Land use · Altavista, Virginia

amateur radio tower

Named in 1 of this ordinance’s zoning districts.

How this ordinance defines it

The operative definition is the local one. Codes routinely subdivide a category into tiers — “day care 2, family”, “group home 2” — and attach different permissions to each, so only Altavista’s own text settles what this covers.

Chapter 2Reads like a definition

to a residence shall not be considered agriculture (see definition for Garden, home). ** Amateur radio tower ** means a structure on which an antenna is installed for the purpose of transmitting and receiving amateur radio signals erected and

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(None) (7) **Miscellaneous use types.** | Use | Additional Requirements | |-----|------------------------| | Amateur radio tower | Subject to section 86-542 | | Satellite dish antenna one meter or less in diameter or measured diagonally | —

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following miscellaneous use types. (Ord. of 10-11-2011(3), § 2) ### Sec. 86-542. - Amateur radio tower . (a) **General standards:** (1) An amateur radio tower shall be considered an accessory structure and shall comply with the minimum setback

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right1

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.