(A) Minimum spacing between proposed and existing privately owned wireless support structures.
(1) The minimum horizontal distance between a new wireless support structure and associated small cell facilities and any other existing, or permitted but unconstructed, wireless support structures and small cell facilities on the same side of the right-of-way at the time a complete application is filed with the village, irrespective of the owners/operators, shall be not less than 600 feet, as measured parallel to the right-of-way, except as found in the Historic District Specific Standards, §§ 56.70 through 56.73.
(2) This requirement does not preclude wireless communication facilities collocating on the same structure where otherwise allowed.
(a) It is the village's strong preference that whenever an applicant proposes to place a new wireless support structure with a small cell facility within 500 feet from an existing wireless support structure, the applicant either collocate with the existing facility or demonstrate that a colocation is either not technically feasible or space on the existing facility is not potentially available.
(3) Spacing between proposed wireless support structures and existing publicly owned wireless support structures.
(a) New wireless support structures shall be located midway between the immediately adjacent existing publicly-owned wireless support structures on either side of the proposed wireless support structure to the maximum extent possible.
(4) Multiple requests in violation of spacing requirements.
(a) If multiple requests are received to install two or more wireless support structures that would violate the applicable spacing requirements, or to collocate two or more small cell facilities on the same wireless support structure, the village may resolve conflicting requests through whatever reasonable and nondiscriminatory manner it deems appropriate.
(B) Village proposed alternative location for wireless support structures, excluding colocation.
(1) The village may propose an alternate location to any proposed location of a new wireless support structure, subject to the following:
(a) The alternate location is within 100 feet of the proposed location; or
(b) The alternate location is within a distance that is equivalent to the width of the right-of-way in which the new wireless support structure is proposed, whichever is greater; and
(c) The operator shall use the alternate location if it has the right to do so on reasonable terms and conditions and the alternate location does not impose technical limits or additional costs.
(2) Waiver to village directed alternate wireless support structure location or undergrounding requirements.
(a) Small cell operators may seek a waiver of the undergrounding or alternative location requirements for the placement of a new wireless support structure if the operator is unable to achieve its service objective using a small cell facility under the following circumstances:
1. From a location in the right-of-way where the prohibition does not apply;
2. In a utility easement within the right-of-way the operator has the right to access; or
3. In or on other suitable locations or structures made available by the village at reasonable rates, fees, and terms.
(Ord. O-15-20, passed 6-8-2020)