Chapter 2 — APPLICABILITY

This division shall apply to all types of communication facilities including, but not limited to, towers, regeneration facilities, amplification facilities, and repeater facilities, whether sited on the ground, or elevated on towers or structures.

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New Towers and Antennas. All new replacement, or re-permitted towers, antennas or facilities in the unincorporated areas of Imperial County shall be subject to these regulations, except as provided under Section 92401.03. Re-permitted shall mean renewal of a permit at any one of the cycles originally approved in the CUP, and shall also mean a facility for which a CUP has expired but is being permitted again by either the same or another owner operator, which may be done by the planning director or the planning commission.

2.

Regen, Repeat, Amplification Facilities. This ordinance shall regulate all new, replacement or re-permitted facilities.

3.

Amateur Radio Station Operators/Receive Only Antennas. This ordinance shall not govern any tower, or the installation of any antenna, that is under sixty (60) feet in height and is owned and operated by a federally licensed amateur radio station operator or is used exclusively for receive only antennas.

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Preexisting Towers or Antennas. Preexisting towers, preexisting facilities and preexisting antennas shall not be required to meet the requirements of this ordinance, unless and/or until the facility is altered, repaired in excess of fifty percent (50%) of its base value and/or is re-permitted.

5.

AM Array. For purposes of implementing this ordinance, an AM array, consisting of one or more tower units and supporting ground system which functions as one AM broadcasting antenna, shall be considered one tower. Measurements for setbacks and separation distances shall be measured from the outer perimeter of the towers included in the AM array. Additional tower units may be added within the perimeter of the AM array by right.

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This ordinance shall be applicable to all communication facilities, communication types, including but not limited to radio, television, and satellite.

(Ord. No. 1504, §§ 81, 82, 12-9-14)