Santa-Barbara-Muni Code

From http://qcode.us/codes/santabarbara/

TABLE 30.20.020: LAND USE REGULATIONS–RESIDENTIAL ZONES

  • Use Classification: RS, R-2, R-M, R-MH
  • §30.185.410, Telecommunications Facilities

TABLE 30.25.020: LAND USE REGULATIONS–COMMERCIAL AND OFFICE ZONES

  • O-R, O-M, C-R, C-G
  • §30.185.410, Telecommunications Facilities

TABLE 30.30.020: LAND USE REGULATIONS–MANUFACTURING ZONES

  • Use Classification: M-C, M-I
  • §30.185.410, Telecommunications Facilities

30.185.410 Telecommunications Facilities and Antennas.

A. Maximum Height. Telecommunications Facilities and all related equipment shall not exceed the maximum height limits in the zone, except the maximum height for antennas shall be the following:

1. Amateur or Citizens’ Band Antennas.

The height of Amateur or Citizen’s Band transmitting or receiving antennas and related screening used in the Amateur Radio Service or the Citizen’s Radio Service by licensed amateur or citizen’s band radio operators shall not exceed the following:

a. Antenna Tower. The height of an Antenna Tower shall not exceed the following:

   i. Residential, O-R, O-M, P-R, and C-R Zones. 65 feet.

   ii. C-G, M-C, M-I, and Coastal-Oriented Zones. 100 feet.

b. Antenna Which is not a Tower or Part of a Tower. The height of an Antenna Support which is not a tower or part of a tower shall not exceed 45 feet unless such support is a part of an approved structure or a naturally existing object.

  1. Other Antennas.

a. Antennas Attached to Existing Buildings. Antennas and related screening placed on an existing building shall not exceed 15 feet in height above the highest point of the building.

b. Antennas Not Placed on Existing Buildings. The height of antennas and related screening which are not placed on existing buildings shall not exceed the following:

   i. RS, R-2, and P-R Zones: 45 feet.

   ii. R-M, R-MH, O-R, O-M, and C-R Zones: 55 feet.

   iii. C-G, M-C, M-I, and Coastal-Oriented Zones: 70 feet.

B. Exempt Telecommunications Facilities. The following Telecommunication Facilities are permitted uses in all zones and exempt from the requirement of a Conditional Use Permit under this chapter.

  1. Repairs and Maintenance. Repairs and maintenance of existing facilities, whether emergency or routine, or replacement of transmitters, antennas, or other components of existing permitted facilities, provided there is little or no change in the visual appearance or any increase in radio frequency emission levels.

  2. Satellite Dish Antennas. Satellite Dish Antennas designed or used for the reception of television or other electronic communications signal broadcast or relayed from an earth satellite.

  3. Cellular Telephone or Paging Antennas. One or more cellular telephone antennas or paging antennas, provided that the Community Development Director makes the following findings.

   a. No Resource Impacts. The project will have no significant impact on any biological or archeological resources and will not generate additional traffic. Additional data or other evidence in support of this finding may be required.

   b. No Visual Impacts. The project has been reviewed by the appropriate Design Review body. The appropriate Design Review body may take action regarding the location of the antenna(s) on the site, color and size of the proposed antennas so as to minimize any adverse visual impacts.

  1. Microcell. A microcell, provided it has been reviewed by the appropriate Design Review body. The appropriate Design Review body may take action regarding the location of the antenna(s) on the site, color and size of the proposed antennas so as to minimize any adverse visual impacts.

  2. Amateur or Citizen’s Band Antennas. Amateur or Citizen’s Band Antennas meeting the height requirement in Section 30.185.410.A.1 above.

C. Conditional Use Permit Required. Except as provided in Subsection 30.185.410.B, Exempt Telecommunications Facilities, Telecommunications Facilities may only be allowed where the Review Authority finds that:

  1. Shared Use of Support Structure. The applicant had made a good faith effort to demonstrate that no existing or planned support structure, including an antenna tower, is available to accommodate the proposed antenna.

  2. Site Size. The site is of a size and shape sufficient to provide an adequate setback from the base of the antenna support structure to any property line abutting a residential use.

  3. Visual Impact. The project has been reviewed by the appropriate Design Review body. The appropriate Design Review body may take action on the location of the antenna(s) on the site, color and size so as to minimize any adverse visual impacts by requiring that the antenna and its supporting structure be designed and placed so as to be as visually unobtrusive as feasible, taking into consideration technical engineering and other pertinent factors.