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§ 33-703 include:

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  • (A) Modification requirements as technology advances. 

    - (B) Square foot minimums for leased lots to ensure proper buffering areas.

    • (7) Encourage co-location on existing sites where it is possible to avoid obtrusiveness, up to the point where a structure or site has too many antennae/structures and becomes visually cluttered.

    • (8) Ensure that the mass and scale of proposed facilities are not excessive in order to meet the carrier's reasonable coverage objectives.

  • (c) Stealth technology guideline—Encourage creative, unobtrusive stealth technology.

    • (1) Encourage personal wireless service facilities to be camouflaged or integrated into or onto existing structures, wherever possible. When a personal wireless service facility extends above the roof height of a building on which it is mounted, the facility should be concealed within or behind architectural features to limit its visibility from public ways. Facilities mounted on a roof should be stepped back from the façade in order to limit their impact on the building's silhouette and reduce visibility from adjacent public ways. Existing visual obstructions or clutter on the roof or along the roof line should, in a commercially practical matter, be removed or screened (such as a parapet or architectural element that serves as a rooftop screen) as a precursor to the new wireless installation. Facilities which are façade-mounted should blend with the existing building's architecture, materials and colors.

    • (2) Require designs that are in scale and context with their surroundings.

    • (3) Encourage creative designs with the least visual impact and the use of microtechnology where possible.

    • (4) Encourage designs that mimic natural elements, and that are natural in appearance, by including:

      • (A) Natural colors applied in a natural-looking way.

      • (B) Inclusion of related forms and textures as they commonly would be found in nature.

      • (C) Antenna or facility elements formed in, clad by, or screened by natural-looking features.

    • (5) If a stealthy design is not feasible, proposed facilities shall be surrounded by buffers of dense landscaping including tree growth of sufficient width, height and understory vegetation to create an effective year-round visual buffer. Permanent irrigation shall also be provided.

  • (d) Older facility guidelines—Encourage older facilities to upgrade using less obtrusive technology.

    • (1) Require facility upgrade when leases on city-owned property are up for renewal.

    • (2) Facility modifications should incorporate the latest technology consistent with this

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City of Escondido, CA

ESCONDIDO CODE

§ 33-703

§ 33-704

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  • (e) Emissions guidelines—Ensure that emissions do not exceed federal thresholds.

    • (1) Require that every installation meets all Federal Radiation Standards to ensure public health, including NCRP, ANSI/IEEE and FCC standards and guidelines.

    • (2) Require that each facility owner adhere to all federal (FCC) emission testing stipulations and timetables.

  • (Ord. No. 2020-03, § 6, 3-4-20)

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Escondido Zoning Code
  1. Chapter 6
  2. Division 2 — Routing
  3. Division 2 — Weed and Rubbish Abatement Program
  4. ▸ Division 1 — Generally
    Overview
    1. § 11-53. Created and established.
    2. § 11-54. Purpose.
    3. § 11-55. Membership.
    4. § 11-56. Members in classified service and subject to civil se…
    5. § 11-57. Personnel to obey fire chief and rules and regulation…
    6. § 11-63. Appointment; tenure.
    7. § 11-64. Qualifications.
    8. § 11-65. Status of employment.
    9. § 11-66. General authority.
    10. § 11-67. To perform duties prescribed by city manager.
    11. § 11-68. To aid enforcement of ordinances, report violations.
    12. § 11-69. Duty to promulgate and enforce rules, regulations for…
    13. § 11-70. Authority, duty to inspect buildings, premises and or…
    14. § 11-71. Right of entry to make inspections.
    15. § 11-72. Duty to investigate fires, maintain records.
    16. § 11-73. Duty to preserve order at fires.
    17. § 11-74. Provide instruction for department in first aid, etc.
    18. § 11-75. Duty to call fire drills; purpose of drills.
    19. § 11-76. Responsible for conduct of and property of department.
    20. § 11-77. Duty to recommend disciplinary action.
    21. § 11-78. Duty to make reports; contents.
    22. § 11-79. To submit annual budget.
    23. Chapter 20
    24. Chapter 32
    25. ▸ Chapter 33
      Overview
      1. § 33-1313. Penalty provisions.
      2. Article 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS
      3. Article 2 — OPEN SPACE AND HAZARDOUS LANDS GENERALLY
      4. Article 3 — OPEN SPACE (OS) ZONE
      5. Article 4 — FLOOD PLAIN (FP) OVERLAY ZONE
      6. Article 5 — OPEN SPACE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
      7. Article 6 — RESIDENTIAL ZONES
      8. Article 9 — ANIMAL OVERLAY (AO) ZONE
      9. Article 11 — (RESERVED)
      10. Article 13 — (RESERVED)
      11. Article 16 — COMMERCIAL ZONES
      12. Article 18 — SPECIFIC PLAN (S-P) ZONE
      13. Article 19 — PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (P-D) ZONE
      14. Article 24 — (RESERVED)
      15. Article 25 — PARKING OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES IN RESIDENTIAL Z…
      16. Article 26 — INDUSTRIAL ZONES
      17. Article 27 — EMERGENCY SHELTER OVERLAY
      18. Article 30 — HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL OVERLAY (H-C-O) ZONE
      19. Article 31 — SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT (S-T-P) OVERLAY ZONE
      20. Article 32 — BED AND BREAKFAST FACILITIES
      21. Article 33 — RECYCLING FACILITIES
      22. ▸ Article 34 — COMMUNICATION ANTENNAS
        Overview
        1. § 33-700. Purpose.
        2. § 33-701. Objectives.
        3. § 33-702. Definitions.
        4. § 33-703. Personal wireless service facilities guidelines—Five…
        5. § 33-703 include:
        6. § 33-704. Personal wireless service facilities—Development and…
        7. § 33-705 excludes the public right-of-way adjacent to such land.
        8. § 33-705. Personal wireless service facilities—Application req…
        9. § 33-706. Personal wireless service facilities—Land use approv…
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        11. § 33-707. Personal wireless service facilities—Modifications a…
        12. § 33-708. Personal wireless service facilities—Abandonment or …
      23. Article 35 — OUTDOOR LIGHTING
      24. Article 36 — CARGO CONTAINER RESTRICTIONS
      25. Article 37 — PUBLIC ART
      26. Article 38 — MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS
      27. Article 39 — OFF-STREET PARKING
      28. Article 40 — HISTORICAL RESOURCES
      29. Article 41 — SENIOR HOUSING
      30. Article 42 — ADULT BUSINESSES
      31. Article 43 — ABANDONED SERVICE STATIONS
      32. Article 44 — HOME OCCUPATIONS
      33. Article 45 — MOBILEHOME PARKS
      34. Article 46 — TRAVEL TRAILER PARKS
      35. Article 47 — ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
      36. Article 48 — RELOCATION OF BUILDINGS
      37. Article 49 — AIR SPACE CONDOMINIUM AND COMMUNITY APARTMENT PRO…
      38. Article 52 — FREEWAY SIGN CONTROL
      39. Article 55 — GRADING AND EROSION CONTROL
      40. Article 56 — MISCELLANEOUS DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
      41. Article 57 — MISCELLANEOUS USE RESTRICTIONS
      42. Article 58 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
  5. Division 1
  6. Division 2 — Variances and Administrative Adjustments
  7. Division 3 — Nonconforming Uses and Structures
  8. Division 4 — Amendments and Zone Changes
  9. Division 5 — Reasonable Accommodation
  10. Division 6 — Public Hearings, Notices, Fees and Appeals
  11. Division 7 — Enforcement and Penalties
  12. Division 8 — Plot Plans
  13. Division 9 — Zoning Administrator

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