Code Section: 141
Subject: Screening of rooftop equipment, antennae
Effective Date: 7/92
Interpretation:
This Section states that, in certain districts, rooftop mechanical equipment and appurtenances to be used in the operation or maintenance of a building shall be screened from view. Antennae are not normally used in the operation or maintenance of the building itself and they normally have a minimal profile. Any screening built to obscure sight of them may be more obtrusive than the antennae themselves. Therefore, this screening provision does not normally apply to antennae. (Screening may apply to satellite antennae under Proposition M or Residential Design Guidelines.)