HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1327ORDINANCE NO. 1327
ORDINANCE APIENDING S2EGULATION OF
The CITY COUPSCIL of the CITY OF BUP,LINGAME does hereby
as follows:
Section to Chapter 18.18 of the Burlingame Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows°
"CHAPTER 18.18 -- RADIO AND TELEVISION ANTENNAS
Section 18.18.010 Definitions.
a. Antenna shall mean any combination of wood, metal,
wire or any other substance which either alone or in combination
with any supports is erected or constructed for the purpose of
receiving or transmitting radio, television or any other electronic
or other type of signal.
b. Satellite antenna is an antenna capable of receiving
communications from a transmitter or a transmitter relay located
in planetary orbit.
C. Usable Satellite Signals are satellite signals, from
the major communications that, when viewed on a conventional
television set, are at least equal in picture quality to those
received from local commercial television stations or by way of
cable television.
d. Ham and CB Antennas. Radio
receiving and trans-
r,itting antenna for ham,,amateur,;citizen and civilian band operati_,
Section 18.18.020 -- Permitted antennas.
Iv) R Zones. No antennas may be installed in front
yards, side yards or rear yard setbacks. Satellite antennas and
ham and CB antennas may only be installed in the rear yard and only
with a special permit pursuant to Chapter 25.16 of this Code. A
satellite antenna shall not be installed with any part thereof
exceeding six (6) feet from the ground level directly beneath it;
It shall be installed at the location upon the property, subject
to the limitations set forth herein, which has least esthetic
effect upon surrounding properties while receiving usable satellite
signals. An applicant may be required to obtain site studies at
his expense to determine such a location. Satellite antennas shall
be screened by walls, fences or other permanent materials from view
from the first floor of buildings onadjacentproperties and fro„i.
any _public _rigllt-of -way`, within 500 :__feet.
Other antennas in excess of fifteen (15) feet above the
•roof of a building, or, if placed upon the ground, twenty-five (25)
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feet above the ground, shall only be installed or constructed
upon approval of a special permit pursuant to Chapter 25.16 of
this Code.
2.) Antennas may be installed or constructed in a C or M Zone
or upon unclassified lands only upon approval of a special permit
pursuant to Chapter 25.16 of this Code.
Section 18.18.030 Engineering report required. Where the
gross weight of an antenna exceeds five hundred pounds or where
the gross height above the ground, when built upon the ground,
exceeds twenty-five feet above ground level, or where the gross
height above the roof, when built upon a buil-ding, exceeds
fifteen feet (15) above the roof, the building official shall
require that a plan and engineering calculations for wind load,
bracing and foundation be prepared by a licensed civil or struct-
ural engineer. Such plans and specifications shall be prepared
to meet or exeed the applicable requirements for such construction
as set forth in Chapter 18.08 of this Code as adopted or as it may
be subsequently amended.
Section 18.18.040 - Existing Antennas. Antennas existing
prior to the adoption of this ordinance and constructed or
installed in compliance with applicable zoning and building codes
shall be deemed non -conforming. Antennas constructed or installe
without required building or use permits shall either be removed
or an application for such permit(s) therefore filed within thirty
(30) days of the effective date of this ordinance."
Section 2. ordinance objectives. Most homes in
Burlingame are built on lots on hillsides with substantial lot
coverage, of relatively small size, or in a combination of these
factors. Antennas, particularly satellite television, can cause
understandable interference with views of natural vegetation and
scenery. Therefore, in order to maintain the aesthetic objective
of minimal intrusion into views and enjoyment of landscaping and
other natural effects, it is necessary that satellite antennas in
residential zones be placed in the lease intrusive site upon
residential properties while still allowing usable satellite
signals and that other antennas also be limited in their
location.
Section 3. This ordinance shall be published as required
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,;Mayor
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I, JUDITH A. MALEATTI, City Clerk of the City of
Burlingame do hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was
introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the
2nd _day of June ,,1986, and was adopted thereafter
at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 16th day of
June ,19861 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILP4EN: AMSTRUP, BARYON, LEMBI, PAGLIARO
NOES: COUNCILMEN: MANGINI
ABSENT: COUNCILS4EN: NONE
City Clerk ,.