Item 08 - Wireless Telecommunication Facilities Guidelines

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GUIDELINES FOR WIRELESS FACILITIES IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY 9 | P a g e General Notes: (a) All installations shall fully comply with the California Public Utilities Commission (“CPUC”) General Orders, including, but not limited to General Order 95 (“GO 95”). None of the design guidelines are meant to conflict with or cause a violation of GO 95, including, but not limited to, its standards for a safe installation on a utility pole. Accordingly, the Guidelines can be adjusted at the City’s discretion to ensure compliance with CPUC rules on safety. (b) If multiple requests are received to collocate a wireless facility on the same wireless support structure, priority will be given to the first request received that meets the Wireless Facilities guidelines. (c) Wireless facilities installed on City-owned infrastructure in the public rights-of-way shall use a valid master license agreement with the City. In the event of a conflict with the master license agreement and these guidelines, the terms of the master license agreement shall control. (d) A wireless facility shall not be located within any portion of the right-of-way that interferes or may interfere with City and emergency operations and pedestrian /vehicular access. (e) No component of a wireless facility shall extend six (6) feet beyond the top of a pole . (f) To the extent technically feasible, all wireless facilities that operate normally when coated or painted or are otherwise coated shall have subdued colors and non-reflective materials that blend with the materials and colors of the surrounding area and structures to the reasonable satisfaction of the Cit y. (g) The City strongly encourages site operators to use flat-rate electric service when it would eliminate the need for a meter. Where meters are required, use the narrowest electric meter and disconnect available. (h) Vaults and pull boxes shall be installed flush to grade. (i) Equipment shall not interfere with existing City facilities. (j) Equipment shall maintain appropriate clearance from existing utilities. (k) No installation shall be within ten (10) feet of a door or window nor placed within ten (10) feet of a window located at a similar height of the wireless facility. (l) Well-camouflaged stealth designs and screening shall be used to minimize visual impact of the wireless facility. For example, the visual impact of a wireless facility may be mitigated by integrating it into existing functional facilities, by the planting of trees to screen the antenna from adjacent private properties. (m) Existing landscaping and irrigation systems shall be restored to like or better condition approved by the Director in accordance with the City's landscaping standards. (n) Please note that as a condition of approval, the applicant must submit the following upon the construction and completion of a wireless facility: 1) Photographs of the installed wireless facility. 2) Digital data to be used by the City’s Geographical Information System (GIS) in preparing exhibits, maps, etc. to include the following:  Provide data in a vector format. Examples of some acceptable formats are:  Autocad (.dwg or .dxf)  Google Earth (.kml or .kmz)  Shapefile (.shp)  Use underscores or hyphens in the file name, not spaces. Provide a separate drawing file