Section 11-509. UTILITIES (SP)

 

509.1If declared necessary in the public interest by the Public Service Commission, a telephone exchange, public utility pumping station, electric substation using nonrotating equipment, or a natural gas regulator station shall be permitted in an SP District if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment as a special exception under § 3104, subject to the provisions of this section.

 

509.2Use as an optical transmission node shall be permitted in an SP District if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment in accordance with the conditions specified in § 3104, subject to the following:

 

(a)Any new construction of a freestanding structure used primarily for the purpose of housing an optical transmission node shall be built to appear compatible with surrounding construction, including exterior building material, fenestration, and landscaping; and

 

(b)There shall be no advertisement on the structure.

 

509.3The utilities allowed in § 509.1 and optical transmission nodes in § 509.2 shall be subject to requirements for setbacks, screening, or other requirements, as the Board deems necessary for the protection of neighboring or adjacent property.

 

source

§ 4101.45 of the Zoning Regulations, effective May 12, 1958; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 9741-43 (December 8, 2000), incorporating by reference the text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 8335, 8374 (October 20, 2000); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 8818(October 17, 2003)