The city's preference is that small wireless facilities be installed on non-city-owned infrastructure. If the facility is attached to city-owned infrastructure, then the small wireless facilities can only be mounted to city-owned infrastructure including, but not limited to, streetlights, towers or buildings, if authorized by a license or other agreement between the owner and the city. NOTE: the use of traffic signal poles, mast arms, and related traffic signals items by any utility is not allowed by the city. The following shall apply:
(A) Required load analysis. Installations on all city-owned poles, including traffic signals and street lights, shall have an industry standard pole load analysis completed, sealed, and signed by a professional engineer licensed and registered by the State of Iowa and submitted to the city with each permit application indicating that the city-owned pole to which the small wireless facility will be attached will safely support the load.
(B) Height of attachments. All attachments on all city-owned poles shall be at least eight feet above grade, and if a small wireless facility is projecting toward the street the city may require the attachment to be installed no less than 16 feet above the ground for the safety and protection of the public and vehicular traffic.
(C) Installations on traffic signals and street lights. Installations on all traffic signal structures or street lights must not interfere with the integrity of the facility in any way that may compromise the safety of the public. The installation must not interfere with other existing uses on the pole such as traffic signals, street lights, hanging flower planters, flags, and/or banners or similar enhancements. Installation of small wireless facilities on any traffic signal structure or street light shall:
(1) Be encased in a separate conduit than the traffic light electronics;
(2) Have a separate electric power connection than the traffic signal/street light structure; and
(3) Have a separate access point than the traffic signal/street light structure.
(Ord. 2376, passed 5-19-2020)