Part 3 — SPECIFIC USE HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS

Subject to the provisions of Section 20.85.010C., the following uses shall be subject to the following specific height restrictions when such uses are located in an area subject to this chapter as referenced in Sections 20.30.200, 20.40.200 and 20.50.200. In instances where multiple specific height restrictions would apply to a use described in this Section 20.85.030, other than uses located within an airport influence area, the more permissive applicable regulation shall govern. For uses located within an airport influence area, the most restrictive applicable regulations shall govern.

A.

Communication towers and other structures. For communication towers, antennae and monopoles, net poles, and other similar non-building structural uses, including structures on top of buildings, such as

energy-saving devices, bell towers, wireless communication antennae, and associated structures, specific height limits may be established in the context of development project review provided, however, that the maximum allowable height is one hundred fifty feet on sites with nonresidential or non-urban land use designations, and up to one hundred sixty feet on sites with an existing PG&E substation or high tension line corridor exceeding two hundred KV, or the maximum allowable building height for the subject property established elsewhere within Title 20, whichever is greater, if all the following criteria are met:

The site, structure, and related use are located or constructed to minimize public visibility;

The project provides visual amenities, such as landscaping, to address and offset the visual impacts associated with the project use and related structures; and

The decision-maker reasonably determines that there is substantial evidence that technical necessity requires greater height, and, in the case of cellular facilities, the increased height will result in a reduction in the number of existing or future freestanding monopoles.

B.

Single-room occupancy (SRO). For single-room occupancy (SRO) buildings, wholly used as such or combined with commercial uses, the maximum allowable building height is sixty feet.

(Ords. 29012, 29176, 29312.)