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Small cell wireless facilities, related equipment and accessories, utility poles and wireless support structures shall comply with the following design and concealment standards:
(A) Compatible design. All small cell wireless facilities and related equipment must use materials, colors, textures, and screening so as to be aesthetically and architecturally compatible with the surrounding environment (i.e., existing street lights, traffic control devices, and utility poles).
(B) Lighting. Facilities, utility poles or wireless support structures shall not be artificially lighted. If lighting is required, the lighting fixtures and installation must cause the least disturbance to surrounding properties.
(C) Collocation. Any wireless provider must openly allow another provider to collocate upon its wireless facility, unless physically or technically infeasible, under rates.
(D) Ancillary facility equipment. All other wireless equipment with the facility shall be designed and painted to satisfy this section. The equipment will be required by the village to be located underground in any locations where the equipment will be visible from adjacent roadways and lots and public electrical utility lines are already placed underground. Where underground placement of equipment is not required or would impair service, above ground placement is permitted upon the village's approval. Ground-mounted equipment shall comply with the following:
(1) All equipment shall be completely concealed from view within an enclosed cabinet. Cabinets must be compatible in color and design to match existing infrastructure and architecture.
(2) So as not to impede or impair public safety or the legal use of the public right-of- way by the traveling public, in no case shall ground-mounted equipment be located closer than two feet from the public right-of-way, edge line, face of curb, sidewalk, safety path, bike lane or shared-use path.
(3) Ground-mounted equipment shall be reviewed by RCOC so as to not impede sight lines, interfere with any ADA requirements, or raise additional public health safety and/or welfare concerns.
(4) Ground-mounted equipment must be secured to a concrete foundation or slab with a breakaway design in the event of collisions.
(5) Ground-mounted equipment must either be screened with plant material that is consistent with the characteristics of the surrounding area, be integrated into the base of an existing utility pole, wireless support structure or other infrastructure, or be otherwise camouflaged so as to be aesthetically and architecturally compatible with surrounding environment, without detracting from the streetscape.
(E) Separation distances. New utility poles, wireless support structures and ground-mounted equipment shall be installed at least 300 feet from any existing or proposed utility pole, wireless support structures or ground-mounted equipment. Any wireless provider desiring to install utility poles less than 300 feet apart shall demonstrate to the village's satisfaction that the wireless provider could not serve a location without the desired placement.
(F) Marking and signage. No small cell wireless facility, utility pole, wireless support structure or any portion thereof shall have any signage except as expressly permitted by this chapter or as required by state or federal law. Aerial portions of small cell wireless facilities shall be marked with a marker which shall state wireless provider's name and provide a toll-free number to call for assistance. Underground portions of small cell wireless facilities shall have a stake or other appropriate above ground markers with wireless provider's name and a toll-free number indicating that there is buried equipment below. Any marking required by this section shall not be used for advertising purposes and shall not exceed one square foot in area unless approved by the village.
(Ord. 271, passed 9-19-23)
Small cell wireless facilities installed on existing utility, streetlight, traffic signal poles, or wireless support structures located in residential or non-residential districts shall comply with the following design and concealment standards:
(A) The maximum pole height shall be 40 feet.
(B) They shall be similar in design to existing infrastructure and architecture, consistent with the local character of the area and shall not detract from the streetscape.
(C) To the extent practicable, all accessory cables shall be installed inside of the pole.
(D) If any antenna, equipment, or cable cannot be installed within the utility pole and made not visible, then it shall extend vertically from the utility pole or be flush-mounted to the side of the utility pole and shall be designed to be an architecturally compatible extension of the utility pole. The antenna shall not extend more than five feet above the top of the utility pole.
(Ord. 271, passed 9-19-23)
Small cell wireless facilities requiring the installation of a new utility pole or wireless support structure in residential or non-residential districts shall comply with the following design and concealment standards:
(A) If possible, utility poles and wireless support structures shall be designed to accommodate small cell wireless facilities for multiple wireless services providers.
(B) Utility poles shall be located a minimum of 15 feet from any tree, measured to the tree- trunk center. Additionally, 80% of the root protection zone shall remain undisturbed. The root protection zone shall either be a six-foot radius around the tree or a one-foot radius for every inch of tree diameter at breast height, whichever is greater. This minimum separation shall not apply for a new utility pole that replaces an existing utility pole, where the new utility pole is installed in the same place as, or immediate vicinity of, the existing utility pole.
(C) Utility poles or wireless support structures in residential districts shall not exceed 40 feet in height from ground level.
(D) In non-residential districts, the height shall not exceed 10% of an adjacent building or exceed 40 feet in height from ground level, whichever is less except in instances where compliance with this requirement results in technical feasibility issues for the provider. In such instances, the village and the provider shall work cooperatively to resolve the technical feasibility issues while remaining in substantial compliance with pole height requirements.
(E) Utility poles shall be designed and installed with materials and appearance consistent with existing utility poles in the adjacent public way, unless materials and appearance are prescribed by other ordinance, law, or village requirements. Utility poles shall be consistent with the local character of the area and shall not detract from the streetscape.
(F) If any antenna, equipment, or cable cannot be installed within the utility pole and made not visible, then it shall extend vertically from the utility pole or be flush-mounted to the side of the utility pole and shall be designed to be an architecturally compatible extension of the utility pole. The antenna shall not extend more than five feet above the top of the utility pole.
(Ord. 271, passed 9-19-23)
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