Sec. 20.236.005
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- All zoning districts in Mendocino County, except the coastal area within the Mendocino County Coastal Zoning Ordinance and the Mendocino Town Zoning Code.
Uses
Conditional / special use1
Extracted standards
15 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Compliance with California building and fire codes
All wireless communications facilities shall comply with the applicable provisions of the California Building Code, California Electrical Code, California Plumbing Code, California Mechanical Code, California Fire Code, and rules and regulations imposed by state and federal agencies.
- Subdued colors and non-reflective materials required
All exterior surfaces of structures and equipment associated with a wireless communications facility shall have subdued colors and non-reflective materials selected to blend with their surroundings.
- Maximum extension above roof line for roof-mounted antennas10 ft
Roof-mounted antennas shall not exceed the maximum building height for the zoning district and shall not extend more than ten (10) feet above existing roof line.
- Maximum extension into required yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for building-mounted antennas below roof line2 ft
Antennas mounted on the exterior walls of a building entirely below the roof line or parapet top may extend into any required yard setback a distance not exceeding two (2) feet.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for new wireless communication facility50 ft
No part of the facility shall exceed fifty (50) feet in height above ground level.
- Maximum projection above building side for building-mounted antennas36 in
Antennas and connections shall not project more than thirty-six (36) inches above the side of the building or structure upon which it is mounted.
- Maximum projection from building surface for building-mounted antennas30 in
The antenna and mountings shall not project more than thirty (30) inches from the building surface to which it is mounted.
- FAA lighting/markings prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Towers shall not be so tall as to require Federal Aviation Administration lighting or markings.
- Fuel-powered generator prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. unless inaudible off-site
Use of a fuel powered generator to power the site is prohibited unless evidence is provided that it will not be audible from beyond property boundaries.
Antenna towers shall not be built with guy wires in the absence of compelling evidence that there is no feasible construction alternative.
- Compliance with FCC RF emission limits
The combined level of radio frequency radiation for all arrays shall not exceed the maximum permissible exposure level set by the Federal Communications Commission.
- Road condition assessment required for shared private road access
A road condition assessment for the wireless communication facility shall be required for any facility that relies on shared private road/access.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line (percent of tower heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.)110 pct
Antenna towers shall be subject to setbacks required by the County Zoning Code and shall be setback a minimum of one hundred ten (110) percent of their overall height from any property line
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from off-site residence or school (percent of tower heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.)500 pct
and a minimum of five hundred (500) percent of the their overall height from any off-site residence or school.
- Tree removal restriction for visual screening
No trees that provide visual screening of the wireless communication facility shall be removed after project completion except to comply with fire safety regulations or to eliminate safety hazards.
From the ordinance
Radio, telephone, and other communication and transmission structures, towers, and antennas ("towers and antennas") are conditional uses subject to approval of a conditional use permit in all zoning districts, except as otherwise provided in the Mendocino County Code.