The purpose of this Chapter is to promote the public health, safety and welfare of the community by regulating the placement of Small Cell Wireless facilities and wireless support structures within the public right-of-way. Per amended Ohio R.C. 4939, municipalities can regulate the installation of small cell wireless and small wireless facilities in the public right-of-way to be either mounted or attached to utility poles, traffic signals, street lights, buildings, other municipally-owned support structures, and/or to construct, maintain, modify, operate, or replace wireless support structures in the right-of-way. Regulations for said facilities shall:
(a) Accommodate the need for Small Cell Facilities while regulating their location and number within the City.
(b) Minimize adverse visual effects of Small Cell facilities and related support structures through property location, design, and screening.
(c) Avoid potential damage to adjacent properties from Small Cell Facilities, wireless support structures and related equipment; and
(d) Encourage the joint use of any new and existing Small Cell Facilities, wireless support structures and related equipment to limit the number of such structures needed in the future.
(e) Facilitate deployment of small cell facilities and advanced wireless communications within the City’s right-of-way in a manner that complies with the requirements of this Chapter and Ohio R.C. 4939 and that does not materially inhibit such deployment of the provisions or availability of advanced wireless communications.
(Ord. 2020-4053. Passed 1-7-21.)