La Verne City Zoning Code

The purpose of this chapter is to assure that large antennas and antenna structures are designed and located in a way that avoids hazard to health and safety and minimize adverse aesthetic effects, while reasonably accommodating professional and amateur radio and television communications.

No person shall place, modify, maintain or permit the placement or maintenance of an antenna or antenna support structure in violation of the provisions of this chapter.

No provision of this chapter applies to dish antennas with a diameter of three feet or less, wire antennas, or pole antennas that do not exceed ten feet in any dimension; provided, that:

All antennas and their supporting structures shall be maintained in good condition in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Removal of antennas and/or their supporting structures for routine maintenance shall not be construed as a cessation of use. All antenna authorized by a minor exception permit or after precise plan of design review pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to periodic inspection. No modification shall be made to the antenna or antenna support structure that is not in conformity with the permit. Failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter or the conditions of such permit shall be grounds for revocation of the permit.

No more than one antenna support structure shall be permitted at any single residential or commercial address except pursuant to a minor exception permit and issued pursuant to Section 18.108.120(D).

Antennas and their supporting structures shall be installed and maintained in compliance with building codes adopted by the city in Title 15 of this code where required by the building official. All ground-mounted antennas and their supporting structures shall be permanently installed.

All antenna support structures, and to the extent feasible, all antennas visible from any public street, alley or right-of-way shall have a matte finish to avoid glare, and be of a color and design that blend in with the surrounding background.

Dish antennas and their support structures shall have the lower two-thirds of the unit screened from view from any public street, alley or right-of-way. Antennas may be screened with fencing, walls, existing buildings or landscaping that does not impair the operation of the antenna. New construction for screening shall be compatible in design and material with existing development on the site.

No antenna and structure more than three feet in diameter, in the case of a dish antenna, or ten feet in any dimension in the case of a pole antenna, except as permitted in Section 18.104.030, may be erected or maintained except upon the issuance of an oversized antenna permit and building permit when required. An oversized antenna permit is a ministerial permit, issued by the community development department upon its ascertaining that:

Antenna and antenna structures exceeding the dimensions otherwise allowed by this chapter may be erected, operated and maintained for federally licensed amateur radio and citizen's band radio facilities upon the issuance of an amateur radio antenna permit. An amateur radio antenna permit is a minor exception permit which shall be issued by the community development director or designee upon finding that:

The community development director or designee may grant a minor exception permit to property owners for the placement, operation and maintenance of antennas and antenna structures that are not in compliance with the provisions of this chapter upon the applicant's demonstration that existing conditions of the property make the reception of antenna transmission infeasible.

An applicant or interested person may appeal the decision of the community development department in accordance with the provisions of Section 18.16.110 by filing a written statement with the city clerk no later than ten days from the date of the decision.

All antennas and antenna structures constructed and in operation prior to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter shall be deemed legal nonconforming and shall be subject to the provisions of Section 18.72.030 except as provided in Section 18.104.040.

Each and every violation of this chapter shall result in a misdemeanor subject to abatement as a public nuisance in accordance with the La Verne Municipal Code.