Dish antennas, as defined in § 154.006, are permitted as an accessory use in every zoning district in accordance with the standards and conditions in this section.
(A) General requirements.
(1) A permit is required when installing, moving, constructing, or reconstructing dish antennas.
(2) Dish antennas greater than four feet in diameter shall be installed on the ground and may not be attached to the principal building.
(3) If a dish antenna is repainted, the only permissible colors are the original color used by the manufacturer, off-white, pastel beige, pastel gray, or pastel gray-green. The paint shall have a fiat (non-glossy) finish. No patterns, lettering, or numerals shall be permitted on the dish surface.
(4) A dish antenna shall not be installed or located within any public right-of-way or in any drainage area or utility easement.
(B) Location in yards and setback requirements.
(1) A ground mounted dish antenna shall be installed in the rear yard only, except when the rear yard abuts a public street. If the rear yard abuts a public street, the dish antenna shall be installed in a yard area which does not abut a public street whenever feasible.
(2) The minimum required setback for a dish antenna from a side lot line shall be the same as for the principal building except on corner lots. On corner lots, the minimum required setback on the side abutting the street shall be the same as the required front yard setback along that street. In all cases, a dish antenna shall not be located within 20 feet of any street right-of-way.
(3) The minimum required setback for a dish antenna from the rear lot line shall be 15 feet, but in no case shall any part of the antenna be located closer than ten feet from the property line.
(C) Height requirements. The maximum height of a ground mounted dish antenna shall be 15 feet or the height of the principal building, whichever is less. No part of a roof-mounted dish antenna shall extend more than five feet above the highest point of the roof.
(D) Buffering requirement. A ground-mounted dish antenna shall be surrounded on all sides with any one or a combination of evergreen vegetation, topography, landscaped earth berm, or architectural features such as fences or buildings so that view of the lower two-thirds of the dish is restricted from all public streets and six feet above the ground level of surrounding property. If evergreen vegetation is used, a species and size shall be planted which can be expected to screen the required area within two years of normal growth. Any screening vegetation which dies shall be replaced.
(Prior Code, Ch. 1 Art. IX § 907) Penalty, see § 10.99