A. Compliance Required. No applications for small cell wireless facilities shall be deemed complete unless the applicant has submitted all required application materials and applicable fees, as provided by this section.
1. Batching Applications. Applicants submitting applications for more than two (2) Small Cell Attachment Permit locations will be required to batch their applications in order to expedite review and action.
B. Application Materials. A complete application for Small Cell Attachment Permits shall include the following information:
1. A completed and signed application and checklist provided by the Development Services Department. The application shall be signed by the applicant or by the applicant's authorized agent or representative, as well as by the property owner if the facility will be located outside of the right-of-way.
2. A sworn statement entitled "Compliance Verification" by the applicant or by the applicant's authorized agent or representative, stating that the application holds all applicable licenses or other approvals required by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC), and any other agency of the federal or state government with authority to regulate telecommunications facilities that are required in order for the applicant to construct the proposed facility.
3. Documentation of, or a sworn statement by the applicant or by the applicant's authorized agent or representative, stating that applicant is in compliance with all conditions imposed in conjunction with such licenses or approvals, a description of the number, type, power rating, frequency range, and dimensions of antennas, equipment cabinets, and related small cell wireless communications facilities proposed to be installed, and engineering calculations demonstrating that the proposed facility will comply with all applicable FCC requirements and standards.
4. A preliminary report quantifying the proposed small cell wireless facility's radio frequency emissions and potential human exposure, the cumulative emissions of other facilities located on the same site and comparisons to current standards recommended by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. Analysis must be based on the current FCC rules, regulations, and standards.
C. Proof of Legal Right to Use Property. Applications for small cell wireless facilities must be accompanied by evidence satisfactory to the city demonstrating the property owner's consent or other form of proof demonstrating applicant's legal right to use the property upon which it proposes to attach the small cell wireless facility. Applicant must demonstrate evidence satisfactory to city for each and every proposed small cell wireless facility. Failure to demonstrate a legal right to utilize the property upon which a small cell wireless facility is attached is grounds for permit revocation. A small cell wireless facility may not be located on city-owned property, including any city-owned pole, without the express written permission of the city.
1. Master License Agreements for city-owned structures. Applicants that have entered into a valid Master License Agreement with the city for multiple small cell wireless facility attachments upon city-owned structures shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this Subsection (C) for each small cell wireless facility subject to the Master License Agreement. Applications for all site locations subject to the Master License Agreement shall be batched and processed together. Small cell wireless facilities subject to the terms of a Master License Agreement shall still obtain an encroachment permit, and are subject to staff-level design review to ensure compliance with any provisions in the Master License Agreements as well as to ensure the best possible design consistent therewith.
D. Site Plans and Layouts. Applicants shall submit the following information with the application electronically or by hardcopy. Hardcopy submittals shall be provided in triplicate.
1. Map and Inventory of Proposed Sites. Applicant shall provide a map of the proposed site(s) including photographs of the city-owned light pole(s) as appropriate, where the facility(ies) is/are proposed to be located. Map shall show all land uses within eight hundred (800) feet of the proposed small cell wireless facility sites(s), shown on the map.
2. Photo Simulations of Small Cell Facility and Ancillary Equipment. Applicant shall show the placement of the proposed small cell wireless facility. The simulation(s) shall show where the small cell wireless facility is proposed to be placed, where the ancillary equipment (cables, power sources, electricity, and any other items required to operate and support the facility) is proposed to be located and how they will be finished to comply with the requirements of this chapter. The proposed location and treatment of the small cell wireless facility and any ancillary equipment shall comply with the aesthetic requirements in this chapter, and such other requirements adopted by the City Council.
3. Drawings and Plans. Applicant shall furnish site plan, plans, and elevations drawn to scale that identify the proposed small cell wireless facility and ancillary equipment placement. Elevations shall include all structures on which facilities are proposed to be located. All proposed structures, including ancillary equipment, shall be drawn to scale on the elevations. Site plans shall include depiction of signage required by Section 17.77.040(D)(2). In addition, site plans showing the existing condition of the structure and surrounding area shall be prepared and submitted.
4. Camouflage and/or Matching Methods. Applicant shall provide both a description of methods proposed to stealth the small cell wireless facility and all ancillary equipment, and colors and materials specifications.
5. Identify all Ancillary Equipment. Plans shall identify any and all ancillary equipment required to support the small cell wireless facility, including but not limited to emergency generators, air conditioning equipment, cables, and power sources.
E. Fee Requirements. An application for small cell wireless facilities shall be accompanied by the following fee payments:
1. Right-of-Way Pole Usage Fee. Unless set forth in a Master License Agreement, and in that case, the terms of the Master License Agreement shall govern, pole usage fee amounts shall be set by the city's most current Master Fee Schedule as established by City Council resolution.
2. City Processing Fees. City application and permit processing fees shall be charged pursuant to the city's Master Fee Schedule in effect at the time the application is filed. (Ord. 2019-03 § 7, 2019)