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Wireless Communications Facilities
The following items contain information relevant to Wireless Communications Facilities (WCF) in James City County:
JCC Zoning Ordinance Definitions (Sec. 24-2) of: antenna, colocation, dish antenna, equipment enclosure, support structure, wireless communications facility
- JCC Zoning Ordinance, Article II, Division 6: Wireless Communications Facilities
- JCC Zoning Ordinance individual zoning districts: Relevant information is in three areas: a) Permitted/Specially Permitted Uses (listed variously as Wireless Communications Facilities, Antennas and Towers, Communications Towers, or Tower Mounted WCFs) b) Height Limit Information and c) Setbacks
- Board of Supervisors Policy for Wireless Communications Facilities requiring Special Use Permits: “Performance Standards for Wireless Communications Facilities” adopted May 26, 1998 .
- Submittal Checklist
Location: The table below provides a quick reference to determine if a particular proposed WCF is not permitted/permitted/specially permitted (SUP)/requires a height waiver (HW). Note that if a parcel has been rezoned and is subject to proffers there may be additional use or height restrictions in the proffers.
Zoning District |
By Right |
SUP |
With HW (no SUP required) |
| A-1, R-8 |
<35’ Tower mounted WCF | >35’ Tower mounted WCF | 60-100’ AB |
| Up to 60’ AB | |||
| Up to 120’ C | |||
| R-1, R-2, R-6, LB, |
Tower mounted WCF: Not Permitted | Tower mounted WCF: Not Permitted | 60-100’ AB |
| Up to 60’ AB | |||
| Up to 120’ C | |||
| R-4 | Tower mounted WCF: Not Permitted | Tower mounted WCF: Not Permitted | 60-120’ AB |
| Up to 120’ C | |||
| R-5 | Tower mounted WCF: Not Permitted | Tower mounted WCF: Not Permitted | 60-100’ AB |
| Up to 35’ AB | |||
| Up to 120’ C | |||
| B-1 | <60’ Tower mounted WCF | >60’ Tower mounted WCF | 60-100’ AB |
| Up to 60’ AB | |||
| Up to 120’ C | |||
| M-1, M-2, RT |
<60’ Tower mounted WCF | >60’ Tower mounted WCF | >60’ AB (M-1 and RT) |
| Up to 60’ AB | |||
| Up to 120’ C | |||
| All AB (M-2) | |||
MU |
Up to 60’ AB | All tower mounted WCF | 60-100’ AB |
| Up to 120’ C | |||
PUD |
Tower mounted WCF: Not Permitted | Tower mounted WCF: Not Permitted | 60-100’ AB |
| Up to 60’ AB | |||
| Up to 120’ C |
| PL | <35’ Tower mounted WCF | >35’ Tower mounted WCF | 60-100’ AB |
| Up to 60’ AB | |||
| Up to 120’ C |
C=Camouflaged, A=Alternative mounting, B=Building mounted
Setbacks: In addition, any proposed tower mounted WCF needs to be able to meet the following setbacks: Setbacks specified for the zoning district; 400-foot setback from any existing residential structure; and setbacks from all property lines and right-of-ways either 110 percent of the tower height (if it does not meet structural standards) or 110 percentof the documented collapse radius (if it meets structural standards).