Oakland Municipal Code Part 4 Telecommunications Facility Types

Telecommunications Facilities include attachment of antennas to buildings and similar facilities, the construction of support structures, and the provision of equipment associated with transmitting and receiving of radio frequencies.

(Ord. 11904 § 5.06 (part), 1996: prior planning code § 2700)

A Micro Telecommunications Facility is an attached wireless communication facility consisting of no more than six (6) antennas whose height is no more than four (4) feet and whose width is no more than one (1) foot and the antennas are concealed from view. If the antennas are visible, they may be no more than two (2) feet tall and the width and depth of the antennas may be no more than four (4) inches. The associated equipment cabinets are not to exceed four (4) feet high by three (3) feet wide by two (2) feet deep if they are visible. If the equipment cabinets are concealed in an existing building, there is no limit on size of equipment.

(Ord. No. 13763, § 5, 10-3-2023; Ord. No. 13357, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-2016; Ord. No. 13064, § 2(Exh. A), 3-15-2011; Ord. 12768 § 3 (part), 2006; Ord. 11904 § 5.06 (part), 1996: prior planning code § 2710)

A Mini Telecommunications Facility is an attached wireless communication facility consisting of no more than twelve (12) antennas projecting no more than fifteen (15) feet above the roof line. The associated equipment cabinets are either concealed in an existing building, or no more than six (6) feet in height and occupy an area of no more than thirty (30) square feet. Construction of a separate structure to enclose the equipment serving the antennas is not allowed under the Mini Telecommunications Facility definition.

(Ord. No. 13357, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-2016; Ord. No. 13064, § 2(Exh. A), 3-15-2011; Ord. 12768 § 3 (part), 2006; Ord. 11904 § 5.06 (part), 1996: prior planning code § 2711)

A Macro Telecommunications Facility is a wireless communication facility not included in the definition of Micro Telecommunications, Mini Telecommunications, Monopole Telecommunications, or Tower Telecommunications Facilities.

(Ord. No. 13357, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-2016; Ord. 11904 § 5.06 (part), 1996: prior planning code § 2712)

A Monopole Telecommunications Facility is a wireless communication facility that supports wireless communications antennas with a monopolar structure erected on the ground, terminating in one or more connecting appurtenances.

(Ord. No. 13357, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-2016; Ord. 11904 § 5.06 (part), 1996: prior planning code § 2713)

A Tower Telecommunications Facility is a self-supporting structure, erected on the ground, which consists of metal crossed strips or bars to support antennas and related equipment.

(Ord. No. 13357, § 3(Exh. A), 2-16-2016; Ord. 11904 § 5.06 (part), 1996: prior planning code § 2714)