Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Applies near
- Pacific Avenue
- Geographic extent
- Applies in all districts in which they are permitted; temporary communication towers not allowed east of Pacific Avenue from 4th Street to 42nd Street
Uses
Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Antennas prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. on single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. dwellings and duplexes
Building-mounted antennas shall not be permitted on single-family dwellings or duplexes in any district or on any property containing such a use.
- Maximum antenna extension above building22 ft
No antenna shall extend to a height greater than twenty-two (22) feet above the highest point of the building or structure to which it is affixed.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of temporary communication tower100 ft
Maximum height shall be one hundred (100) feet.
- Minimum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of small wireless antennas10 ft
Minimum height of antennas, if affixed to a building or other vertical structure shall be ten (10) feet.
- Minimum building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for antenna30 ft
No antenna shall be located upon any building or structure less than thirty (30) feet in height.
- Maximum duration of temporary tower5 days
Maximum duration shall be the longer of (i) five (5) days; (ii) where used in conjunction with an event permitted pursuant to City Code section 4-1 (special events permits), forty-eight (48) hours prior to and after such event; or (iii) in cases of declared emergencies resulting in the disablement of existing telecommunications facilities, the duration of the emergency.
- No gradingGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. or vegetation removal
No grading or removal of vegetation shall be permitted.
- Noise limit for temporary tower generators65 dBA
Noise from generators shall not exceed sixty-five A-weighted decibels (65 dBA) at a distance of twenty (20) feet from the noise source.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. or use150 ft
Minimum setback from any residential district or use, as measured to the nearest lot line of such district or use, shall be two (2) times the height of the tower or one hundred fifty (150) feet, whichever is greater.
- No signage or lighting except as required by law
No signage or lighting other than as may be required by law shall be allowed.
From the ordinance
The following provisions shall apply to building-mounted antennas in all districts in which they are permitted: