Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
chapter, no zoning authorization is necessary for the following uses,
however other county permits may be required:
A. Facilities such as wires, lines, cables, or pipes
and supporting structures thereof that are reasonably necessary to
provide local properties with water, sewer, gas, electric, telecommunications
or similar services. Such facilities shall not include wireless telecommunications
services, wastewater treatment facilities or water supply systems
or any cross-country electric transmission lines, telephone trunk
lines, microwave stations, transmission pipelines, trunk water lines,
interceptor sewer lines, sewage pumping stations, water treatment
facilities, water well sites, water storage tanks or radio or television
transmission or receiving structures.
B. Public utilities development standards.
(1)
Area requirements. No area requirements for
any use district shall be applicable to public utilities.
(2)
Whenever practicable, utility buildings shall
have the exterior appearance of residential buildings when located
in a residential district.
(3)
Setback requirements. No setback requirements in any use district shall be applicable to essential services, except as provided in §
225-70, for fencing.
(4)
For landscaping requirements, see §
225-143, Landscaping for public utilities.