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GUIDELINES FOR WIRELESS FACILITIES ��! ''0"� IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT -OF- WAY !/,�� z,f _Ah ,E Htam_/nc A, EE) �L E �� i Chr ,I )L FHI an j TI ITY Hnx ---------� The City of Santa Ana seeks to permit wireless carriers to install small cell wireless facilities within the public right-of-way in order to provide improved cellular coverage and capacity throughout the City; while ensuring facilities are well -maintained and do not significantly detract from City streetscapes. the Public Works Agency may update the Design Guidelines and Standards from time to time at the discretion of the Director of Public Works. These Design Guidelines are published on the City's Public Works website (httgs1/www.santa- ana.org/sites/default/files/pw/documents/wireless design standards guidelines). The public is encouraged to check this websile regularly for updales. 1. Stealth DeSign a. A ':stealth facility' (or "stealth facilities") means a wireless facility designed to look like something other than a wireless tower or base station. b. Stealth. All wireless facilities shall be stealth. Stealth elements and techniques should be used to blend the facility with surrounding materials and colors of the support structure and make the facility appear to be something other than a wireless tacility. Stealth elements include, but are not limited to, the following i. Radio frequency (RF) transparent screening or shrouds, ii. Matching the color of the existing supporl structure by pairiling, coaling, or otherwise coloring the wireless facility, equipment, mounting brackets, and cabling; iii. Placing cables and wires inside the pole or beneath conduit of the smallest size possible; iv. Minimizing the size of the site, v. Installing new infrastructure that matches existing infrastructure in the area surrounding the proposed site; and vi. Using paint of durable quality. 2 1 1 I City Council 8-4 5/4/2021