§ 27-475.06.02. Wireless telecommunications facilities.

(a)

Antennas, monopoles, and related equipment buildings for wireless telecommunications facilities permitted (P) in the Table of Uses shall be subject to the following requirements:

(1)

The antenna shall comply with the following standards:

(A)

It shall be attached to a public utility, radio, television, telecommunications, or broadcasting tower/monopole; a light pole; an existing building; a structure owned by a municipality, the Board of Education for Prince George's County, or by Prince George's County; or a structure owned and primarily used by a government agency that is exempt from the requirements of this Subtitle;

(B)

On privately owned land, it shall not support lights or signs unless required for aircraft warning or other safety reasons;

(C)

It shall not exceed the following dimensions:

(i)

Twenty (20) feet in length and seven (7) inches in diameter for whips;

(ii)

Ten (10) feet in length and two (2) feet in width for panels;

(iii)

Seven (7) feet in length and one (1) foot in diameter for cylinders; or

(iv)

Seven (7) feet in diameter for parabolic dishes.

(2)

The monopole shall comply with the following standards:

(A)

The maximum height shall be one hundred seventy-five (175) feet.

(B)

The minimum setback from adjoining land in any Residential Zone (or land proposed to be used for residential purposes on an approved Basic Plan, or any approved Conceptual or Detailed Site Plan) or any dwelling unit shall be a distance equal to the height of the structure measured from the base to the property lines of such residentially zoned property or dwelling unit; otherwise, it shall be set back a minimum of forty (40) feet from any street and twenty (20) feet from any yard.

(C)

On privately owned land, the structure shall not support lights or signs unless required for aircraft warning or other safety reasons.

(D)

The structure shall be designed, galvanized, and/or painted in a manner which is harmonious with surrounding properties.

(E)

The applicant shall provide a certification from a registered engineer that the structure will meet the applicable design standards for wind loads of the Electronic Industries Association (EIA) for Prince George's County.

(F)

Any monopole which is no longer used for telecommunications purposes for a continuous period of one (1) year shall be removed by the monopole owner at owner's expense.

(3)

The tower shall comply with the following standards:

(A)

The maximum height shall be one hundred seventy-five (175) feet.

(B)

The minimum setback from adjoining land in any Residential Zone (or land proposed to be used for residential purposes on an approved Basic Plan, or any approved Conceptual or Detailed Site Plan) or any dwelling unit shall be a distance equal to the height of the structure measured from the base to the property lines of such residentially zoned property; otherwise, it shall be set back to a minimum of forty (40) feet from any street and twenty (20) feet from any yard.

(C)

On privately owned land, the structure shall not support lights or signs unless required for aircraft warning or other safety reasons.

(D)

The structure shall be designed, galvanized, and/or painted in a manner which is harmonious with surrounding properties.

(E)

The applicant shall provide a certification from a registered engineer that the structure will meet the applicable design standards for wind loads of the Electronic Industries Association (EIA) for Prince George's County.

(F)

Any structure which is no longer used for telecommunications purposes for a continuous period of one (1) year shall be removed by the tower owner at owner's expense.

(4)

The related telecommunications equipment building or enclosure shall comply with the following standards:

(A)

It shall not be more than five hundred sixty (560) square feet in gross floor area or twelve (12) feet in height.

(B)

The building or enclosure shall be screened by means of landscaping or berming to one hundred percent (100%) opacity.

(CB-123-1994; CB-103-1997; CB-13-198; CB-65-2000)