§ 13-140. Applicability

The regulations of this article shall apply to satellite dish, amateur radio and communication antennas. These antennas are permitted as either accessory uses or conditional uses and are subject to the development standards contained in this article.

(a) Exemption. Antennas meeting all of the following criteria are exempt from the regulations of this article:

(1) The antenna and associated support structure are supported primarily by attachment to a building.

(2) The antenna, including associated support structure, does not weigh more than eighty (80) pounds.

(3) The antenna, excluding associated support structure, does not exceed four and four-tenths (4.4) square feet in effective wind load area.

(4) Attachment of the antenna and associated support structure to a building does not require modification or reinforcement of load bearing elements of the building in order to support the antenna and associated support structure at wind speeds up to seventy (70) miles per hour.

(5) The environmental radio frequency radiation generated by the antenna does not exceed ANSI/IEEE standards, except as categorically excluded by the Federal Communications Commission.

(Ord. No. 97-11, § 2, 5-5-97)