceed and antennas that are installed at greater than 50 feet in height, except as noted in subsection (b) of this section.