Vinton

a sign shall be considered abandoned if the business or use for which the sign was erected has not been in operation for a period of at least two years. Such nonconforming sign(s) and its supporting structure shall be removed by the owner of the property on which the sign is located, or the agent for the property owner, or tenant or lessee of the property having beneficial use of the property upon which the sign(s) is located, within 30 days of written notice by the zoning administrator.

In the event that a use or activity has ceased operating on the site for a period of two years, all related sign faces shall be painted out or otherwise removed or made to comply with this article by the owner, agent, or person having the beneficial use of the building, structure or lot upon which such sign is located within 30 days of such cessation.

In the event that a use or activity has ceased operating on the site for a period of two years, all related sign faces shall be painted out or otherwise removed or made to comply with this article by the owner, agent, or person having the beneficial use of the building, structure or lot upon which such sign is located within 30 days of such cessation.

The requirements set forth in this division shall govern the location of all telecommunications towers, monopoles, antennas, small wireless facilities, and amateur radio antennas, constructed to a height greater than 16 feet six inches in height from ground level, as well as all base stations.

The requirements set forth in this division shall govern the location of all telecommunications towers, monopoles, antennas, small wireless facilities, and amateur radio antennas, constructed to a height greater than 16 feet six inches in height from ground level, as well as all base stations.

Emissions from small wireless facilities attached to existing structures shall not materially interfere with existing communications facilities or facilities planned for future public safety communications.

Small wireless facility support structures may be considered either principal or accessory uses.

Must not exceed 32 cubic feet in volume.

In public rights-of-way abutting single-family residential districts or areas in which attached or detached single-family dwellings are the predominant use or development pattern, each small cell facility is limited to one cabinet or structure that does not exceed five feet in height and a total of 70 cubic feet in volume. Ground-mounted equipment cabinets must be located adjacent to the support structure.

When the related equipment is not located on property that meets subsection a., each provider is limited to a cabinet or structure which does not exceed 12 feet in height and a total of 500 square feet in gross area. The cabinet or structure must be adjacent to the pole. The cabinets or equipment must be secured by a wall, berm, or evergreen hedge sufficient to screen it from view from the street, or with an eight-foot fence, wall, berm, or landscaping combination.

The minimum horizontal distance between poles is: (1) When located in zoning districts that are zoned for single-family dwellings and are or areas in which attached or detached single-family dwellings are the predominant use or development pattern, not less than 300 feet. (2) When located in all other areas, not less than 100 feet.

A wireless support structure for a wireless facility that is not a small wireless facility, a small wireless facility support structure, a small wireless facility collocation, or an eligible facilities request, shall be permitted only upon approval of a special use permit by the town council...

A base station shall not contain more than 750 square feet of gross floor area or be more than 12 feet in height.

A base station shall be landscaped with a buffer of plant materials that effectively screens the view of the base station from adjacent property. The standard buffer shall consist of a landscaping strip of at least four feet wide outside the perimeter of the enclosure.

The height of wireless support structures shall not exceed 199 feet, including antennas.

Monopoles or towers shall be enclosed by security fencing not less than six feet in height and shall be equipped with appropriate anticlimbing device.

For wireless support structures in the public rights-of-way that are subject to the legislative process, the setback shall be 40 feet from the edge of the existing pavement or sidewalk, whichever is closer, and one-half the height of the support structure, including antennas if they extend beyond the top of the structure, from the nearest existing structure.

On a corner lot, a front yard as required in the district shall be provided along one street frontage and a second front yard of not less than 15 feet shall be provided on the street frontage.

On a corner lot, a front yard as required in the district shall be provided along one street frontage and a second front yard of not less than 15 feet shall be provided on the street frontage.

On a vacant lot that adjoins other lots containing buildings, the required depth of the front yard shall be equal to the depth of the adjoining front yards. No front yard shall have a depth of less than 15 feet and no greater than the front yard depth normally required in the district.