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City of East Providence
City of East Providence Zoning Ordinance
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§ 19-354

Buildings or other equipment storage

  • (a) Antennas mounted on structures or rooftops. The equipment cabinet or structure used in association with antennas shall comply with all applicable building and fire codes.

  • (b) Antennas mounted on utility poles or light poles. The equipment cabinet or structure used in association with antennas shall be located in accordance with the following:

    • (1) In residential districts, the equipment cabinet or structure for each user may be located in accordance with the following:

      • a. All front and side yard setbacks of the district in which the tower is located shall be met and the cabinet or structure shall be no greater than 15 feet in height or 240 square feet of gross floor area. The cabinet/structure shall be screened by an evergreen hedge with an ultimate height of at least 42-48 inches and a planted height of at least 36 inches.

      • b. All rear yard setbacks of the district in which the tower is located shall be met and the cabinet or structure shall be no greater than 15 feet in height or 240 square feet in gross floor area. The cabinet/structure shall be screened by an evergreen hedge with an ultimate height of eight feet and a planted height of at least 36 inches.

    • (2) In commercial or industrial districts the equipment cabinet or structure shall be no greater than 15 feet in height or 240 square feet in gross floor area for each user. The structure or cabinet shall be screened by an evergreen hedge with an ultimate height of eight feet and a planted height of at least 36 inches. In all other instances, structures or cabinets shall be screened from view of all residential properties which abut or are directly across the street from the structure or cabinet by a solid fence six feet in height or an evergreen hedge with an ultimate height of eight feet and a planted height of at least 36 inches.

  • (c) Antennas located on towers. The related unmanned equipment structure shall not contain more than 240 square feet of gross floor area or be more than 15 feet in height for each user, and shall be located in accordance with the minimum yard requirements of the zoning district in which located.

  • (d) Modification of building size requirements. The requirements of subsections 19-354(a) through (c) may be modified by the permitting authority to encourage collocation.

(Ch. 463, § I, 12-16-97; Ch. 944, § I(Att.), 9-2-25)