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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 5908 AMEND COMP ZONING ADDING SEC 2 Augusta Richmond GA DOCUMENTNA~E: O~\~~l-5~O7) I i DOCUMENT TYPE: o'(c\,(\o.n pe.- I I I YEAR: C\, BOX NUMBER: O~ I FILE NUMBER: ~ ,(\U~mex~' ~~ ~ NUMBER OF PAGES: ~ --, _c to \ "' .~ " ORDINANCE NOoS!i/L.f An Ordinance to am~nd the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance adopted by the Board of com~issioners of Richmond County and the City Council of Augusta effectivl November 15, 1983, entitled n An Ordinance to i Readopt and Reconfirm the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance adopted " . March 25, 1963, by the Board of Commissioners of Richmond County and the City Council of Augusta, by amending Section 2 (General Definitions), Section 22 B-2 (General Business), Section 23 LI (Light Industry), Section 26 (Special Exceptions), and Section 29 Exceptions and Modifications t~erebY adding specific regulations to address the I I . f I I.. ocatlon 0 te ecommUnlcatlon towers. I THE AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY COMMISSION-COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION I: That the com1prehensive Zoning Ordinance is amended by adding the following to Section 2 (Ge~eral Definitions): n Antenna" shall meal any exterior apparatus designed for telephone, radio, or television com1munication. \ "Telecommunication Tower" shall mean any structure that is designed and constructed primarily for the purpose of supporting one or more antenna1s. The term includes radio and television transmission towers, I microwave towers, common carrier towers, cellular telepho~e towers, alternative tower structures, and other similar structures. Antennas added to existing structures, where the resultin~ height Including the antenna or antennas conforms to the maximum height restriction of the zone in which it is located, shall not be ~onsidered a telecommunication tower but is subject to review by the Chief Building Inspector. SECTION II. That the cojprehensive Zoning Ordinance is amended by adding the I following to Section 22 B-2 (General Business): I 22-1 (b)(14) Telecommunication towers subject to the following conditions: (a) The height of ~he tower including antennas does not exceed 165 feet I above ground level; (b) The setback frbm the nearest residence not located upon the same tract as the proposed tower is equal to or greater than the height of the tower; (c) There is no other structure within-a one mile radius of the proposed site I that is at least 90 percent of the height of the proposed tower, including '.,antenna; I (d) Any such structure shall be fenced and provided with a landscaped b'uffer where it is contiguous to a residential district or use. , SECTION III. That the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance is amended by deleting the following from Section 23 LI (Light Industrial) Zone: 23-3 Height: The maximum height of a building in an LI Zone shall not exceed six (6) stories or seventy-five (75) feet. / / '\ ": = j .. " . Section. IV: That the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance is amended by- adding the ~ following to Section 23 LI (Light Industrial) Zone: 23-3 Height: The maximum height of a building in an LI Zone shall not exceed six (6) stories or seventy-five (75) feet, except that the height of telecommunication towers that conform to Section 22-1 (b) of the Zoning Ordinance be allowed a height up to 165 feet above ground level. SECTION V. That the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance is amended by adding the following to Section 26-1 (Special Exceptions): 26-1 (0) Telecommunications towers that do not meet the conditions for consideration as permitted uses in the respective zones. Requests for special exceptions for telecommunication towers shall be accompanied by a scaled site plan and scaled elevation showing the location and dimensions of all proposed improvements. Factors to be considered in determining whether or not a special exception is warranted are as follows: (1) Height of proposed structure including antennas (2) Distance from residences (3) Nature of surrounding land use (4) Surrounding topography (5) Surrounding tree coverage (6) Ingress and egress design (7) Design of structure and landscape plan including characteristics that reduce obtrusiveness (8) Availability of suitable towers or other structures within one mile of the proposed site. If structures 90% or more of the requested height are located within one mile of the proposed location, then evidence must be provided with the application that existing structures are not of sufficient strength, or applicant use of structure would cause conflict with the existing use of structure, or that the cost of sharing would be unreasonable, or that specific other factors would make sharing these structures impossible. SECTION VI. That the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance is amended by deleting the following from Section 29 Exceptions and Modifications: 29-2 (d) Structure Permitted above Height Limit: Penthouse or roof structures for the housing of elevators, stairways, tanks, ventilating fans or similar equipment required to operate and maintain the building, fire or parapet walls, skylights, towers, steeples, roof signs, flagpoles, chimneys, smokestacks, wireless masts, water tanks, silos, gas containers, or similar structures may be erected above the height limits herein prescribed, but no penthouse nor roof structure or any space above the height limit shall be allowed for the purpose of providing additional enclosed space for residential, commercial, or industrial use. SECTION VII. That the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance is amended by adding the following to Section 29 Exceptions and Modifications: 29-2 (d) Structures Permitted above Height Limit: Certain structures may be permitted to exceed the maximum height limit for each zoning district. This shall not be construed to permit any use of property that is not allowed in the respective zoning districts, nor shall it supersede the need for special exceptions for telecommunication towers as expressed in Section 26 (0). Structures that may be permitted to exceed the height limit are as follows: Penthouse or roof structures for the housing of elevators, stairways, tanks, ventilating fans or similar equipment required to operate and maintain the building, fire or parapet walls, skylights, .r~t ., . . . s.teeples, flagpoles, chimneys, smokestacks, water tanks, silos, or similar structures. No penthouse nor roof structure or any space above the height limit shall be allowed for the purpose of providing additional space for residential, commercial, or industrial use. SECTION VIII. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed. ..~ Done in Open Meeting under the Common Seal thereof this )8" day of 1n~ .J ,1997. APPROVED THIS J g~ay of , 1997. ATTEST: 4Jv;~V~ This petition was published in the Augusta Chronicle, Friday, February 21, 1997, by the Planning Commission for public hearing on Monday, March 10, 1997.