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Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article V, Use Regulations, Chapter 912: Accessory Uses and Structures so as to amend Section 912.04.G Telecommunication Antennas.
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Be it resolved that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article V, Use Regulations, Chapter 912: Accessory Uses and Structures Section 912.04.G Telecommunication Antennas as follows:
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 and 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.-6.Reserved.]
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 cessation of use;
9. No antenna located in an R1D, R1A, R2-L, RM, GPR, P or H Zoning District shall exceed fifteen (15) feet in height;
10. No antenna located in an NDO, LNC, NDI, UNC, HC, OPR, GI, UI, E...
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