Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Abandonment removal12 months
Any wireless facility, wireless support structure, and other equipment supporting the wireless facility which has not been used for the purpose of radio transmission or wireless communication for a continuous period of 12 months shall be deemed to be abandoned and shall be removed from the premises within 90 days of such abandonment.
- Maximum monopole heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.199 ft
The maximum height of any monopole and antenna array shall be 199 feet, except that for any monopole and antenna array proposed within 1,000 feet of the right-of-way of an interstate highway, the height shall not exceed 155 feet.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. near interstate155 ft
for any monopole and antenna array proposed within 1,000 feet of the right-of-way of an interstate highway, the height shall not exceed 155 feet
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from R/RO districts500 ft
There shall be a setback of 500 feet from any property within an R or RO zoning district
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from James River1,000 ft
a setback of 1,000 feet from the shoreline of the James River
- Signage limit4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
There shall be no signage identifying the site except for a single nameplate not exceeding four square feet in sign area.
From the ordinance
There shall be a setback of 500 feet from any property within an R or RO zoning district and a setback of 1,000 feet from the shoreline of the James River. In no case shall a setback exceed the largest setback imposed by this chapter on other types of similar structures of a similar size, including utility poles.