(a) The collocation of Small Cell Facilities on existing support structures, owned by the Village or another entity and engineered to accommodate such facilities, is strongly encouraged to minimize the amount of infrastructure visible within the Village and Right-of-Way.
(b) The Village will not authorize any attachments to Village-owned infrastructure that negatively impacts the structural integrity of the associated infrastructure for current or future planned use.
(c) The Village may condition approval of Collocation on replacement or modification of the Wireless Support Structure at the operator's cost if the Village determines that replacement or modification is necessary for compliance with Village standards. The Village may also retain ownership of a modified or replacement Wireless Support Structure.
(d) Small Cell Equipment shall not interfere with the primary purpose of a Wireless Support Structure.
(e) Small Cell Equipment to be attached to a Wireless Support Structure shall be attached at least six (6) feet above ground level. If Small Cell Equipment is projecting toward the street, then the Small Cell Equipment shall be installed no less than sixteen (16) feet above ground level. Where possible, Antenna shall be fully enclosed within a shroud, attached to as near possible to the top of a pole, and on the side of the pole opposite the direction of vehicular traffic on the same side as the Right-of-Way.
(f) All cables, wiring, and conduits shall be firmly secured to the pole structure and enclosed within a separate rigid external conduit attached directly to the pole or offset not more than four inches with mounting brackets. Conduit color will be gray, or as specified by the Village, to match the required enclosure color.
(g) All Small Cell Facilities, cabinets, shrouds, conduit, and mounting hardware proposed in conjunction with installation on an existing pole or structure shall be as approved by the Chief Building Official. (Ord. 2018-37. Passed 7-30-18.)