Presenter
Presented by Mr. Peduto
AS AMENDED
Title
An Ordinance amending certain portions of the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Nine, Zoning, Chapter 912.04.G (Telecommunications Antennas) by revising the development standards for Telecommunications Antennas.
Body
Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:
Section 1. 912.04.G Telecommunications Antennas
All building-mounted telecommunications antennas shall be located and designed as follows:
1. Roof mounted antennas shall be located no closer than five (5) feet to the nearest edge of the roof;
2. Wall-mounted antennas are prohibited under forty (40) feet from existing grade;
3. Wall-mounted antennas forty (40) feet or higher above grade may be approved by an Administrator's Exception (922.08). The Zoning Administrator's review will be limited to requiring that the antenna be compatible with the architecture of the building and its surroundings, the character of the neighborhood, and sensitivity to the skyline.
4. [Wall-mounted antennas shall be architecturally integrated into the building and blend with the color of the wall;
5. Wall-mounted antennas shall be located as close to but no more than four (4) feet from the face of the wall; and
6. Wall-mounted antennas shall not exceed a total of fifty (50) square feet per building face excluding mountings;]
7. The applicant shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Administrator that there are valid considerations, including physical constraints or technological feasibility, for the location of additional antennas and/or panels on existing antenna structures. The information submitted by the applicant shall include a map of the area to be served by the proposed antenna and/or panel, the relationship of the proposed antenna and/or panel to other antennas and panels, and any information required by the Zoning Administrator;
8. All obsolete or unused antennas shall be removed within sixty (60) days of c...
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