Pleasanton, CA Zoning Ordinance

No exterior satellite earth station having a dimension greater than 24 inches shall be allowed in any residential district unless it complies with the requirements of this section. For the purposes of this section, a "satellite earth station" means a parabolic dish antenna designed for the transmission and/or receiving of signals from a satellite and used for enhanced radio, television reception and/or telecommunications uses.

No satellite earth station shall be located on, attached to, or in any manner supported above any roof of any structure.

No satellite earth station shall be located in any street, alleyway, front yard or in the area between the front yard and the front of the structure.

No satellite earth station shall be located in any side yard on the street side of a corner lot unless the antenna is totally screened from view from such street.

The maximum height to the highest point of the installed satellite earth station shall be 10 feet.

Any satellite earth station which has a maximum height taller than the top of any fence separating the property on which the earth station is proposed and adjacent properties shall maintain a minimum setback of five feet from such property line, if such satellite earth station is screened from such adjacent properties. The focusing side of a satellite earth station, if required to be unscreened, shall maintain a minimum setback of 15 feet from any property line it faces.

Screening, in a form acceptable to the director, shall be installed to screen along the sides and rear of the satellite earth station that are visible to the adjacent properties or public roadways. Screening shall be designed to achieve a height equal to the maximum height of the satellite earth station.

Satellite earth stations shall be earth-tone colors satisfactory to the director, unless such satellite earth station is completely screened from adjoining properties and city rights-of-way.

(Prior code § 2-5.59(a); Ord. 1220 § 2, 1985)

No exterior satellite earth station or microwave dish having a dimension greater than two feet in diameter shall be allowed in any nonresidential district unless it complies with the requirements of this section. For the purposes of this section, "satellite earth station" means a parabolic dish antenna designed for the transmission and/or receiving of signals from a satellite and used for enhanced radio, television reception and/or telecommunication uses; "microwave dish" means a parabolic dish or open antenna designed for the transmission and/or receiving of microwave signals for enhanced telecommunication uses.

Design review approval per Chapter 18.20 of this title is required for any proposed satellite earth station or microwave dish greater than two feet in diameter.

All satellite earth stations and microwave dish antennas shall be located on the roof of a structure whenever possible, provided the antenna or dish is not visible from public roadways or can be adequately screened from view of a public roadway. All satellite earth stations and microwave dish antennas that cannot be installed on the roof in a manner that is not visible to a public roadway shall be located directly adjacent to an existing building, whenever possible.

Any satellite earth station or microwave dish proposal that is visible from any public roadway or other public place shall include a written statement explaining the exact need of the satellite earth station or microwave dish. This statement shall include details of the efforts made to utilize the capabilities of alternative service providers (cable company, teleports, etc.) prior to the submittal of an application.

Ground-mounted dishes shall be located to the rear of the building or facing the interior of the respective business park whenever possible in order to be completely hidden from view from the front of the building or public roadways.

No satellite earth station or microwave dish shall result in the elimination of any existing or approved off-street parking space unless the remaining off-street parking satisfied the off-street parking requirements of this code, or, in the event no standard applies, the community development director determines that there remains a sufficient amount of off-street parking at the subject property.

Ground-mounted dishes and antennas shall be adequately screened (on three sides) utilizing on- and/or off-site vegetation or other approved screening mechanism.

The maximum height of the satellite earth station or microwave antenna shall not exceed 17 feet measured from its base to its highest point.

(Prior code § 2-5.50(b); Ord. 1220 § 2, 1985; Ord. 1520 § 4, 1991; Ord. 1600 § 3, 1993; Ord. 2000 § 1, 2009)

No satellite earth station shall be erected or otherwise installed unless a permit for such installation has first been applied for and approved by the building division, if such permit is deemed necessary by the chief building official.

(Prior code § 2-5.50(c); Ord. 1220 § 2, 1985; Ord. 2000 § 1, 2009)