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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />SEPTEMBER 4, 2018 <br />TITLE: <br />FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE <br />REPEALING AND REENACTING IN ITS <br />ENTIRETY ARTICLE X OF CHAPTER 33 OF <br />THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE <br />REGARDING TELECOMMUNICATIONS <br />FACILITIES IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY <br />{STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 3,3C) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />p•O:• 1, <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1a' Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 20d Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Adopt an ordinance repealing and reenacting in its entirety Article X of Chapter 33 of the Santa <br />Ana Municipal Code regulating telecommunication facilities in the public right-of-way. <br />DISCUSSION <br />In 2011, the City Council adopted Ordinance NS -2816 adding Article X to Chapter 33 of the Santa <br />Ana Municipal Code to regulate telecommunications facilities in the public right-of-way. In order to <br />accommodate advancement in wireless technologies and new Federal and State laws, staff <br />proposes an update to the ordinance which will establish the methods by which the City will review, <br />process, and control wireless communication facilities in the public right-of-way. <br />Over the last few years, wireless providers have increasingly sought to place "small cell" antennas <br />and equipment on existing infrastructure located within the public right-of-way. Typically, a small <br />cell antenna is attached to a streetlight or utility pole, or placed mid -span on wires between utility <br />poles. Wireless providers typically install these small cells in locations that are densely populated <br />in order to provide additional network capacity, such as downtown areas and around heavily used <br />traffic corridors. The small cell antennas are also sometimes deployed in areas that cannot be <br />effectively served by a traditional macro cell. A small cell is not intended to replace macro cell <br />sites, but rather, to supplement them. <br />Therefore, the City's current ordinance must be updated so that it may effectively control all <br />wireless installations. The draft ordinance sets forth a streamlined procedure for applicants seeking <br />permits for small, low -impact, aesthetically acceptable wireless facilities in the public right-of-way. <br />Primary to the streamlining component is a public notification radius reduction for small cell <br />applications from 300 feet to 150 feet, and a reduction in the public comment review period from <br />30 days to 20 days. Since 2014, over 25,000 notices to adjacent land owners and tenants have <br />resulted in less than 30 comments, responses, or questions to staff. <br />50A-1 <br />