All accessory wireless equipment associated with the operation of any wireless communications facilities shall be screened. The following is a menu of potential screening techniques that should be utilized based on the type of installation:
(A) All accessory wireless equipment shall be placed and mounted in the least visually obtrusive feasible location.
(B) Accessory wireless equipment for building mounted facilities may be located underground, inside the building, or on the roof of the building on which the facility is mounted, provided that both the equipment and screening materials are camouflaged to match the building, roof, and/or surroundings. All screening materials for roof-mounted facilities shall be of a quality and design that is architecturally integrated with the design of the building or structure.
(C) Accessory wireless equipment for freestanding facilities, not mounted on a building, may be visually screened by locating the equipment within a nearby building or in an underground vault. For above ground installations, screening can consist of walls or landscaping to effectively screen the facility.
(D) Maximum size.
(1) Exclusive of the antenna, all wireless equipment associated with the small cell facility shall not cumulatively exceed 28 cubic feet in volume. The calculation of equipment volume shall not include electric meters, concealment elements, communications demarcation boxes, grounding equipment, power transfer switches, cut-off switches, and vertical cable runs for the connection of power and other services.
(2) The maximum permitted height for ground-mounted equipment cabinets shall not exceed three feet as measured from established grade at the foundation/pad.
(E) Encroachments prohibited. No portion of a wireless support structure or small cell facility cabinet or enclosure may encroach at grade or within the airspace beyond the right-of-way or over the travelway.
(F) Screening and installation location. All small cell facilities, associated equipment and cabling shall be completely concealed from view within an enclosure, and may be installed in the following locations:
(1) Within an equipment enclosure mounted to the wireless support structure;
(2) Within an equipment cabinet integrated within the transformer base of a new wireless support structure; or
(3) Within a ground-mounted cabinet physically independent from the wireless support structure.
(G) No signs, striping, graphics or other attention getting devices are permitted on a transmission tower or ancillary facilities except for warning and safety signage with a surface area of no more than three square feet per sign. The number of signs is limited to no more than two unless a greater number is required by law.
(H) In cases where the wireless communications facility site is proposed to be located in a village park, the wireless communications facility shall be designed and located in such a manner as to avoid adverse visual impacts. Such locations shall use design methods such as, but not limited to, type of facility, camouflaging, screening and landscaping.
(I) The use of chain link fences for security of equipment is not permitted.
(J) Antenna lighting shall be prohibited in the village. Beacon lights shall not be permitted unless required by the Federal Aviation Administration and, if so, shall be included when calculating the height of the facility. Beacon lights shall be of a type that minimizes downward illumination.
(Ord. O-15-20, passed 6-8-2020)