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)