Article Il — Applicability

Imperial Zoning Code · 2026-07 edition · ingested 2026-07-06 · Imperial

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  • 26-4. Applicability. This Chapter 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. | | : \ ‘ 1

  • a) New Towers and Antennas. All new replacement, or re-permitted , towers, antennas or facilities in the City of imperial shall be subject to these regulations, except as provided under Section 26-5. Repermitted 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.

    • : b) Regen, Repeat, Amplification Facilities. This\Ordinance shall regulate all new, replacement or re-permitted facilities.

    • C) 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.

  • d) Preexisting Towers or Antennas. Preexisting towers, pre-existing 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 50% of its base value and/or is re-

  • : permitted. e) 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

  • | theincludedperimeterin the ofAM the array. AM arrayAdditionalby right. tower units may be added within | ' vo I vs m4 1 !| f) This ordinance shall be applicable to all communication facilities, | . communication types, including but notlimited to radio, television, and | satellite. | 10 ||,[|] | .

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