Section 11-2711. OFFICE OF PLANNING REPORT

 

2711.1 The Zoning Administrator shall not take final action on an application to permit or modify an antenna tower, a monopole, or an antenna not exempted by § 2707, until a report is received from the Office of Planning or thirty (30) days have passed since the application was submitted to the director of the Office of Planning, whichever occurs first. This requirement does not apply to the modification described in § 2711.4.

 

2711.2The director of the Office of Planning and the Zoning Administrator may agree to lengthen the time period indicated in § 2711.1, but in no event shall the review period exceed sixty (60) days.

 

2711.3The report of the Office of Planning shall provide specific criteria and information sufficient to enable the Zoning Administrator to determine whether the antenna complies with the applicable requirements of this chapter.

 

2711.4A report from the Office of Planning is not required for the:

 

(a)Modification of an existing antenna site, that involves a one-to-one replacement of antennas or an increase in the number of antennas for no more than five (5) antennas per mount or sector; provided that there would be no change to the permitted locations on roofs  or increase in the height of the antennas; or

 

(b)  Installation or maintenance of antenna-related equipment cabinets and shelters consistent with the roof structure regulation.

 

 

authority

§ 1 of the Zoning Act of 1938, approved June 20, 1938 (52 Stat. 797; D.C. Official Code § 6-641.01 (2008 Repl.)).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 34 (January 4, 2008); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 1186 (February 1, 2013).