Land use · Portsmouth, Virginia

telecommunication tower

How this ordinance defines it

The operative definition is the local one. Codes routinely subdivide a category into tiers — “day care 2, family”, “group home 2” — and attach different permissions to each, so only Portsmouth’s own text settles what this covers.

wireless communication antennae or other facilities that fit the definition of utility, minor. ** TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWER , FREESTANDING**—A structure designed and constructed to support one or more antennas used by commercial wireless telecommunication facilities and including all appurtenant

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| | | Broadcasting or Communication Tower | 1 | None | | Telecommunications Tower , Freestanding | 1 | | | Utility, Major | Lesser of 1 per 500 sf. OR 1 per 2 employees on

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STRUCTURE)**—See Sec. 40.2-215. **SWIMMING POOL (PRINCIPAL USE)**—See Sec. 40.2-213. **TAXICAB SERVICE**—See Sec. 40.2-212. ** TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWER , FREESTANDING**—See Sec. 40.2-212. **TEMPORARY USE PERMIT**—A permit, approved, approved with condition(s), or denied by the Zoning Administrator for a limited period

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