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The following information must be submitted as part of a complete application for a wireless communications services facility permit in the City of Orting:
A. Project description including a design narrative and co-location analysis indicating the alternative locations considered;
B. Site information on scaled plans, including:
1. Site plan;
2. Elevation drawings;
3. Utility plan showing existing utilities, proposed facility location, and undergrounding;
4. Screening, camouflaging, or landscaping plan and cost estimate, as appropriate;
C. Photos and photo simulations showing the existing appearance of the site and appearance of the proposed installation from nearby public viewpoints;
D. Noise report, if applicable;
E. Radio Frequency (RF) emissions standards. The applicant shall provide the certification of an RF engineer with knowledge of the proposed development that the wireless communications services facilities will comply with RF standards adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The City recognizes that the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 gives the FCC sole jurisdiction in the field of regulation of RF emissions and wireless facilities that meet FCC standards shall not be conditioned or denied on the basis of RF impacts.
F. Application for architectural design review.
G. Any other documentation deemed necessary by the City in order to issue a decision.
(Ord. 2019-1049, 9-25-2019)
This section implements section 6409 of the Spectrum Act (codified at 47 U.S.C. 1455), which requires the City of Orting to approve any eligible facilities request for a modification of an existing tower or base station that does not substantially change the physical dimensions of such tower or base station.
A. Definitions: The following definitions only apply to eligible facilities requests as described in this section and do not apply throughout this chapter.
1. BASE STATION: Is a structure or equipment at a fixed location that enables FCC-licensed or authorized wireless communications between user equipment and a communications network. The term does not encompass a tower as defined herein nor any equipment associated with a tower. Base station includes, without limitation:
a. Equipment associated with wireless communications services as well as unlicensed wireless services and fixed wireless services such as microwave backhaul.
b. Radio transceivers, antennas, coaxial or fiber-optic cable, regular and back-up power supplies, and comparable equipment, regardless of technological configuration (including distributed antenna systems ("DAS") and small cell networks).
c. Any structure other than a tower that, at the time the relevant application is filed (with jurisdiction) under this section, supports or houses equipment described in subsections (A)(1)(a) and (b) of this section that has been reviewed and approved under the applicable zoning or siting process, or under another State or local regulatory review process, even if the structure was not built for the sole or primary purpose of providing that support.
The term does not include any structure that, at the time the relevant application is filed with the City under this section, does not support or house equipment described in subsections (A)(1)(a) and (b) of this section.
2. COLLOCATION: The mounting or installation of transmission equipment on an eligible support structure for the purpose of transmitting and/or receiving radio frequency signals for communication purposes.
3. ELIGIBLE FACILITIES REQUEST: Any request for modification of an existing tower or base station that does not substantially increase the physical dimensions of such tower or base station, involving:
a. Collocation of new transmission equipment;
b. Removal of transmission equipment; or
c. Replacement of transmission equipment.
4. ELIGIBLE SUPPORT STRUCTURE: Any tower or base station as defined in this section; provided, that it is existing at the time the relevant application is filed with the City.
5. EXISTING: A constructed tower or base station is existing if it has been reviewed and approved under the applicable zoning or siting process, or under another State or local regulatory review process; provided, that a tower that has not been reviewed and approved because it was not in a zoned area when it was built, but was lawfully constructed, is existing for purposes of this definition.
6. SITE: For towers other than towers in the public rights-of-way, the current boundaries of the leased or owned property surrounding the tower and any access or utility easements currently related to the site, and, for other eligible support structures, further restricted to that area in proximity to the structure and to other transmission equipment already deployed on the ground.
7. SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE: A modification substantially changes the physical dimensions of an eligible support structure if it meets any of the following criteria:
a. For towers other than towers in the public rights-of-way, it increases the height of the tower by more than ten percent (10%) or by the height of one (1) additional antenna array with separation from the nearest existing antenna, not to exceed twenty (20) feet, whichever is greater; for other eligible support structures, it increases the height of the structure by more than ten percent (10%) or more than ten feet (10’), whichever is greater.
(1) Changes in height should be measured from the original support structure in cases where deployments are or will be separated horizontally, such as on buildings' rooftops; in other circumstances, changes in height should be measured from the dimensions of the tower or base station, inclusive of originally approved appurtenances and any modifications that were approved prior to the passage of the Spectrum Act;
b. For towers other than towers in the public rights-of-way, it involves adding an appurtenance to the body of the tower that would protrude from the edge of the tower more than ten feet (10’), or more than the width of the tower structure at the level of the appurtenance, whichever is greater; for other eligible support structures, it involves adding an appurtenance to the body of the structure that would protrude from the edge of the structure by more than six feet (6’);
c. For any eligible support structure, it involves installation of more than the standard number of new equipment cabinets for the technology involved, but not to exceed four (4) cabinets; or, for towers in the public streets and base stations, it involves installation of any new equipment cabinets on the ground if there are no preexisting ground cabinets associated with the structure, or else involves installation of ground cabinets that are more than ten percent (10%) larger in height or overall volume than any other ground cabinets associated with the structure;
d. It entails any excavation or deployment outside the current site;
e. It would defeat the concealment elements of the eligible support structure; or
f. It does not comply with conditions associated with the siting approval of the construction or modification of the eligible support structure or base station equipment; provided, however, that this limitation does not apply to any modification that is noncompliant only in a manner that would not exceed the thresholds identified above.
B. Qualification As An Eligible Facilities Request: Upon receipt of an application for an eligible facilities request, the City will review the application to determine whether it qualifies as an eligible facilities request.
C. Time Frame For Review: Within sixty (60) days of the date on which a network provider submits an eligible facilities request application, the City must approve the application unless it determines that the application is not covered by this section.
D. Tolling Of The Time Frame For Review: The sixty (60) day review period begins to run when the application is submitted, and may be tolled only by mutual agreement by the City and the applicant or in cases where the City determines that the application is incomplete. The time frame for review of an eligible facilities request is not tolled by a moratorium on the review of applications.
1. To toll the time frame for incompleteness, the City must provide written notice to the applicant within thirty (30) days of receipt of the application, clearly and specifically delineating all missing documents or information required in the application.
2. The time frame for review begins running again when the applicant makes a supplemental submission in response to the City's notice of incompleteness.
3. Following a supplemental submission, the City will notify the applicant within ten (10) days that the supplemental submission did not provide the information identified in the original notice delineating missing information. The time frame is tolled in the case of second or subsequent notices pursuant to the procedures identified in this subsection. Second or subsequent notice of incompleteness may not specify missing documents or information that was not delineated in the original notice of incompleteness.
E. Determination That Application Is Not An Eligible Facilities Request: If the City determines that the applicant's request does not qualify as an eligible facilities request, the City must deny the application.
F. Failure To Act: In the event the City fails to approve or deny a request for an eligible facilities request within the time frame for review (accounting for any tolling), the request is deemed granted. The deemed grant does not become effective until the applicant notifies the City in writing after the review period has expired (accounting for any tolling) that the application has been deemed granted.
G. To the extent feasible, additional antennas and equipment shall maintain the appearance intended by the original facility, including, but not limited to, color, screening, landscaping, camouflage, concealment techniques, mounting configuration, or architectural treatment.
(Ord. 2019-1049, 9-25-2019)
A. Generally: Wireless communications services facilities located on the roof or on the side of the building shall be grouped together, integrated to the maximum possible degree with the building design, placed toward the center of the roof and/or thoroughly screened from residential building views and from public views using radio frequency-transparent panels. Building-mounted wireless communications services facilities shall be painted with nonreflective colors to match the existing surface where the antennas are mounted.
B. Height: The following requirements shall apply:
1. Mixed-Use Town Center And Mixed-Use Town Center North Zones: For buildings at, or which exceed, the height limit of the underlying zone, antennas shall be flush-mounted, and no portion of the antenna may extend above the building on which it is mounted. For buildings below the height limit, antennas may be built to the maximum height of the zone provided they are screened consistent with the existing building in terms of color, architectural style and material. Flush-mounted antennas may encroach into a required setback or into the City right-of-way if a right-of-way use agreement is established with the City. Antennas shall not project into the right-of-way by more than two feet (2’) and shall provide a minimum clearance height of 20 feet (20’) over any pedestrian or vehicular right-of-way.
2. Outside The Mixed-Use Town Center And Mixed-Use Town Center North Zones: The maximum height of building- mounted facilities and equipment shall not exceed ten feet (10’) above the top of the roof on which the facility is located. This standard applies to all buildings regardless of whether they are at or above the maximum height of the underlying zone. Such antennas must be well integrated with the existing structure or designed to look like common rooftop structures such as chimneys, vents and stovepipes.
C. Equipment Enclosure: Equipment enclosures for building-mounted wireless communications services facilities shall first be located within the building on which the facility is located. If an equipment enclosure within the building is reasonably unavailable, then an equipment enclosure may be incorporated into the roof design provided the enclosure meets the height requirement for the zone. If the equipment can be screened by placing the equipment below existing parapet walls, no additional screening is required. If screening is required, then the screening must be consistent with the existing building in terms of color, architectural style and material. Finally, if there is no other choice but to locate the equipment enclosure on the ground, the equipment must be enclosed within an accessory structure which meets the setbacks of the underlying zone and be screened in accordance this chapter.
D. Feed Lines And Coaxial Cables: Feed lines and cables should be located below the parapet of the rooftop, if present. If the feed lines and cables are visible from a public right-of-way or adjacent property, they must be painted to match the color scheme of the building.
ACCEPTABLE BUILDING-MOUNTED MACRO EXAMPLE
UNACCEPTABLE BUILDING-MOUNTED MACRO EXAMPLE
(Ord. 2019-1049, 9-25-2019)
A. Generally: Wireless communications services facilities located on structures other than buildings, such as utility poles, light poles, flag poles, transformers, and/or tanks, shall be designed to blend with these structures and be mounted on them in an inconspicuous manner. Installation of wireless communications services facilities on utility poles, light poles, transformers, etc. shall comply with the requirements of Puget Sound Energy, as applicable.
1. Wireless communications services facilities located on structures within city rights-of- way adjacent to any residential zone shall satisfy the following requirement:
a. No metal pole or tower shall be used within the right-of-way adjacent to a residentially zoned neighborhood unless required in order to comply with the provisions of the State Electrical Code. Wooden poles of height and type generally in use in the surrounding residential neighborhood shall be used unless prohibited by the State Electrical Code.
2. Wireless communications services facilities located on structures shall be painted with nonreflective colors in a scheme that blends with the underlying structure.
B. Height:
1. The maximum height of structure-mounted wireless communications services facilities shall not exceed the maximum height specified for each structure or zoning district; provided the wireless communications services facilities may extend up to six feet above the top of the structure on which the wireless communications services facilities is installed. Antennas and related equipment shall be mounted as close as practicable to the structure.
2. Only one extension is permitted per structure.
3. If installed on an electrical transmission or distribution pole, a maximum 15-foot vertical separation is required from the height of the existing power lines at the site (prior to any pole replacement) to the bottom of the antenna. This vertical separation is intended to allow wireless carriers to comply with the electrical utility's requirements for separation between their transmission lines and the carrier's antennas.
C. Equipment Enclosure: If the equipment enclosure is within the right-of-way, the enclosure shall be underground. It is preferred that equipment enclosures on private property be underground; however, if there is no other feasible option but to locate the equipment enclosure above ground on private property, the equipment must be enclosed within an accessory structure which meets the setbacks of the underlying zone and be screened in accordance this chapter.
D. Feed Lines And Coaxial Cable: Feed lines and cables must be painted to closely match the color scheme of the structure which supports the antennas.
E. Only wireless communication providers with a valid master permit shall be eligible to apply for a right-of-way construction permit, which shall be required prior to installation of facilities within the City right-of-way and be in addition to other permits specified in this chapter.
ACCEPTABLE STRUCTURE-MOUNTED MACRO EXAMPLE
UNACCEPTABLE STRUCTURE-MOUNTED MACRO EXAMPLE
(Ord. 2019-1 049, 9-25-2019)
A. To the greatest extent technically feasible, applicants for new monopole facilities must build mounts capable of accommodating at least one additional carrier.
B. No part of a monopole, antennas or antenna equipment may exceed the maximum height of the zone where the facility is located.
C. Monopoles must be completely shrouded. All antennas, equipment and cables must be concealed.
D. All monopole facilities must conform to the following site development standards:
1. To the greatest extent possible, monopole facilities shall be located where existing trees, existing structures and other existing site features camouflage these facilities and/or stealth technology is utilized. Stealth technology will be reviewed by the Architectural Design Board for compliance with Architectural Design Review (ADR) Guidelines.
2. Existing mature vegetation should be retained to the greatest possible degree in order to help conceal the facility.
3. It is preferred that equipment enclosures on private property be underground; however, if there is no other feasible option but to locate the equipment enclosure above ground on private property, the equipment must be enclosed within an accessory structure which meets the setbacks of the underlying zone and be screened in accordance with this chapter. See section 13-9-4 of this code for monopole prohibited locations.
ACCEPTABLE MONOPOLE MACRO EXAMPLES
UNACCEPTABLE MONOPOLE MACRO EXAMPLE
(Ord. 2019-1049, 9-25-2019)
A. The installation of a "cell-on-wheels" or COWs and the installation site shall comply with all applicable laws, statutes, requirements, rules, regulations, and codes, including, but not limited to, the adopted Building, Fire, and Electrical Codes.
B. All COWs and related appurtenances sited for emergencies, shall be completely removed from the installation site within 30 days of the date of the end of the emergency as determined by the City Administrator or designee.
(Ord. 2019-1049, 9-25-2019)
Unlike macro facilities which are intended to provide wireless coverage over large areas, the goal of a small wireless deployment is to provide additional capacity in localized areas, including residential neighborhoods, using smaller antennas and equipment. The intent of this section is to describe the City's location options for small cell deployments and provide appropriate design standards to ensure that the negative visual impacts of wireless facilities are minimized, and the City's long-term goal of utility undergrounding is not frustrated.
A. Permitted Locations:
1. Small cell attachments to buildings are permitted in any zone and are not subject to the dispersion requirement below.
2. Dispersion Requirement: No two small wireless facilities shall be located within 300 lineal feet of each other as measured along the right-of-way line.
3. Installations in the Mixed-Use Town Center and Mixed-Use Town Center North zones shall be limited to building attachments or through the replacement or new installation of a street light designed to contain a small wireless facility that complies with the adopted architectural design review guidelines.
B. Location Options: Wireless providers shall attempt to site their small wireless communications services facilities pursuant to the following siting preferences (in descending order starting with the most preferred):
1. Outside The Right-of-Way / Private Property:
a. Roof-mounted on an existing building.
(1) Small cell facilities may be built to the maximum height of the underlying zone provided they are screened consistent with the existing building in terms of color, architectural style and materials.
(2) Such facilities must be concealed and well-integrated with the existing structure or designed and located to look like common rooftop elements such as chimneys, elevator penthouses or screened HVAC equipment.
(3) Height Exception: Antennas may be located on buildings that are nonconforming for height provided that, they are constructed to be no taller than the adjacent façade or an existing parapet. Equipment may be located on a roof behind a parapet that is nonconforming for height.
b. Façade-mounted on an existing building.
(1) Small cell antennas may be mounted to the side of a building if they do not interrupt and are integrated with the building's architectural theme.
(2) To the extent technically feasible, new architectural features such as columns, pilasters, corbels, or similar ornamentation that conceals the antennas should be used if it complements the architecture of the existing building.
(3) If concealment is not feasible, the antennas must be camouflaged. The smallest feasible mounting brackets must be used, and the antennas must be painted and textured to match the adjacent building surfaces, to the extent technically feasible.
(4) Facade-mounted antennas may encroach into a required setback. Antennas may not project into the right-of-way more than twelve inches (12”) and shall provide a minimum clearance height of twenty feet (20’) over any pedestrian or vehicular right-of-way.
(5) To the extent technically feasible, all other equipment must be located within the building, screened by an existing parapet, or completely concealed and well-integrated with the existing structure or designed and located to look like common rooftop elements such as chimneys, elevator penthouses or screened HVAC equipment. Exposed cabling/wiring is prohibited.
(6) Height Exception: Antennas may be located on buildings that are nonconforming for height provided that, they are constructed to be no taller than the adjacent façade or an existing parapet. Equipment may be located on a roof behind a parapet that is nonconforming for height
c. Freestanding Small Cell on Private Property:
(1) Dimensional Requirements:
(A) A freestanding small cell may not exceed fifty feet (50’) in height measured from the top of the foundation to the top of the cantenna/antenna.
(B) The cantenna/antenna must have a maximum outer diameter of 16 inches, to the extent technically feasible, and be tapered to transition from the upper pole.
(2) Appearance Requirements:
(A) All small cell carrier equipment must be housed internal to the equipment cabinet or hidden within the cantenna/antenna. The cantenna/antenna, upper pole and equipment cabinet must be the same color, unless otherwise approved by the City.
(B) All hardware connections shall be hidden from view.
(C) To the extent technically feasible, no equipment may be attached to the outside of the pole.
(D) The freestanding small cell pole must be served by underground power and fiber, if fiber is to be connected.
(E) May provide space for future collocation by another provider inside the same freestanding small cell pole facilities.
(3) Placement requirements. Freestanding small cells shall be located as follows, to the extent technically feasible:
(A) Located such that they in no way impede, obstruct, or hinder the usual pedestrian or vehicular travel, or violate applicable law.
(B) Outside the Residential Zones, Mixed-Use Town Center, and Mixed-Use Town Center North zones.
(C) Not to be located along the frontage of a Historic building, deemed historic on a federal, state, or local level.
(D) Not to significantly create a new obstruction to property sight lines.
(E) In alignment with existing trees, utility poles, and streetlights.
(F) With appropriate safety clearance from existing utilities.
(G) On the same side of the street as existing power lines, regardless of whether power is underground or overhead;
(H) No two (2) freestanding small cell poles may be located within 300 lineal feet of each other as measured along the right-of-way line.
2. Within The Right-Of-Way - Existing/Replaced Hollow Street Light Pole Or Utility Pole:
a. Installation of small wireless communications services facilities on street lights and utility poles shall comply with the requirements of Puget Sound Energy, as applicable.
b. Combination small cell and streetlight pole should be located where an existing streetlight pole can be utilized or removed and replaced with a pole that allows for small wireless facility installation in the same location.
c. Pole design shall match or be compatible with the aesthetics of existing streetlights installed adjacent to the pole. In the Mixed-Use Town Center and Mixed-Use Town Center North zones, poles designed to contain a small wireless facility shall comply with the adopted architectural design review guidelines.
d. A decorative transition shall be installed over the equipment cabinet upper bolts, or a decorative base cover shall be installed to match the equipment cabinet size.
e. An internal divider shall separate electrical wiring and fiber, per the pole owner.
f. Weatherproof grommets shall be integrated in the pole design to allow cable to exit the pole, for external shrouds, without water seeping into the pole.
g. For installations on existing street lights, the antenna shall either be fully concealed within the pole or placed on top of the pole. A cantenna/antenna on top of a pole shall be integrated into the pole design so that it appears as a continuation of the original pole, including colored or painted to match or be compatible with the pole. All cabling and mounting hardware/brackets from the bottom of the antenna to the top of the pole shall be fully concealed and integrated with the pole, to the extent technically feasible.
h. Street light pole shall be located as follows, to the extent technically feasible:
(1) In a manner that does not impede, obstruct, or hinder pedestrian or vehicular travel.
(A) In alignment with existing trees, utility poles, and streetlights.
(B) Within the street amenity zone wherever possible.
(C) Equal distance between trees when possible, with a minimum of fifteen-foot (15') separation such that no proposed disturbance shall occur within the critical root zone of any tree.
(D) With appropriate clearance from existing utilities.
(E) Outside the clear sight triangle, as determined by the City, at intersection corners.
(F) Ten feet (10') away from the intersection of an alley with a street.
(2) All conduit, cables, wires and fiber must be routed internally in the light pole.
3. Within The Right-Of-Way - Existing Single-Phase Power Pole (Installation On Top Of Pole):
a. Installation of small wireless communications services facilities on existing single-phase power poles shall comply with the requirements of Puget Sound Energy.
b. A cantenna/antenna on top of a pole shall be integrated into the pole design so that it appears as a continuation of the original pole, including colored or painted to match or be compatible with the pole. All cabling and mounting hardware/brackets from the bottom of the antenna to the top of the pole shall be fully concealed and integrated with the pole, to the extent technically feasible.
c. Equipment enclosures and all ancillary equipment and boxes shall be colored or painted to match the color of the surface of the pole in which they are attached. All related equipment shall not be mounted more than five inches (5") from the surface of the pole, unless a further distance is technically required, and is confirmed in writing by the pole owner.
d. All cables and wires shall be routed through conduit along the outside of the pole. The outside conduit shall be colored or painted to match or be compatible with the color of the surface of the pole. The number of conduit shall be minimized to the number technically necessary to accommodate a small wireless facility.
e. An existing power pole in a proposed location may be replaced with a taller pole for the purpose of accommodating a small wireless facility; provided, that the height of any replacement pole may not exceed fifty (50) feet to the top of the antenna(s), or the maximum height allowed by the definition of "small wireless facility", whichever is greater.
f. The replacement pole shall comply with the City's sidewalk clearance requirements and ADA requirements.
4. Within The Right-Of-Way - Freestanding Small Cell Pole Or New Street Light:
a. Refer to section 13-9-13, subsections (B)(1)(c) of this code for dimensional and appearance standards. Installation of small wireless communications services facilities on street lights shall comply with the requirements of Puget Sound Energy, as applicable.
b. New Street Light: The replacement street light pole requirements are also applicable to the new street light option, except that a street light would be incorporated into the design of the facility. In addition, the following applies, to the extent technically feasible:
(1) A street light shall not be installed unless it has been identified by the Public Works Director or designee that a street light is necessary at the location in which the small cell facility is proposed. A street light may be required to be installed instead of a freestanding pole.
(2) In the Mixed-Use Town Center and Mixed-Use Town Center North zones, poles designed to contain a small wireless facility shall comply with the adopted architectural design review guidelines.
c. Placement requirements for freestanding small cell poles. Freestanding small cell poles shall be located in compliance with the following, to the extent technically feasible:
(1) Located such that they in no way impede, obstruct, or hinder the usual pedestrian or vehicular travel, obstruct the legal access to or use of the public ROW, violate applicable law, violate or fail to substantially comply with public ROW design standards, specifications, or design district requirements, violate the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, or in any way create a risk to public health, safety, or welfare.
(2) Outside the Mixed-Use Town Center and Mixed-Use Town Center North zones.
(3) Not to be located along the frontage of a historic building, deemed historic on a federal, state, or local level.
(4) Not to significantly create a new obstruction to property sight lines.
(5) In alignment with existing trees, utility poles, and streetlights.
(6) Within the street amenity zone wherever possible.
(7) Equal distance between trees when possible, with a minimum of 15-foot separation such that no proposed disturbance shall occur within the critical root zone of any tree.
(8) With appropriate clearance from existing utilities.
(9) Outside the clear sight triangle, as determined by the City, at intersection corners.
(10) Ten feet (10') away from the intersection of an alley with a street.
(11) On the same side of the street as existing power lines, regardless of whether power is underground or overhead;
(12) No two freestanding small cell poles may be located within 300 lineal feet of each other as measured along the right-of-way line.
5. Within The Right-Of-Way - Existing Power Pole (Installation Below Top Of Pole):
a. Installation of small wireless communications services facilities on existing power poles shall comply with the requirements of Puget Sound Energy.
b. Antennas should be placed in an effort to minimize visual clutter and obtrusiveness.
c. The inside edge of a side mounted canister antenna/equipment shroud shall be no more than twelve inches (12") from the surface of the pole.
d. Antennas and equipment located within a unified enclosure shall not exceed twenty eight (28) cubic feet. To the extent possible, the unified enclosure shall be placed so as to appear as an integrated part of the pole or behind banners or signs.
e. The unified enclosure may not be placed more than six inches (6") from the surface of the pole, unless a further distance is technically required and confirmed in writing by the pole owner.
f. Equipment enclosures and all ancillary equipment and boxes shall be colored or painted to match the color of the surface of the pole in which they are attached. All related equipment shall not be mounted more than six inches (6") from the surface of the pole, unless a further distance is technically required, and is confirmed in writing by the pole owner.
g. All cables and wires shall be routed through conduit along the outside of the pole. The outside conduit shall be colored or painted to match the color of the surface of the pole. The number of conduit shall be minimized to the number technically necessary to accommodate a small wireless facility.
h. An existing power pole in a proposed location may be replaced with a taller pole for the purpose of accommodating a small wireless facility; provided, that the height of any replacement pole may not extend more than ten feet (10') above the height of the existing pole, or the maximum height allowed by the definition of "small wireless facility," whichever is greater, unless a further height increase is required and confirmed in writing by the pole owner and that such height increase is the minimum extension possible to provide sufficient separation and/or clearance from electrical and wireline facilities.
i. The replacement pole shall comply with the City's sidewalk clearance requirements and ADA requirements.
6. Within The Right-Of-Way - Strand-Mounted:
a. Installation of small wireless communications services facilities mounted on cables strung between existing utility poles shall comply with the requirements of Puget Sound Energy.
b. Each strand mounted antenna shall not exceed three (3) cubic feet in volume.
c. Only two (2) strand mounted facilities are permitted between any two (2) existing poles.
d. The strand mounted devices shall be placed as close as possible to the nearest utility pole, in no event more than five feet (5') from the pole unless a greater distance is technically necessary or required for safety clearance and confirmed in writing by the pole owner.
e. No strand mounted device shall be located in or above the portion of the roadway open to vehicular traffic.
f. Ground mounted equipment to accommodate such strand mounted facilities is not permitted, except when placed in pre-existing equipment cabinets, underground or on zoned property or when required by another party, such as an electrical meter.
g. Pole mounted equipment enclosures and all ancillary equipment and boxes shall be colored or painted to match the color of the surface of the pole in which they are attached. All related equipment shall not be mounted more than six inches (6") from the surface of the pole, unless a further distance is technically required, and is confirmed in writing by the pole owner.
(1) All cables and wires shall be routed through conduit along the outside of the pole. The outside conduit shall be colored or painted to match the color of the surface of the pole. The number of conduit shall be minimized to the number technically necessary to accommodate a small cell wireless facility.
h. Such strand mounted devices must be installed with the minimum excess exterior cabling or wires (other than the original strand) necessary to meet the technological needs of the facility.
C. Location Preference Criteria: A proposed small wireless facility location shall only be allowed in a lower ranking location as provided in the location hierarchy in subsection B above, if the applicant can demonstrate that all higher-ranking locations are not technically feasible to locate the particular small wireless facility.
D. Small Wireless Facility General Standards:
1. Ground mounted equipment in the rights-of-way is prohibited, unless such facilities are placed underground, or the applicant can demonstrate that pole mounted or undergrounded equipment is technically infeasible. If ground mounted equipment is necessary, then the applicant must submit a plan of how the equipment will be concealed that is consistent with these standards. Generators located in the rights-of-way are prohibited.
2. No equipment shall be operated to produce noise in violation of Chapter 5-8 of this code.
3. Replacement poles, new poles, and all equipment shall comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), city construction and sidewalk clearance standards, and state and federal regulations in order to provide a clear and safe passage within the rights-of-way.
4. Replacement poles shall be located as near as possible to the existing pole with the requirement to remove the abandoned pole.
5. The design criteria as applicable to small wireless facilities described herein shall be considered concealment elements and such small cell facilities may only be expanded upon through an eligible facilities request described in section 13-9-8 of this code, when the modification does not defeat the concealment elements of the facility.
6. No signage, message, or identification other than the manufacturer's identification or identification required by governing law is allowed to be portrayed on any antenna, and any such signage on equipment enclosures shall be of the minimum amount possible to achieve the intended purpose; provided, that signs are permitted as concealment techniques where appropriate.
7. Antennas and related equipment may not be illuminated except for security reasons, required by a federal or state authority, or unless approved as part of a concealment element plan.
8. Side arm mounts for antennas or equipment are prohibited.
(Ord. 2019-1049, 9-25-2019)
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