§ 154.2.114
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Environmental
- Acoustic bat detector heights
One acoustic bat detector (ABD) shall be placed on the MET tower at least 30 meters above the ground, and one ABD shall be placed on the MET tower between one and one-half meters and three meters above the ground.
Height
- Maximum MET tower heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.199 ft
The maximum height of the MET tower from the ground level to the top of the tower (including instrumentation) shall not exceed 199 feet.
Other
- Maximum special use permitConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. period24 months
no special use permit shall be issued for a period that exceeds 24 months.
- MET tower setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. multiplier3 x heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
The minimum setback for a MET tower is three times the maximum height (as defined in (D)(1) above) from the nearest property boundary line and/or utility line.
- MET tower requires special use permitConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote.
No MET tower may be constructed within Northampton County except by a special use permit within the Agricultural/Rural Business District (A/RB)
From the ordinance
No MET tower may be constructed within Northampton County except by a special use permit within the Agricultural/Rural Business District (A/RB)