Contra Costa County |
Ordinance Code |
Title 8. ZONING |
Division 88. SPECIAL LAND USES |
Chapter 88-22. METEOROLOGICAL TOWERS |
§ 88-22.204. Definitions.
For purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases have the following meanings:
(a)
"Airport influence area" means any airport influence area as specified in the Contra Costa County Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan.
(b)
"Guy wire" means a cable, wire, or rope used to anchor, brace, or support a structure.
(c)
"Meteorological instrument" means an instrument used to measure, collect, monitor or record air quality, wind speed, or other atmospheric data for scientific purposes.
(d)
"Meteorological tower" means a structure, including all guy wires and all accessory facilities, on which a meteorological instrument is mounted.
(e)
"Permanent meteorological tower" means a meteorological tower erected for more than one year.
(f)
"Temporary meteorological tower" means a meteorological tower erected for one year or less.
(g)
"Tower height" means the distance from the highest point on the meteorological tower to the ground level at the base of the tower.
(Ord. No. 2013-17, § II, 8-13-13)