(a) General Requirements. The following requirements shall apply to all proposed small cell facilities and wireless support structures.
(1) No person shall occupy or use the right-of-way, public property or private property except in accordance with law.
(2) In occupying or using the right-of-way, public property or private property, no person shall unreasonably compromise the public health, safety, and welfare.
(3) No person shall occupy or use the right-of-way, public property or private property without first obtaining, under this chapter or section 1332.24 or 4939.031 of the Ohio Revised Code, any requisite consent of the Village.
(b) Pre-Application Conference. Applicants shall contact the Village and request a pre-application conference for any proposed small cell wireless communications facility. This meeting will be arranged by the Building Department and will include staff, the applicant, and any applicable utility providers. This meeting will provide an opportunity for early coordination regarding proposed small cell facilities and wireless support structure locations, and design, the application submittal, and the approval process in order to avoid any potential delays in the processing of an application and deployment of small cell facilities and wireless support structures in the Village.
(c) Application Required. Anyone seeking to locate small cell facilities in the right-of-way or on public property or private property shall first duly file a written application with the Building Department, in accordance with the requirements in this chapter and with any adopted Small Cell Design Guidelines.
(d) Categories of Applications. In accordance with federal and state law, every application to locate a small cell facility in the right-of-way or on public property or private property shall be classified as one of the following types:
(1) Eligible Facilities Request (Type I) application:
A. Involves collocation, replacement, modification, or removal of small cell facilities on an existing wireless support structure ; and
B. Except for the removal of small cell faci lities or an existing wireless support structure, does not substantially change the physical dimensions of the existing wireless support structure, as determined by 943.04(d)(2)B and;
C. Complies with all applicable standards set forth in this chapter.
(2) Collocation with Substantial Change (Type II) application:
A. Involves collocation, replacement, or modification of small cell facilities on an existing wireless support structure; and
B. The collocation, replacement or modification substantially changes the physical dimensions of the existing wireless support structure. For the purposes of this chapter a substantial change is any modification that meets one or more of the following criteria:
l. It increases the height of the structure by more than 10% or more than ten feet, whichever is greater. Changes in height should be measured from the dimensions of the wireless support structure, inclusive of originally approved appurtenances;
2. It involves adding an appurtenance to the body of the wireless support structure that would protrude from the edge of the structure by more than six feet;
3. It involves installation of any new equipment cabinets on the ground if there are no preexisting ground cabinets associated with the structure, or else involves installation of ground cabinets that are more than 10% larger in height or overall volume than any other ground cabinets associated with the structure;
4. It entails any excavation or deployment outside the current site; or
5. It would defeat the concealment elements of the wireless support structure.
(3) Wireless Support Structure (Type III) application: Involves the construction, modification, or replacement of a wireless support structure owned or operated by a wireless provider associated with a small cell facility in the right-of-way.
(4) Wireless Support Structure Removal (Type IV) application: Involves the removal of a wireless support structure and associated small cell facilities owned or previously operated by a wireless provider.
(5) Small Cell Facility outside the Right-Of-Way (Type V) application: Involves the collocation, replacement, or modification of small cell facilities on a new or existing wireless support structure located on public or private property not in the right-of-way.
(e) Required Submission Materials for Applications Involving Installation of Small Cell Facilities. Unless otherwise required by state or federal law, all applicants shall submit to the Village the following materials and information associated with each application type in order for the application to be considered complete:
(1) For a consolidated application for multiple small cell facilities and/or wireless support structures, the applicant shall provide a map and list of the location of all facilities included in the consolidated application.
(2) Eligible Facilities Request (Type I) Application: The applicant shall submit the information necessary to determine whether an application meets the criteria for an Eligible Facilities Request.
(3) Type II, Type Ill, and Type V Application. The following information must be submitted for all Type II, Type III, and Type V applications.
A. Completed application form and application fee.
B. A scaled and dimensioned site plan (not smaller than one inch equals 100 feet) encompassing all property within 500 feet of the proposed location and clearly indicating the following:
1. Proposed location of the small cell facility including nearest cross street intersection(s).
2. The current ownership of all adjacent parcel(s) perpendicular to the proposed small cell facility location.
3. All existing conditions within 400 feet of the proposed location, including but not limited to, buildings, utilities within the right-of-way and associated above grade structures, location of electric service and fiber optic cable, all other underground and overhead utilities, small cell structures and facilities, sidewalks/shared-use paths, back of adjacent curb/edge of pavement, driveways, and street trees.
4. Dimensions shall be provided from the proposed small cell facility to existing wireless support structures and equipment, utility structures, back of curb/edges of pavement including driveways, sidewalks and shared-use paths.
5. Dimensions shall be provided between proposed wireless support structures and associated ground mounted equipment.
C. Scaled and dimensioned elevations/profiles and sections (not smaller than 1/4 inch equals 1 foot) of existing wireless support structures and/or proposed wireless support structures clearly indicating the following, as applicable:
1. Height from established grade at the base of the wireless support structure to the highest point of the wireless support structure and the height to the highest point of proposed antenna or antenna enclosures, as applicable (overall height).
2. Height from established grade at the base of the wireless support structure to the lowest point of all proposed small cell equipment to be installed on the wireless support structure.
3. The distance from the outer edge of the wireless support structure parallel to the outer edge of all equipment associated with the small cell facility to be installed on the support structure.
D. Scaled and dimensioned details of proposed small cell facilities, including elevations/profiles, plans and sections (not smaller than 1/4 inch equals 1 foot) clearly indicating the following, as applicable:
1. Height, width, depth, and volume in cubic feet of all proposed antenna and exposed elements and/or proposed antenna enclosures.
2. Height, width, depth, and volume of all other wireless equipment associated with the facility, with all electric meters, concealment elements, telecommunications demarcation boxes, grounding equipment, power transfer switches, cut-off switches, and vertical cable runs for the connection of power and other services clearly labeled.
3. Method of installation/connection to pole or ground, as applicable.
4. Color specifications for all small cell support structures and associated exposed equipment, cabinets and concealment elements.
5. Electrical plans and wiring diagrams.
6. Footing and foundation drawings and structural analysis sealed and signed by a professional engineer in the State of Ohio.
E. Manufacturer's specification sheets for all small cell facility equipment proposed, including poles, equipment cabinets, shrouds, or concealment devices, antennas, meters, radios, switches, telecommunications demarcation boxes, and grounding equipment.
F. Scaled and dimensioned landscape plans associated with required screening of ground mounted small cell equipment (where applicable), including a planting plan with proposed plant species, quantities, spacing, height at installation, and planting details.
(f) Required Submission Materials for Applications Involving Removal of Small Cell Facilities and/or Support Structures. For applications involving the removal of small cell facilities under an Eligible Facilities Request (Type I) and/or Wireless Support Structure Removal (Type IV) application the following information shall be provided.
(1) Completed application form and application fee.
(2) A scaled and dimensioned site plan (not smaller than one inch equals 20 feet) clearly indicating the following:
A. Existing location of the wireless support structure on which the small cell facilities to be removed are located, including nearest cross street intersection(s).
B. The current ownership of all adjacent parcel(s) perpendicular to the existing small cell facility location property.
C. All existing conditions within 50 feet of the existing small cell facilities locations to be removed, including but not limited to, buildings, utilities within the right-of-way and associated above grade structures, location of electric service and fiber optic cable, all other underground and overhead utilities, small cell structures and facilities, sidewalks/shared-use paths, back of adjacent curb/edge of pavement, driveways, street trees and plant material.
(3) Scaled and dimensioned site and/or structure remediation details (not smaller than 1/4 inch equals 1 foot) clearly indicating the following:
A. Proposed remediation plan for modifications made to Village-owned wireless support .structures and other areas of the right-of-way associated with collocation of small cell wireless facilities and ground mounted equipment after the removal of these facilities.
B. Proposed restoration of electric and fiber optic connections after removal of small cell facilities, as applicable.
(Ord. 3971. Passed 6-20-18.)