20.890.060 Additional Development Standards by Zoning District.
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A. In lower-density residential districts. Wireless communications facilities in lower-density residential districts, (i.e., R-2, R-4, R-6 and R-9) are regulated as follows:
1. Lattice tower support structures, and new or replacement monopole support structures are prohibited.
2. Antennae are prohibited on attached and detached single-family dwellings and on their accessory structures.
3. Antennae and micro-cell facilities to be attached to multi-family or nonresidential structures require a conditional use permit except when collocating on an existing wireless communications facility.
B. In Higher-density residential districts. Wireless communications facilities in higher-density districts, (i.e., R-18, R-22, R-30 and R-35) are regulated as follows:
1. Lattice tower support structures and new or replacement monopole support structures are prohibited.
2. Antennae are prohibited on attached and detached single-family dwellings or on their accessory structures.
3. Antennae and micro-cell facilities to be attached to multi-family or nonresidential structures require a conditional use permit, except when collocating on an existing wireless communications facility.
C. In commercial districts. Wireless communications facilities in commercial districts (i.e., CN, CC, CG, CX, HX and WX) are regulated as follows:
1. Lattice tower support structures are prohibited on the site of attached and detached single-family dwellings, and otherwise require a conditional use permit on the site of all other uses. Lattice tower support structures are prohibited in the HX district.
2. Monopole support structures are prohibited on the site of existing attached and detached single-family uses in all commercial districts and within the HX district.
3. Monopole support structures are permitted in CN districts, on the roof of multi-family and nonresidential uses, if the criteria in VMC 20.890.040(Q) for replacement are met.
4. Monopole support structures and their associated accessory equipment structures and antennas otherwise require a conditional use permit in the CN, CC, CG, CX, WX and A districts. Monopole support structures and their accessory equipment structures and antennas are not permitted in the HX district. Furthermore, within the Airport Height Overlay District the provisions of Chapter 20.570 VMC for Pearson Airpark shall apply.
5. Antennas are prohibited on attached and detached single-family dwellings. Antennas and micro-cell facilities are permitted on multifamily residential dwellings and nonresidential structures within such districts subject to the general development standards of VMC 20.890.040.
D. In the CPX District. Wireless communications facilities in the Vancouver Central Park (CPX) District are regulated as follows:
1. Wireless communications support structures are prohibited.
2. Antennae and micro-cell facilities are permitted to be attached to nonresidential structures only within the following conservation districts: 1) Education and Recreation, 2) Social and Health, and 3) Historic Reserve, subject to the general development standards of VMC 20.890.040.
E. In industrial districts. Wireless communications facilities in industrial districts are regulated as follows:
1. Wireless communications facilities are permitted on industrial, commercial and multi-family residential uses in industrial districts. New lattice and monopole support structures, attached antennae and collocated antennae shall not be placed on attached or detached single-family uses or within the setback of the parent parcel on other uses unless the applicant demonstrates that such placement meets the standards of Section 20.890.040(G) VMC.
2. Monopole support structures are permitted on industrial, commercial and nonresidential uses within the industrial districts, if the criteria in Section 20.890.040(Q) VMC for replacement are met. Replacement poles on single-family uses require a conditional use permit.
F. In open space districts. Wireless communications facilities in the open space districts, (i.e., GR and NA) are regulated as follows:
1. Monopole support structures are permitted subject to the replacement standards of Section 20.890.040(Q) VMC, except that replacement poles on attached or detached single- family uses require a conditional use permit.
2. Wireless communications support structures otherwise require a conditional use permit on residential and nonresidential uses within such districts.
3. Antennae and micro-cell facilities must comply with the general development standards of Section 20.890.040 VMC. (Ord. M-4341 § 3 (Exh. B), 2021; Ord. M-3959 § 41, 2010; Ord. M-3922 § 41, 2009; Ord. M-3840 § 36, 2007; Ord. M-3730 § 30, 2005; Ord. M-3643, 2004)