Sec. 4-903
Uses
Conditional / special use1
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. requiring conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit125 ft
Any communication tower proposed in excess of 125 feet in height shall require a conditional use permit from the board of supervisors.
Lighting
- Lighting as required by FCC/FAA
Towers shall be illuminated as required by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), but no lighting shall be incorporated if not required by either agency, other than essential security lighting.
Other
- Co-location permitted by rightBy rightPermitted outright: if the plans meet the written rules, permission cannot be withheld. if heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. increase <=5 ft5 ft
The co-location of communications equipment on an existing tower or structure shall be permitted by right provided the height of the tower or structure is not increased in height by more than five feet.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from residential structure on adjoining lot40 pct of tower heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
The minimum setback requirement from the base of the tower to any residential structure on an adjoining lot shall be at least equal to 40 percent of the height of the tower, measured from the closest structural member of the tower (excluding guy lines).
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from road right-of-way for associated structures50 ft
The minimum setback from any property line abutting a road right-of-way for any other building or structure associated with a broadcasting tower shall be 50 feet and in all other instances shall be no less than 25 feet.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. in other instances25 ft
and in all other instances shall be no less than 25 feet.
From the ordinance
The minimum setback from any property line abutting a road right-of-way for any other building or structure associated with a broadcasting tower shall be 50 feet and in all other instances shall be no less than 25 feet.