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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 11. ZONING REGULATIONS OF 2016 |
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SubTilte 11-C. GENERAL RULES |
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Chapter 11-C13. ANTENNAS |
Section 11-C1307. EXEMPTED ANTENNAS
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1307.1 The requirements of Subtitle C §§ 1303 through 1306 shall not apply to any antenna that is:
(a) Entirely enclosed within a building, but is not the primary use within the building;
(b) Entirely enclosed on all sides by a penthouse, or an extension of penthouse walls; this subsection shall not be interpreted to permit penthouses in excess of the height limitations for roof structures;
(c) Located entirely behind and no taller than the parapet walls;
(d) No taller than eighteen inches (18 in.) in height and necessary for the implementation of expanded 911 or emergency communications; or
(e) One meter (39.37 inches) or less in diameter designed to receive:
(1) Direct broadcast satellite service, including direct-to-home fixed wireless signals via satellite;
(2) Video programming services via broadband service; or
(3) To transmit fixed wireless signals other than via satellite or local television broadcast signals.
1307.2 For the purposes of Subtitle C § 1307.1, penthouse and parapet walls may include an opaque membrane covering a port in front of the antenna that screens the antenna, blends with the wall and allows the antenna to operate.
1307.3 The requirements of Subtitle C §§ 1303 through 1306 do not apply to the following classes of antennas. The maximum number of antennas within a class that may be placed on a building or located on a lot is as follows:
TABLE C § 1307.3: MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ANTENNAS BY CLASS
Class of Antenna
Maximum Number
Residential type uhf/vhf television and frequency modulation (fm) radio receiving Yagi antenna located on the roof of a principal building, not to exceed 8 ft. horizontally.
2
Whip antennas not exceeding 2½ in. in diameter, with a mounted dimension. (Except that no longer than 12 ft. in any direction, and there located on a principal building, shall be no numeric limit on the number of whip antennas that are dedicated to the provision of emergency services to the District of Columbia.)
2
Residential type super high frequency antenna located on the roof of a principal building, not to exceed 3 ft. in any dimension, excluding the support element.
1
Dish antenna located on the roof of a principal building with a diameter of no more than 4 ft., not taller than 8 ft. as measured from the roof surface on which it is mounted, and set back from the edge of the roof a distance at least equal to its height above the roof. The principal building shall have a height of no less than 25 ft.
1
Whip antenna mounted on a vehicle on private property.
1
1307.4 A proposed antenna which does not comply with the above requirements or numeric limitation set forth in Subtitle C § 1307.3 may be permitted subject to the requirements of Subtitle C §§ 1303 through 1306.