§ 18.36

The specific purposes of the "PF" public facilities district are to:

1.

Provide areas for public and quasipublic facilities that are appropriate for educational facilities, cultural and institutional uses, health services, specialized housing and care facilities, parks and recreation, general government operations, airports, utility and public service needs, and other similar and related supporting uses.

2.

Recognize the unique nature of public and quasipublic uses by requiring site development permits or use permits for most uses and activities within the "public facilities" district.

3.

Ensure the provision of services and facilities needed to accommodate planned population densities.

(Ord. 2343 § 2 (part), 2005: Ord. 2310 § 3 (part), 2003; Ord. 2301 § 3 (Att. A (part)), 2002)

(Ord. No. 2457, § 2, 5-18-2010)

The "public facilities" district applies to a variety of public and semipublic properties including those owned by governmental agencies, philanthropic organizations, religious organizations, and nonprofit corporations. It is utilized where the use of the property is intended to provide a needed public purpose, to provide

services to special population groups, or to identify properties that may be utilized for public or semipublic uses in the future.

(Ord. 2343 § 2 (part), 2005: Ord. 2310 § 3 (part), 2003; Ord. 2301 § 3 (Att. A (part)), 2002)

18.36.030 - Land use regulations.

Schedule 18.36.030-A below prescribes the land use regulations for the "Public Facilities" District. The regulations for this district are established by letter designation as follows:

"P" designates permitted use classifications.

"S" designates use classifications that are permitted after review and approval of a site development permit by the Board of Administrative Review.

"U" designates use classifications that are permitted after review and approval of a use permit by the Planning Commission.

Use classifications are defined in Chapter 18.60, Use Classifications. In cases where a specific land use or activity is not defined, the director shall assign the land use or activity to a classification that is substantially similar in character. Use classifications not listed or not substantially similar to the uses in the schedule below as determined by the director are prohibited.

Schedule 18.36.030-A Land Use Regulations

Accessory Uses and Structures See Section 18.43.020

Notes:

L19 Indoor cannabis cultivation permitted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 6.12, Cannabis Activity.

1 Use permit required if facility exceeds 30,000 square feet or 50 dwelling units.

(Ord. 2343 § 2 (part), 2005: Ord. 2310 § 3 (part), 2003; Ord. 2301 § 3 (Att. A (part)), 2002)

(Ord. No. 2457, § 2, 5-18-2010; Ord. No. 2503, § 4, 2-4-2014; Ord. No. 2584, § 13, 3-20-2018; Ord. No. 2590, § 8, 8-21-2018; Ord. No. 2606, § 10, 6-18-2019; Ord. No. 2671, § 6, 11-5-2024)

18.36.040 - Site development regulations and performance standards.

Development standards shall be as specified by the site development permit or use permit.

(Ord. 2381 § 8, 2007: Ord. 2343 § 2 (part), 2005: Ord. 2310 § 3 (part), 2003; Ord. 2301 § 3 (Att. A (part)), 2002)

Public facilities shall be designated on the zoning map as "PE." Such facilities less than two acres in size need not be so designated.

(Ord. 2343 § 2 (part), 2005: Ord. 2310 § 3 (part), 2003; Ord. 2301 § 3 (Att. A (part)), 2002)

Division IV. - Regulations Applying in All Districts Chapter 18.40 - DEVELOPMENT AND SITE REGULATIONS*

18.40.010 - Antennas and microwave equipment—Telecommunications and wireless facilities.

A.

Purpose.

1.

To ensure that amateur radio antennas and satellite and microwave dish antennas and equipment do not have an adverse impact on aesthetic values and public safety in residential, commercial, and industrial areas.

2.

To provide controls for the installation of antennas and microwave equipment.

3.

To provide a regulatory mechanism to accommodate the installation and development of telecommunications and wireless communications facilities whose services benefit the residents of Redding.

4.

To provide for the appropriate development of telecommunication and wireless facilities consistent with the Federal regulations, with the intention of maximizing the use of existing towers, minimizing the need for new towers, and encouraging the use of alternative tower structures.

5.

To minimize the visual impacts that telecommunications and wireless facilities can create in the community through careful siting, design, screening, and camouflaging.

Antenna and Microwave Equipment Regulations

B.

Locational Criteria: Amateur Radio Antennas. An amateur radio antenna may be installed on a lot in any district if it complies with the following criteria:

1.

Setbacks. Location in any required front or street side yard or within ten feet of any other side and rear property line is prohibited.

2.

Maximum Height. Twenty feet above the district height limit provided that additional height may be authorized with a use permit.

3.

Surface Materials and Finishes. Highly reflective surfaces shall not be permitted.

C.

Locational Criteria: Satellite Antennas. A satellite antenna exceeding twenty-four inches in diameter may be installed on a lot in any zoning district if it complies with the following criteria. Antennas twenty-four inches or smaller in diameter need not comply with these requirements if they are affixed to the main or accessory structure.

1.

Residential and Office Districts.

a.

Setbacks. Shall be located on the rear one-half of the lot; shall be at least ten feet from any rear or side property line; and, in the case of a corner lot, shall not project beyond the front yard required or existing on

the adjacent lot and shall be colored to minimize glare. In cases where there are front-yard setbacks greater than eighty feet, the antenna may be located on the middle of the lot provided that a site development permit is obtained in each case.

b.

Screening. A screen, fence, or earth berm shall be constructed to hide the base of the antenna from view from the street and adjoining front yards in the cases where the antenna is located in the middle of the lot.

c.

Maximum Height. Twenty feet, measured from ground level immediately under the antenna to the highest point of the antenna in its highest position.

d.

Abutting Interior Lot. In case of an interior lot abutting upon two streets, it shall not be erected so as to encroach upon the front yard required for either street.

2.

All Other Districts.

a.

Setbacks. Shall not be located closer than fifteen feet to any public street as measured from edge of rightof-way.

b.

Maximum Height. Thirty-five feet, measured from ground level immediately under the antenna to the highest point of the antenna in its highest position. If mounted on a roof, the antenna shall not extend more than ten feet higher than the height limit established for the district.

c.

Screening. The structural base of a satellite antenna, including all bracing and appurtenances, but excluding the dish itself, shall be screened from view from public rights-of-way and any adjoining "R" district by walls, fences, buildings, landscape, or combinations thereof not less than four feet high.

d.

Undergrounding. All wires and/or cables necessary for operation of the antenna or reception for the signal shall be placed underground, except for wires or cables attached flush with the surface of a building or the structure of the antenna.

e.

Surface Materials and Finishes. Highly reflective surfaces shall not be permitted.

f.

Advertising. Antennas shall not be used for advertising purposes.

D.

Locational Criteria: Microwave Receiving and Transmitting Antennas; Relay Equipment. Microwave antennas and equipment may be installed with a site development permit on any lot in the "GO," "SC," "RC," "GC," "HC," and "PF" Districts except in any required front or street-side setback area. They are permitted in the "GI" and "HI" Districts unless the antennas exceed district height limits, in which case, a site development permit is required. All wires or cables necessary for the operation of the antenna or reception of the signal shall be placed underground, except wires or cables attached flush with the surface of a building or structure of the antenna. Landscape or solid screening shall be placed around the base of any tower to screen the tower from view and to provide a physical separation between the tower and any pedestrian or vehicular circulation.

Telecommunications and Wireless Facilities Regulations

E.

Compliance with Applicable Codes. Telecommunication and wireless communication facilities constructed in the city of Redding shall comply with all applicable codes and standards.

F.

Permits. All telecommunication and wireless communication facilities shall be subject to the following:

1.

Zoning Clearance. All building-mounted facilities that comply with the regulations contained in this section.

2.

Use Permit. Facilities that require a use permit shall include:

a.

All ground-mounted facilities that are not collocated with other similar existing facilities or are within one hundred and fifty feet of a residential district.

b.

Collocations that involve the installation of improvements which increase the height of an existing or similar facility by ten percent or replace or reconstruct a facility no longer considered in conformance with the zoning or building codes.

c.

Multiple communication sites proposed by a single applicant, in which case a use permit will serve as a master land permit for all sites under single review by the planning commission.

d.

Facilities determined to have a potentially significant impact on the neighborhood. In such case, the director may require an independent third-party review, at the expense of the applicant, to confirm the radio frequency needs of the applicant.

e.

Facilities that do not comply with the standards of this chapter.

3.

Exempt. New facilities that collocate on or within an existing approved tower or other facility, and which comply with all relevant standards for the district in which the facility will be located, and with Federal Section 6409(a) Wireless Facility Siting.

G.

Height. All telecommunication and wireless communication facilities shall be of a minimum functional height, but where feasible, allow for future collocation of antenna arrays. Building-mounted facilities shall not exceed fifteen feet above the maximum height permitted for the district within which they are located.

H.

Minimum Setbacks. Telecommunication and wireless communication facilities, including guy wires and accessory facilities, shall be set back a distance two times the height of the tower from any residential district boundary unless a stealth design or site particulars mitigate the visual impact.

I.

Preferred Locations. Telecommunication and wireless communication facilities shall be collocated with existing or planned facilities, where feasible or where found to minimize visual impact (regardless of zoning district). Other facilities suitable for collocation may include publicly used structures (water tanks, light standards, etc.), industrial, commercial structures, and mixed-use buildings in urban areas.

J.

Prohibited Locations. Telecommunication and wireless communication facilities shall not be located:

1.

On the site of any designated federal, state, or local landmarks.

2.

Within fifteen hundred feet of an existing tower, unless it is on a previously approved collocated facility or multiple-user site, is technologically required, or is visually preferable.

3.

Within a residential district, unless building-mounted in a stealth manner, satisfactorily disguised in a stealth structure, or totally enclosed within a building.

K.

Visual Compatibility. The following standards of visual compatibility and screening shall apply:

1.

All telecommunication wireless communication facilities equipment shall be screened or camouflaged so as to reduce visual impacts. Existing site features shall be used to screen or camouflage the facility where possible.

2.

All facilities must be visually compatible with surrounding buildings, structures, and/or uses in the area to the maximum extent feasible.

3.

All antennas, towers, or related equipment shall be coated with a non-reflective finish or paint consistent with the background area where the facility is to be placed.

4.

Screening for ground-mounted equipment shall include existing and/or new vegetation pursuant to this chapter.

5.

Building-mounted equipment shall be located, painted, and/or architecturally designed so as to be compatible with surrounding buildings and/or uses.

L.

Interference. Interference with a public-safety radio system shall not be allowed. Prior to receiving a zoning clearance, site development permit, or use permit, applicants shall submit engineering studies evaluating transmission and radiated output power (to the third harmonic). The studies shall be reviewed by the city's telecommunications manager, who shall advise the approving authority on whether the application should be approved or denied based on the results of said study.

M.

Technological Progress. When telecommunications technology becomes available and economically viable to allow the height of cell towers to be reduced by fifty percent or more or to allow sites to be eliminated altogether, such facilities shall be upgraded or eliminated within twenty-four months of a request by the city.

N.

Discontinuance of Use. The city shall be notified by the service provider of any intent to discontinue operation no less than thirty days prior to discontinuance. Upon discontinuance of use, all related equipment shall be removed and the property restored to the preconstruction condition within ninety days.

(Ord. 2343 § 2 (part), 2005)

(Ord. No. 2658, § 2, 4-4-2023)