Powhatan County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 83-432(d)(1)a

Dimensional standards

Extracted standards

8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Design

  • No advertising on tower

    No advertising of any type may be placed on the tower or accompanying facility.

Height

Lighting

  • No artificial lighting unless required

    Towers shall not be artificially lighted unless required by the FAA or other applicable authority. If lighting, beacons, and/or other safety devices are required, they shall be designed to minimize disturbance to the surrounding uses.

Other

  • Removal of abandoned facility

    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.

  • Collocation required

    No freestanding telecommunications tower shall be allowed unless it is demonstrated that no suitable existing tower, building, or other structure within the coverage area is available for the collocation of antennas.

  • A fence at least six feet high shall be provided around the base of the tower and any associated equipment.

  • SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line and residential on same parcel

    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 by at least 500 feet, or 200 percent of the tower height, whichever is greater.

  • Type C perimeter buffer

    A type C perimeter buffer shall be provided around the entire facility, including support buildings (see section 83-460, Tree protection and section 83-461, Landscaping, and buffers, of Article VIII, Development Standards).

From the ordinance

Telecommunications facility. ... 7. Telecommunications towers. ii. Height. 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. iii. Setbacks. 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 by at least 500 feet, or 200 percent of the tower height, whichever is greater. ... iv. Design Standards. ... F. A type C perimeter buffer shall be provided around the entire facility, including support buildings (see section 83-460, Tree protection and section 83-461, Landscaping, and buffers, of Article VIII, Development Standards). G. A fence at least six feet high shall be provided around the base of the tower and any associated equipment.
Sec. 83-432(d)(1)a