Small cell wireless facilities requiring the installation of a new pole or wireless support structure shall comply with the following design and concealment standard.
(A) New poles and/or wireless support structures in the Civic and Commercial Historic Overlay District shall first acquire a certificate of appropriateness from the Historic District Commission before seeking village approval.
(B) If possible, poles and wireless support structures shall be designed to accommodate small cell wireless facilities for multiple wireless services providers.
(C) (1) Poles shall be located a minimum of 15 feet from any tree, measured to the tree-trunk center.
(2) Additionally, 80% of the protected root zone shall remain undisturbed. This minimum separation shall not apply for a new pole that replaces an existing pole, where the new pole is installed in the same place as, or immediate vicinity of, the existing pole.
(D) Poles shall be designed pursuant to village standards or the applicable utility’s standard, and function as street light poles, utility poles or traffic signal poles in consultation with the village or the applicable utility and shall be incorporated into the applicable utility or signaling system.
(E) Poles shall comply with the following height regulations.
(1) In residential districts, poles shall not exceed 33 feet in height from ground level.
(2) In the DC District, poles shall not exceed 10% of an adjacent building’s height, or exceed 40 feet in height from ground level, whichever is less.
(3) In all other districts, poles shall not exceed 40 feet in height from ground level.
(F) (1) Poles shall be designed and installed with materials and appearance consistent with existing poles in the adjacent public way, unless materials and appearance are prescribed by other ordinance, law or village requirements.
(2) Poles shall be aesthetically pleasing, consistent with the local character of the area and shall not detract from the streetscape.
(G) (1) Antenna shall be installed within the pole and not visible.
(2) If any antenna cannot be installed within the pole and made not visible, then it shall extend vertically from the pole or be flush-mounted to the side of the pole and shall be designed to be an architecturally compatible extension of the pole.
(3) The diameter of the antenna shall be consistent with the diameter of the pole, not including other appurtenances or extensions from the pole, or the base to which the pole is mounted.
(4) The antenna shall not extend more than five feet above the top of the pole.
(H) To the extent practicable, all accessory cables and equipment shall be installed within the pole or placed underground as required by this section.
(I) (1) New utility poles and ground mounted equipment shall be installed at least 300 feet from any existing or proposed utility pole or ground mounted equipment.
(2) Any wireless provider desiring to install 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.
(Ord. 160, passed 4-21-2022)