Sec. 83-432(d)(1)
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Environmental
- Land disturbance permit required if >10,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.10,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Should the project require the disturbance of more than 10,000 square feet of land area, a land disturbance permit will be required prior to the commencement of construction activity on the site.
Height
- 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, towers shall be designed and constructed to permit extensions to a maximum height of 199 feet, except as otherwise provided in the approved conditional use permit.
Other
- Removal of abandoned facility within 90 days90 days
If a telecommunications facility is abandoned, the owner of the facility shall dismantle and remove the facility and any accessory equipment within 90 days of receiving notice from the county stating that the facility is abandoned and demanding its removal in accordance with this subsection.
- Collocated antennas allowed by rightBy rightPermitted outright: if the plans meet the written rules, permission cannot be withheld. if no heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. increase by 20 ft or 25%
The placement of an antenna on or in an existing structure such as a building, sign, light pole, utility pole, transmission/utility tower, water tank, or other free-standing structure or existing tower or pole is allowed by right, without the need for a conditional use permit, so long as placement of the antenna does not increase the height of the existing structure or tower by 20 feet or 25 percent, whichever is less.
- Tower designed to accommodate at least three other providers3 providers
Except where height, structural, mechanical, or regulatory factors prevent collocation, a proposed tower shall be designed to accommodate the present and future needs of its owner and collocated antennas by at least three other telecommunications providers, subject to mutually agreeable terms and conditions negotiated between the owner and collocating providers.
- Exempt towers 35 ft or less in any districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2., 100 ft or less in I-1/I-2
Telecommunications towers that are 35 feet or less in height in any district, or are 100 feet or less in height in the I-1 or I-2 District.
- Tower setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property lines and residential dwellings120 pct of tower heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
All towers shall be set back from any property line and from an existing residential dwelling on the same parcel by a distance equal or exceeding 120 percent of the tower height, and from an existing residential dwelling on an adjacent property
- Lease sufficient land to maintain mature tree growth within 100 ft of tower base100 ft
The provider shall lease sufficient land area around the tower to maintain control and safety of the existing mature tree growth and natural land forms within 100 feet of the tower base.
From the ordinance
Telecommunications facilities: towers shall be set back from any property line and from an existing residential dwelling on the same parcel by a distance equal or exceeding 120 percent of the tower height. Towers shall be designed to permit extensions to a maximum height of 199 feet. Collocated antennas allowed by right if no height increase by 20 ft or 25%. Exemptions for towers 35 ft or less in any district, or 100 ft or less in I-1/I-2. Removal of abandoned facilities within 90 days. Land disturbance permit required if >10,000 sq ft.