Sec. 24.1-117. Certain utilities and services exempt.

(a) Except as specifically noted below, certain utilities and services shall be exempt from the other regulations of this chapter. Specifically, the following facilities and equipment shall be so exempted:

(1) Traffic signals, fire hydrants, alarm or emergency devices, telephone booths and pedestals, mailboxes;

(2) Wires, poles, pipes, meters and similar facilities which provide service connections between primary distribution lines or mains and individual residential, commercial or industrial customers, or which are an integral and accessory part of a subdivision or development;

(3) Sewage pump and lift stations, water storage and pumping facilities, communication switching and relay facilities, and similar utilities when approved by the zoning administrator as a necessary and integral component of a public utility system. Such facilities shall be subject to the terms of article V and the buffering/screening provisions of section 24.1-262(e).

(4) Railroad tracks, signals, bridges and similar facilities and equipment located on a railroad right-of-way, and maintenance and repair work on such facilities and equipment.