Item 08 - Wireless Telecommunication Facilities Guidelines

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GUIDELINES FOR WIRELESS FACILITIES IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY 6 | P a g e in the right-of-way near that location, including size, height, color, materials, and style, with the exception of any existing pole designs that are scheduled to be removed and not replaced. 3. The replacement streetlight shall be offset at the minimum distance technically feasible from the existing streetlight. 4. Integrated streetlight poles may be installed at existing streetlight locations (replacement) or at new locations that comply with City standards for spacing and conform to the character of the surrounding neighborhood, as approved by the Director. 5. In the event the streetlight mast arm and luminaire are required to be replaced, the equipment must match requirements on City Standard Plan #1126H. 6. Equipment, other than antennas and radios, must be underground or below grade. 7. Comply with City Standard Plans #1126N and 1126H. iii. Strand Mounted Shroud on Existing Aerial Utility Wires 1. Strand mounted wireless facilities are permitted provided that such facilities comply with the applicable provisions of California Public Utilities Commission General Order 95 and any other applicable health and safety regulations , as may be revised or superseded. 2. When technically feasible, it is preferred to have all wireless facility equipment, including antenna and radios, concealed within an equipment shroud. 3. Only one strand mounted antenna is permitted per cable between two existing poles. 4. All components of strand mounted wireless facilities, including but not limited to the antenna, radio units, power converters, power amplifiers and fiber splice boxes, shall not exceed three (3) cubic feet in total volume. Equipment should be as narrow as possible to mimic the cable profile, and should be painted a neutral color. 5. Strand mounted wireless facilities shall be placed as close as technically feasible to the nearest utility pole, in no event more than six (6) feet from the pole, unless a greater distance is required by the pole owner for safety clearance. 6. No strand mounted wireless facility shall be located in or above the portion of the roadway open to vehicular traffic. 7. When utility companies do not allow cabling to be concealed within the pole, one cable may run outside the pole, attached to the pole, painted to match. Cables must not hang or loop and should be directly against the pole until the transition to the cable strand, then should run directly along the strand (painted to match) to the wireless facility. 8. More than one cable must be concealed within a cable riser/drop attached directly to Strand Mounted Shroud