CHAPTER 1153
Dished Satellite Antennas

1153.01   Building permit requirements; conformity; exception.

1153.02   Linkage to receivers or transmitters.

1153.03   Application for plan review and permit; fees.

1153.04   Location.

1153.05   Height restrictions.

1153.06   Screening.

1153.07   Maintenance.

1153.08   Requirements for small dishes.

CROSS REFERENCES

      Architectural Board of Review - see ADM. Ch. 153

      Defined - see P. & Z. 1101.17

      Building permits, fees and deposits - see BLDG. Ch. 1329

1153.01 BUILDING PERMIT REQUIREMENTS; CONFORMITY; EXCEPTION.

   Notwithstanding Sections 1116.02 and 1129.02, no person shall erect or maintain a dished satellite antenna larger than thirty-nine inches (39") in diameter in the City without first obtaining a building permit therefor and without conforming to the provisions of this chapter, except as otherwise permitted by Council.  Such dished satellite antenna shall conform to the criteria set forth in Sections 1153.02 through 1153.08.

(Ord.  2018-94.  Passed 10-21-19.)

1153.02 LINKAGE TO RECEIVERS OR TRANSMITTERS.

   Dished satellite antennas shall not be linked to receivers or transmitters which are not located on the same lot as the antenna.

(Ord.  2018-94.  Passed 10-21-19.)

1153.03 APPLICATION FOR PLAN REVIEW AND PERMIT; FEES.

   Application for plan review of the location of a satellite dish antenna shall be made to the Architectural Board of Review. Such application shall include plans and specifications for the installation and shall be accompanied by the payment of a fee to cover the cost of such examination and review. Plans shall indicate antenna specifications, materials, complete dimensions, support structure details, proposed location in relation to surrounding buildings, lot lines, utility wires and screening and that the antenna is an accessory use only to a permitted use located in the main building on the same lot as the antenna. Upon approval of such plans by the Board, an application for a building permit may be made to the Building Commissioner. The Board shall disapprove any plan not in conformance with the standards set forth herein or upon a finding that any installation is contrary to accepted architectural and/or engineering standards. The Board shall require each applicant to provide such engineering documentation as the Board requires, demonstrating compliance with engineering and building standards, and evidence that the antenna shall be designed to withstand winds as required by the Building Code.

(Ord.  2018-94.  Passed 10-21-19.)

1153.04 LOCATION.

   (a)   Residential U1-A1, U1-A2 and U-2A Zoning Districts.  Satellite dish antennas and required support structures in excess of thirty-nine inches (39") in diameter shall not be affixed to any main or accessory building.  Antennas placed on the ground shall be located in the rear yard area, as defined in Section 1101.42(b).  No part of any ground antenna, however turned or otherwise used, shall be located within five feet (5') of any building nor ten feet (10') from any lot line.

   (b)   Districts Other Than U1-A1, U1-A2 and U-2A.  Antennas shall be an accessory use to the principal use of tenants or occupants who lease not less than 1,000 square feet in the same building.

      (1)   Rooftop installations.  The antenna and required support structure shall not be closer than twenty feet (20') from the coping wall or exterior facing and shall be designed to withstand winds as required by the Building Code, and shall not create undue loading or stress on building components.  An antenna shall not be closer than reasonably necessary to another antenna, a distance to be determined by the Architectural Board of Review using accepted engineering standards.

      (2)   Other than rooftop installations.  Antennas shall be accessory to the main use of the building and located on the same plot of land as the building, in the rear yard, as defined in Section 1101.42(b).  No part of any antenna, however turned or otherwise used, shall be located within twenty feet  (20') of any building or lot line.  Each freestanding installation shall have an adequate base in conformance with the manufacturer's specifications and the Building Code.

         (Ord.  2018-94.  Passed 10-21-19.)

1153.05 HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS.

   The height of a satellite dish antenna, when turned perpendicular to the ground or roof, including its supporting structure, shall not exceed fifteen feet (15') above the concrete pad, natural grade or roof deck. The maximum diameter of any satellite dish antenna shall be twelve feet (12').  (Ord. 2018-94.  Passed 10-21-19.)