23.57.005

A. Neighborhood Residential, Lowrise, Midrise, Highrise, Neighborhood Commercial 1, 2 and 3, and Seattle Mixed zones 1. New major communication utilities are prohibited. 2. Physical expansion of existing major communication utilities may be permitted by Council Conditional Use under the criteria listed in Section 23.57.006 and according to development standards in Section 23.57.008 . 3. The following activities are permitted outright for existing communication utilities and accessory communication devices: structural alteration to meet safety requirements, replacement on-site, maintenance, renovation, or repair. The addition of new accessory communication devices or new minor communication utilities to an existing tower is permitted outright, except as follows: No more than a total of 15 horn and dish antennas that are over 4 feet in any dimension may be located on an existing tower, unless the applicant submits copies of Federal Communications Commission licenses, as provided in subsection 23.57.008.G, showing that all of the existing 15 horn and dish antennas over 4 feet in any dimension, plus any proposed additional such horn or dish antennas, are accessory to the communication utility. B. Commercial 1 and 2 zones 1. New major communication utilities a. Single-occupant major communication utilities may be permitted by Council Conditional Use under the criteria listed in Section 23.57.006 and according to the development standards in Section 23.57.008 . b. Shared-use major communication utilities may be permitted by Administrative Conditional Use under the criteria listed in Section 23.57.007 and according to development standards in Section 23.57.008 . 2. Physical expansion of existing major communication utilities may be permitted by Council Conditional Use under the criteria listed in Section 23.57.006 and according to development standards in Section 23.57.008 . 3. The following activities are permitted outright for existing communication utilities and accessory communication devices: structural alteration to meet safety requirements, replacement on-site, maintenance, renovation, or repair. The addition of new accessory communication devices or new minor communication utilities to an existing tower is permitted outright, except as follows: No more than a total of 15 horn and dish antennas that are over 4 feet in any dimension may be located on an existing tower, unless the applicant submits copies of Federal Communications Commission licenses, as provided in subsection 23.57.008.G, showing that all of the existing 15 horn and dish antennas over 4 feet in any dimension, plus any proposed additional such horn or dish antennas, are accessory to the communication utility. C. Downtown zones 1. In Pioneer Square Mixed, International District Mixed, International District Residential and Pike Market Mixed Zones, new major communication utilities are prohibited. 2. In all other downtown zones, establishment or physical expansion of major communication utilities may be permitted, whether single-occupant or shared, by Administrative Conditional Use under the evaluation criteria listed in Section 23.57.007 and according to development standards in Section 23.57.008 . 3. The following activities are permitted outright for existing communication utilities and accessory communication devices: structural alteration to meet safety requirements, replacement on-site, maintenance, renovation, or repair. The addition of new accessory communication devices or new minor communication utilities to an existing tower is permitted outright, except as follows: No more than a total of 15 horn and dish antennas that are over 4 feet in any dimension may be located on an existing tower, unless the applicant submits copies of Federal Communications Commission licenses, as provided in subsection 23.57.008.G, showing that all of the existing 15 horn and dish antennas over 4 feet in any dimension, plus any proposed additional such horn or dish antennas, are accessory to the communication utility. D. Industrial zones Establishment or physical expansion of major communication utilities, whether single-occupant or shared, may be permitted by Administrative Conditional Use under the criteria listed in Section 23.57.007 and the development standards in Section 23.57.008 . The following activities are permitted outright for existing communication utilities and accessory communication devices: structural alteration to meet safety requirements, replacement on-site, maintenance, renovation, or repair. The addition of new accessory communication devices or new minor communication utilities to an existing tower is permitted outright, except as follows: No more than a total of 15 horn and dish antennas that are over 4 feet in any dimension may be located on an existing tower, unless the applicant submits copies of Federal Communications Commission licenses, as provided in subsection 23.57.008.G, showing that all of the existing 15 horn and dish antennas over 4 feet in any dimension, plus any proposed additional such horn or dish antennas, are accessory to the communication utility. (Ord. 126509 , § 81, 2022 [zone name change]; Ord. 124172, § 45, 2013; Ord. 120928, § 28, 2002; Ord. 116295 , § 25, 1992.)