HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD-16-96 Amend Title 17 Wireless Communication AntennasORDINANCE NO. 16-
96 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ORANGE AMENDING TITLE 17 OF
THE ORANGE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING
TO WIRELESS COMMUNICATION
ANTENNAS.AMENDMENT
1-96 CITY
OF ORANGE WHEREAS, the Planning Commission heretofore has held a duly
advertised public healing on the hereinafter described amendment to the Orange Municipal Code
and has recommended to the City Council, by Resolution No. 15-96,
approval thereof; and NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council oftbe City of Orange does
ordain as
follows:SECTION I:Title 17 of the Orange Municipal Code shall be amended as specified
in Exhibit "A"whkh
is attached
hereto.SECTION II:A summary of this Ordinance shall be published and a certified copy ofthe
full text of this Ordinance shall be posted in the Office of the City Clerk at least five (5) days
prior to the City Council meeting at which this Ordinance is to be adopted. A summary
of this Ordinance shall also be published once within fifteen (15) days after this Ordinance's
passage in a newspaper of general circulation, published, and circulated in the City of
Orange. The City Clerk shall post in the Office of the City Clerk a certified copy of the full text
of such adopted Ordinance along with the names of those City Council members voting for
and against the Ordinance in accordance with Government Code Section 36933. This
Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days from and after the date of
its final passage.Adopted this 27th day
of Auqust ,
1996.7 -;o,"" Ci<y
of
Grunge
ATTEST:
G City Clerk of
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF ORANGE )
I, CASSANDRA J. CATHCART, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introdw;ed at the regular meeting of the City
Council held on the 13th day of August. , 1996, and thereafter at a regular
meeting of said City Council duly held on the --'27th __ day of August , 1996, was duly
passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit:AYES:
COUNCIL MEMBERS: MURPHY, BARRERA, COONTZ, SPURGEON, SLATER NOES:
COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE ABSENT:
COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE ABSTAIN:
COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE 044i.
tA~J. (]M/AffCity
Ckrk of e ity of Orange Ord.
No. 16-96 SSH:ls
EXHIBIT" A"
CHAPTER 17.12
GENERAL REGULATIONS, ANTENNAS
17.12.020 Antennas
B. Wireless Communication Antennas
1. Wireless communication antennas are permitted uses
in GP, CP, C1, C2, CTR, C3, CR, PI, M1 and M2 districts and shall
be subject to the following:
a. Ground Mounted Antennas. Antennas shall be located at
least 100 feet from any residentially zoned property, shall not
exceed 65 feet in height and shall conform to all building
setback requirements. All equipment associated with the
operation of a ground mounted wireless communication
antenna shall comply with development standards for the
zone in which they are located.
b. Building Mounted Antennas. Antenna elements may be
placed on building facades or mounted on rooftops. When
located on top of buildings, antennas shall not exceed ten feet
in height, and the combined height of the building and
antenna shall not exceed the height limitations of the
underlying zone. If the building itself exceeds the height
limitations of the zone, and such excess height was legally
established (for example, approved by conditional use
permit), then the combined height of the building and antenna
shall not exceed the maximum height allowed by such
approval. Support and/or switching equipment shall be
located inside the building, unless it can be screened from
view or as noted below.
All building and roof mounted anteunas, and any associated
externally located support and/or switching equipment, shall
be screened from view or architecturally integrated to blend in
with the design of the building. Screening shall be achieved
either by existing building component, such as parapet walls,
or by screening devices that are compatible with and
complimentary to the architectural features and overall
design and massing of the building. If staff determines that a
proposal is architecturally compatible with the existing
structure, then it may be approved administratively.
Otherwise the applicant must obtain approval of the Design
Review Board prior to issuance of building pennits.
2. Wireless communication antennas are pennitted subject to issuance
of a conditional use permit under the following circumstances:
a. When ground mounted antennas in the OP, CP, Cl, C2, CTR,
C3, CR, PI, Ml and M2 districts are located less than 100 feet
from any R-3, R-4 or MH zoned property, from
any property in the PC zone that is designated for multiple family
use, or from any residentially zoned property that is developed
with a non-residential use. Antennas shall conform
to all building setback requirements, and all equipment
associated with their operation shall comply with development
standards for the zone in which
they are located.b. In residential
zones as follows:1) On any public or plivate school site,
park or recreation facility, provided that any ground
mounted antenna is located at least 100" from any R-
l or R-2 zone.2)
On properties continuing legal non-
conforming commercial developments, provided any ground mounted antenna
is located at least 100 feet
file: l\antenna
3)
In the R-3 and R-4 zones, only on properties
which abut a freeway right of way and are a minimum of
one acre in size, provided that any ground mounted
antenna is located at least 100 feet from any R-I or
R-2 zone and is within 100 feet of any C-I,
C-2, CTR,
C-3 or PI zoned property.c. In the RO zone, in any
public or private park or recreation facility, provided that
any ground mounted antenna is located at least 100 feet
from any R-I or R-2 zone.d. When
building mounted antennas exceed 10 feet in height,when
the combined height of the building and antenna exceeds the
height limitations of the zone, or when the combined
height of the building and antenna exceeds the
limitations of any prior permits approved that granted additional height
for the building. All such antennas, and
any associated roof mounted equipment, shall be architecturally compatible with
the building, or shall be screened from view in
a