Section 11-2706. ANTENNAS LOCATED IN STEALTH STRUCTURES

 

2706.1Antennas located in stealth structures may be permitted provided the following conditions are met:

 

(a)The proposed stealth design provides adequate screening of the antennas;

 

(b)The proposed structure is not out of scale with the subject property taking into account the size, setbacks, topography, and underlying use of the property;

 

(c)The primary use of the subject property is not single-family residential or a community based residential facility;

 

(d)The ground equipment of the proposed antenna be landscaped, fenced, or otherwise screened;

 

(e)The diameter of a stealth flag pole shall not exceed thirty inches (30 in.) at its base; and

 

(f)The height of a ground-mounted stealth structure shall be permitted, by right, to a height of eighty feet (80 ft.) in all residential zone districts and one hundred twenty feet (120 ft.) in all other zone districts.

 

2706.2Any proposed antenna to be located in a stealth structure that does not comply with the above requirements may be permitted through the special exception process set forth in § 2712.

 

authority

The Zoning Commission for the District of Columbia (the “Commission”), pursuant to its authority under §§ 1 and 3 of the Zoning Act of 1938, approved June 20, 1938 (52 Stat. 797, 799; D.C. Official Code §§ 6-641.01 and 6-641.0).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 34 (January 4, 2008).