§ 30-692.5. Review criteria for installations utilizing new structures and for installations on existing structures.  


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  • (a)

    In addition to the information to be contained in the narrative required by Section 30-692.2, an application for a new structure shall thoroughly document the reasons the proposed wireless facilities to be placed thereon could not be accommodated on nearby existing structures or be co-located with other users on nearby existing monopoles or towers and that the new structure is the only feasible option.

    (b)

    All new structures shall be limited to monopole designs only, and shall be subject to the following locational standards:

    (1)

    There shall be a setback of 500 feet from any property within an R or RO zoning district and a setback of 1,000 feet from the shoreline of the James River. In no case shall a setback exceed the largest setback imposed by this chapter 30 on other types of similar structures of a similar size, including utility poles.

    (2)

    The maximum height of any monopole and antenna array shall be 199 feet, except that for any monopole and antenna array proposed within 1,000 feet of the right-of-way of an interstate highway, the height shall not exceed 155 feet.

    (c)

    The antenna array shall be designed to present the least horizontal dimension possible. Where the proposed array is not designed either as a tubular antenna array (unicell) or as cluster-mounted array (panel antennas affixed directly to the side of the monopole), in addition to the information to be contained in the narrative required by Section 30-692.2:1, a statement shall be provided as to why those types of hardware are not technically feasible.

    (d)

    The support structure and antenna array shall be of a color that is of neutral tone, selected to blend with the natural background (e.g., gray, light blue or silver if in open ground; green if among trees).

    (e)

    There shall be no lighting of the support structure or antenna array unless required by the City or State or Federal agency.

    (f)

    Dish antennas as part of a microwave relay facility shall not exceed ten feet in diameter.

    (g)

    When microwave dish antennas are accessory to a wireless facility and are to be mounted on the monopole, such dishes shall not exceed six feet in diameter and shall not be mounted so as to extend more than six feet from the monopole.

    (Code 1993, § 32-692.5; Code 2004, § 114-692.5; Ord. No. 2018-157, § 1, 6-25-2018)

(Code 1993, § 32-692.5; Code 2004, § 114-692.5; Ord. No. 2018-157, § 1, 6-25-2018)