§ 88-24.408. Design requirements.

(a)

Except as otherwise specified in subsections (b) through (f), a facility must meet all of the following requirements in order to limit the facility's visual and aesthetic impacts:

(1)

A facility must be designed to minimize its visual and aesthetic impacts on, and to blend in with, the surrounding area.

(2)

A facility must have a non-reflective finish and be painted and textured to match or blend with the predominant background.

(3)

A facility other than a stealth facility, or portion thereof, that is visible against the skyline must be painted light gray, or a similar color approved by the zoning administrator, or camouflaged, and have a reflectivity of less than fifty-five percent, unless the California Public Utilities Commission, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Aviation Administration, or any state or federal law, regulation, or rule requires the facility or antenna to be painted, designed, or marked otherwise.

(b)

Design Requirements Applicable to Facilities in Residential Zones. A facility on private property located in a single-family residential (R-), two-family residential (D-1), multiple-family residential (M-), water recreational (F-1), mobile home/manufactured home park (T-1), or Kensington combining (-K) district, or that is located on a residential lot within a planned unit (P-1) zoning district, must be a low-visibility facility.

(c)

Design Requirements Applicable to Façade-Mounted Antennas.

(1)

Visibility. Except for any portion of a façade-mounted antenna that extends above the roofline and is visible against the skyline, a façade-mounted antenna that is not a stealth antenna must be painted a color that matches or blends with the color of the façade on which it is mounted. Any portion of a façade-mounted antenna, other than a stealth antenna, that extends above the roofline and is visible against the skyline must be painted as described in subsection (a)(3). Any equipment enclosure that serves a façade-mounted antenna must be painted a color that matches the color of the surface on which it is mounted.

(2)

Installation. A façade-mounted antenna must be installed at least eight feet above ground level. A façade-mounted antenna must be mounted directly on the exterior lateral face of a building or facility.

(3)

Maximum Extension. No façade-mounted antenna may extend more than twenty-four inches from the face of the building or structure on which the antenna is mounted. No façade-mounted antenna may extend beyond the corner or edge of the wall on which it is mounted, except that a façade-mounted antenna may extend above the roofline of the facility.

(d)

Design Requirements Applicable to Roof-Mounted Antennas. Any portion of a roof-mounted antenna other than a stealth antenna that is visible against the skyline must be painted in the manner described in subsection (a)(3). Any other portion of a roof-mounted antenna other than a stealth antenna must be painted a color that matches or blends with the color of the primary background against which the roof-mounted antenna is viewed from ground level. Any equipment enclosure that serves a roof-mounted antenna must be painted a color that matches the color of the surface on which it is mounted.

(e)

Design Requirements Applicable to Towers. In addition to meeting the requirements in subsection (a), a tower and any equipment enclosure and all ancillary equipment that serve a tower must be screened and surrounded by a fence or wall at least six feet in height. Each door or gate must be lockable. Each fence or wall must have a non-reflective finish and be painted and textured to match or blend with the predominant background color in order to minimize visual and aesthetic impacts.

(f)

Requirements Applicable to Facilities Within a County Right-of-Way. In addition to meeting all applicable requirements in subsections (a) through (e), a facility within a county right-of-way must meet the following requirements:

(1)

A facility must be designed and located so that it does not impair vehicle circulation or parking within the right-of-way. A facility must not impede or impair vehicle, bicycle, or pedestrian access to or within the right-of-way. If the zoning administrator, in consultation with the public works department, determines that a turnout is necessary to avoid impairing vehicle circulation or parking within the right-of-way, the applicant must construct and maintain the turnout.

(2)

A facility must be designed and located as follows:

(A)

No more than four antenna enclosures may be located on a single utility pole or streetlight pole in a county right-of-way within or adjacent to a residential zone. No facility may be located on a county traffic signal pole.

(B)

An equipment enclosure that serves a facility or antenna must be installed below ground, or must be installed at grade and camouflaged. Each below-ground equipment enclosure must be accessible by a flush-to-grade portal.

(C)

No antenna may extend above the height of the pole or facility on which it is mounted by more than ten feet.

(D)

No antenna may extend over the vehicular path of travel within the right-of-way.

(E)

Any portion of a facility or antenna not extending above the height of the pole or facility on which it is located must be painted to match the color of that pole or facility.

(F)

A facility or antenna must incorporate any other reasonable, feasible alteration that the zoning administrator determines is necessary to reduce the visual or aesthetic impacts of the facility or antenna.

(G)

Ancillary equipment not enclosed in an equipment enclosure must be installed at a location the zoning administrator determines will minimize visual and aesthetic impacts to the greatest extent feasible.

(3)

A facility, an equipment enclosure, and ancillary equipment must be designed and located in a manner that does not violate any accessibility requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

(4)

A facility, an equipment enclosure, and ancillary equipment must be designed and located in a manner that does not obstruct the roadway views of vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians traveling within the County right-of-way, and does not obstruct the visibility of signs located within the right-of-way.

(5)

No facility may include any advertising material.

(6)

No facility may include any type of lighted signal, lights, or other illumination, except to the extent required under state or federal law.

(7)

A facility that will be located on a streetlight pole must be located so that it does not block the required illumination provided by the streetlight.

(Ord. No. 2016-11, § II, 5-24-16)