RESOLUTION ________

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DAVIS ADOPTING A CITY WIDE POLICY REGARDING PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR SMALL WIRELESS FACILITIES

WHEREAS, on September 26, 2018, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) adopted its Declaratory Ruling and Third Report and Order (“Report and Order”) relating to placement of small wireless facilities in public rights-of-way; and

S4WT WHEREAS: xxx

WHEREAS, the Report and Order purports to give providers of wireless services rights to utilize public rights-of-way and to attach so-called “small wireless facilities” to public infrastructure, including infrastructure of the City of Davis, subject to payment of “presumed reasonable”, non-recurring and recurring fees., and the ability of local agencies to regulate use of their rights-of-way is substantially limited under the Report and Order; and

S4WT WHEREAS: xxx

WHEREAS, notwithstanding the limitations imposed on local regulation of small wireless facilities in public rights-of-way by the Report and Order, local agencies retain the ability to regulate the aesthetics of small wireless facilities, including

location,
compatibility with surrounding facilities,
spacing, and overall size of the facility,

S4WT Comment: missing the following local regulatory abilities per the 1996 Telecommunications Act (1996-TCA)

. . . provided the aesthetic requirements are:

(i) “reasonable,” i.e., “technically feasible and reasonably directed to avoiding or remedying the intangible public harm or unsightly or out-of-character deployments”;

(ii) “objective,” i.e., they “incorporate clearly-defined and ascertainable standards, applied in a principled manner”; and

(iii) published in advance.

Regulations that do not satisfy the foregoing requirements are likely to be subject to invalidation, as are any other regulations that “materially inhibit wireless service,” (e.g., overly restrictive spacing requirements); and

S4WT Comment: material inhibition is a fiction_xxx

WHEREAS, local agencies also retain the ability to regulate small wireless facilities in the public rights-of-way in order to

~~more~~ fully protect the public health and safety,
ensure continued quality of telecommunications services, and
safeguard the rights of consumers [and Davis residents]

S4WT Comment: missing the following purposes

. . . and pursuant to this authority retained, the City Council has amended the Davis Municipal Code to require all small wireless facilities as defined by the FCC in 47 C.F.R. § 1.60002(l), as may be amended or superseded, to comply with the requirements of a policy adopted by resolution of the City Council entitled “City Wide Policy Regarding Permitting Requirements And Development Standards For Small Wireless Facilities”;

NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DAVIS DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. Findings. The City Council finds each of the facts in the preceding recitals to be true.

Section 2. City Wide Policy Adopted. The City Council of Davis hereby adopts the “City Wide Policy Regarding Permitting Requirements And Development Standards For Small Wireless Facilities” set forth in Exhibit A to this Resolution, which is hereby incorporated as though set forth in full.

Section 3. CEQA. The City of Davis has determined that the adoption of this Resolution is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) (California Public Resources Code Section 21000, et seq.), pursuant to State CEQA Regulation §15061(b)(3) (14 Cal. Code Regs. § 15061(b)(3)) covering activities with no possibility of having a significant effect on the environment. In addition, the City of Davis has determined that the ordinance is categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15301 of the CEQA Regulations applicable to minor alterations of existing governmental and/or utility-owned structures.

S4WT Comment: but the Wireless Telecommunications Facilities (WTFs) themselves ("small" or otherwise) are not exempt from CEQA, NEPA or NHPA.

Section 4. Certification. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and shall cause a certified resolution to be filed in the book of original resolutions.

PASSED AND ADOPTED this __th day of __, 2019.

EXHIBIT A

CITY OF DAVIS
CITY WIDE POLICY REGARDING PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR SMALL WIRELESS FACILITIES

SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 1.1. PURPOSE AND INTENT

(a) On September 27, 2018, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) adopted a Declaratory Ruling and Third Report and Order, FCC 18-133 (the “Small Cell Order”), in connection with two informal rulemaking proceedings entitled Accelerating Wireless Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment, WT Docket No. 17-79, and Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment, WC Docket No. 17-84.

S4WT Comment: Forgot to mention 18-111

The regulations adopted in the Small Cell Order [attempt to] significantly curtail the local authority over wireless and wireline communication facilities reserved to State and local governments under sections 253 and 704 in the federal Telecommunications Act.

Numerous legal challenges to the Small Cell Order have been raised but its regulations, [in the absence of a stay] ~~will~~ [have] become effective while such challenges are pending.

S4WT Comment: Expect a decision by March 31, 2020. How can Davis achieve a de facto stay until a final decision by the Ninth Circuit Appellate Court judges?

Although the provisions may well be invalidated by future action, the City recognizes the practical reality that failure to comply with the Small Cell Order while it remains in effect will ~~likely result in greater harm to the City’s interests than if the City ignored the FCC’s ruling~~ [likely not be challenged in the Courts by Wireless companies who are unlikely to sue over issues still pending in the Ninth Circuit]. Accordingly, the City Council adopts ~~this~~[two separate versions of the] Policy (“Policy”) [Versions A and B] as a [practical] means to accomplish such ~~compliance~~ [preservation of local residential character and other goals that can be quickly amended or repealed in the future without the need to amend the City’s municipal code [other than a planned swap of Version B for Version A — ensuring that all installations made prior to the Ninth Circuit decision would have to comply with Version B, retroactively, once Version B is enacted] .

(b) The City of Davis intends this Policy to establish reasonable, uniform and comprehensive standards and procedures for small wireless facilities deployment, construction, installation, collocation, modification, operation, relocation and removal within the City’s territorial boundaries, consistent with and to the extent permitted under federal, California state and [local] law.

S4WT Comment: We need strict operations standards spelled out in specifics.

The standards and procedures contained in this Policy are intended to, ~~and should be applied to~~,

protect and promote public health, safety and welfare, and
balance the benefits from advanced wireless services with local values, which include without limitation the aesthetic character of the City [which includes ensuring the quiet enjoyment of streets, without incommoding the public with negative health consequences or safety concerns].

This Policy is also intended to reflect and promote the community interest by

(1) ensuring that the balance between public and private interests is maintained;

(2) protecting the City’s visual character from potential adverse impacts and/or visual blight created or exacerbated by small wireless facilities and related communications infrastructure;

(3) protecting and preserving the City’s environmental resources;

(4) protecting and preserving the City’s public rights-of-way and municipal infrastructure located within the City’s public rights-of-way; and

(5) promoting access to a high-quality, ~~advanced wireless services~~ [mix of telecommunications and broadband services, both wired and wireless], for the City’s residents, businesses and visitors.

(c) This Policy is not intended to, nor shall it be interpreted ~~or applied~~ to:

(1) prohibit or effectively prohibit any personal wireless service provider’s ability to provide ~~personal wireless~~ [telecommunications] services;

(2) prohibit or effectively prohibit any entity’s ability to provide any telecommunications service, subject to any competitively neutral and nondiscriminatory rules, ~~,regulations or other legal requirements for rights-of-way management~~;

(3) unreasonably discriminate among providers of functionally equivalent ~~personal wireless~~ [telecommunications] services;

(4) deny ~~any request for authorization to~~ [ the placement, construction or modification of] personal wireless service facilities on the basis of environmental effects of radio frequency emissions to the extent that such wireless facilities comply with the FCC’s regulations concerning such emissions;

S4WT Comment: We need local operations regulations spelled out in specifics.

(5) prohibit any collocation or modification that the City may not deny under federal or California state law;

(6) impose any unreasonable, discriminatory or anticompetitive fees that exceed the reasonable cost to provide the services for which the fee is charged; or

(7) otherwise authorize the City to preempt any applicable federal or California law.

SECTION 1.2. DEFINITIONS

(a) Undefined Terms. Undefined phrases, terms or words in this Policy will have the meanings assigned to them in 1 U.S.C. § 1, as may be amended or superseded, and, if not defined therein, will have their ordinary meanings. If any definition assigned to any phrase, term or word in Section 1.2 conflicts with any federal or state-mandated definition, the federal or state-mandated definition will control.

(b) Defined Terms.

(1) “Accessory equipment” means the same as “antenna equipment” as defined by FCC in 47 C.F.R. § 1.6002(b), as may be amended or superseded.

(2) “Antenna” means the same as defined by the FCC in 47 C.F.R. § 1.6002(b), as may be amended or superseded.

(3) “Approval authority” means the City official(s) responsible for reviewing applications for small cell permits and vested with the authority to approve, conditionally approve or deny such applications as provided in this Policy.

(4) “Collocation” means the same as defined by the FCC in 47 C.F.R. § 1.6002(g), as may be amended or superseded.

(5) “Concealed” or “concealment” means camouflaging techniques that integrate the transmission equipment into the surrounding natural and/or built environment such that the average, untrained observer cannot directly view the equipment and would not likely recognize the existence of the wireless facility or concealment technique.

(6) “Decorative pole” means any pole that includes decorative or ornamental features and/or materials intended to enhance the appearance of the pole. Decorative or ornamental features include, but are not limited to, fluted poles, ornate luminaires and artistic embellishments. Cobra head luminaires and octagonal shafts made of concrete or crushed stone composite material are not considered decorative or ornamental.

(7) “FCC” means the Federal Communications Commission or its duly appointed successor agency.

(8) “FCC Shot Clock” means the presumptively reasonable time frame within which the City generally must act on a given wireless application, as defined by the FCC and as may be amended or superseded.

(9) “Ministerial permit” means any City-issued non-discretionary permit required to commence or complete any construction or other activity subject to the City’s jurisdiction. Ministerial permits may include, without limitation, any building permit, construction permit, electrical permit, encroachment permit, excavation permit, traffic control permit and/or any similar over-the-counter approval issued by the City’s departments.

(10) “Personal wireless services” means the same as defined in 47 U.S.C. § 332(c)(7)(C)(i), as may be amended or superseded.

(11) “Personal wireless service facilities” means the same as defined in 47 U.S.C. § 332(c)(7)(C)(ii), as may be amended or superseded.

(12) “Public right-of-way” means any land which has been reserved for or dedicated to the City for the use of the general public for public road purposes, including streets, sidewalks and unpaved areas.

(13) “RF” means radio frequency or electromagnetic waves.

(14) “Section 6409” means Section 6409(a) of the Middle-Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, Pub. L. No. 112-96, 126 Stat. 156, codified as 47 U.S.C. § 1455(a), as may be amended or superseded.

(15) “Small wireless facility” or “small wireless facilities” means the same as defined by the FCC in 47 C.F.R. § 1.6002(1), as may be amended or superseded.

SECTION 2. SMALL WIRELESS FACILITIES

SECTION 2.1. APPLICABILITY; REQUIRED PERMITS AND APPROVALS

(a) Applicable Facilities. Except as expressly provided otherwise in this Policy, the provisions in this Policy shall be applicable to all existing small wireless facilities and all applications and requests for authorization to construct, install, attach, operate, collocate, modify, reconstruct, relocate, remove or otherwise deploy small wireless facilities within the City’s jurisdictional boundaries.

(b) Approval Authority. The approval authority for small wireless facilities in public rights-of-way shall be the Public Works Director or his/her designee. The approval authority for small wireless facilities outside of public rights-of-way shall be the Community Development Director or his/her designee.

(c) Small Wireless Facility Permit. A small wireless facility permit, subject to the approval authority’s prior review and approval, is required for any small wireless facility proposed on an existing, new or replacement structure.

(d) Request for Approval Pursuant to Section 6409. Requests for approval to collocate, replace or remove transmission equipment at an existing wireless tower or base station submitted pursuant to Section 6409 are not be subject to this policy, but shall be reviewed in accordance with the Municipal Code

(e) Other Permits and Approvals. In addition to a small wireless facility permit, the applicant must obtain all other permits and regulatory approvals as may be required by any other federal, state or local government agencies, which includes without limitation any ministerial permits and/or other approvals issued by other City departments or divisions. All applications for ministerial permits submitted in connection with a proposed small wireless facility must contain a valid small wireless facility permit issued by the City for the proposed facility. Any application for any ministerial permit(s) submitted without such small cell permit may be denied without prejudice. Furthermore, any small cell permit granted under this Policy shall remain subject to all lawful conditions and/or legal requirements associated with such other permits or approvals.

SECTION 2.2. SMALL WIRELESS FACILITY PERMIT APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

(a) Application Contents. All applications for a small wireless facility must include all the information and materials required in this subsection (a).

(1) Application Form. The applicant shall submit a complete, duly executed small wireless facility permit application using the then-current City form which must include the information described in this subsection (a).

(2) Application Fee. The applicant shall submit the applicable small wireless facility permit application fee established by City Council resolution. Batched applications must include the applicable small wireless facility permit application fee for each small wireless facility in the batch. If no permit application fee has been established, then the applicant must submit a signed written statement that acknowledges that the applicant will be required to reimburse the City for its reasonable costs incurred in connection with the application within 10 days after the City issues a written demand for reimbursement.

(3) Construction Drawings. The applicant shall submit true and correct construction drawings on plain bond paper and electronically, prepared, signed and stamped by a California licensed or registered structural engineer, that depict all the existing and proposed improvements, equipment and conditions related to the proposed project and project site, which includes without limitation any and all poles, posts, pedestals, traffic signals, towers, streets, sidewalks, pedestrian ramps, driveways, curbs, gutters, drains, handholes, manholes, fire hydrants, equipment cabinets, antennas, cables, trees and other landscape features. If the applicant proposes to use existing poles or other existing structures, the structural engineer must certify that the existing above and below ground structure will be adequate for the purpose. The construction drawings must: (i) contain cut sheets that contain the technical specifications for all existing and proposed antennas and accessory equipment, which includes without limitation the manufacturer, model number and physical dimensions; (ii) identify all structures within 250 feet from the proposed project site and call out such structures’ overall height above ground level; (iii) depict the applicant’s plan for electric and data backhaul utilities, which shall include the locations for all conduits, cables, wires, handholes, junctions, transformers, meters, disconnect switches, and points of connection; (iv) traffic control plans for the installation phase, stamped and signed by a California licensed or registered civil or traffic engineer; and (v) demonstrate that proposed project will be in full compliance with all applicable health and safety laws, regulations or other rules, which includes without limitation all building codes, electric codes, local street standards and specifications, and public utility regulations and orders.

(4) Site Plan. The applicant shall submit a survey prepared, signed and stamped by a California licensed or registered surveyor. The survey must identify and depict all existing boundaries, encroachments, buildings, walls, fences and other structures within 250 feet from the proposed project site, which includes without limitation all: (i) traffic lanes; (ii) all private properties and property lines; (iii) above and below-grade utilities and related structures and encroachments; (iv) fire hydrants, roadside call boxes and other public safety infrastructure; (v) streetlights, decorative poles, traffic signals and permanent signage; (vi) sidewalks, driveways, parkways, curbs, gutters and storm drains; (vii) benches, trash cans, mailboxes, kiosks and other street furniture; and (viii) existing trees, planters and other landscaping features.

(5) Photo Simulations. The applicant shall submit site photographs and photo simulations that show the existing location and proposed small wireless facility in context from at least three vantage points within the public streets or other publicly accessible spaces, together with a vicinity map that shows the proposed site location and the photo location for each vantage point. At least one simulation must depict the small wireless facility from a vantage point approximately 50 feet from the proposed support structure or location.

(6) Project Narrative and Justification. The applicant shall submit a written statement that explains in plain factual detail why the proposed wireless facility qualifies as a “small wireless facility” as defined by the FCC in 47 C.F.R. § 1.6002(/). A complete written narrative analysis will state the applicable standard and all the facts that allow the City to conclude the standard has been met. Bare conclusions not factually supported do not constitute a complete written analysis. As part of the written statement the applicant must also include (i) whether and why the proposed support is a “structure” as defined by the FCC in 47 C.F.R. § 1.6002(m); and (ii) whether and why the proposed wireless facility meets each required finding as provided in Section 2.4.

(7) RF Compliance Report. The applicant shall submit an RF exposure compliance report that certifies that the proposed small wireless facility, as well as any collocated wireless facilities, will comply with applicable federal RF exposure standards and exposure limits. The RF report must be prepared and certified by an RF engineer acceptable to the City. The RF report must include the actual frequency and power levels (in watts effective radiated power) for all existing and proposed antennas at the site and exhibits that show the location and orientation of all transmitting antennas and the boundaries of areas with RF exposures in excess of the uncontrolled/general population limit (as that term is defined by the FCC) and also the boundaries of areas with RF exposures in excess of the controlled/occupational limit (as that term is defined by the FCC). Each such boundary shall be clearly marked and identified for every transmitting antenna at the project site.

(8) Regulatory Authorization. The applicant shall submit evidence of the applicant’s regulatory status under federal and California law to provide the services and construct the small wireless facility proposed in the application.

(9) **Site Agreement. **For any small wireless facility proposed to be installed on any structure located within the public rights-of-way, the applicant shall submit a partially-executed site agreement on a form prepared by the City that states the terms and conditions for such use by the applicant. No changes shall be permitted to the City’s form site agreement except as may be indicated on the form itself. Any unpermitted changes to the City’s form site agreement shall be deemed a basis to deem the application incomplete. Refusal to accept the terms and conditions in the City’s site agreement shall be an independently sufficient basis to deny the application.

(10) Property Owner’s Authorization. The applicant must submit a written authorization signed by the property owner that authorizes the applicant to submit a wireless application in connection with the subject property and, if the wireless facility is proposed on a utility-owned support structure, submit a written final utility design authorization from the utility.

(11) Acoustic Analysis. The applicant shall submit an acoustic analysis prepared and certified by an engineer licensed by the State of California for the proposed small wireless facility and all associated equipment including all environmental control units, sump pumps, temporary backup power generators and permanent backup power generators demonstrating compliance with the City’s noise regulations. The acoustic analysis must also include an analysis of the manufacturers’ specifications for all noise-emitting equipment and a depiction of the proposed equipment relative to all adjacent property lines. In lieu of an acoustic analysis, the applicant may submit evidence from the equipment manufacturer(s) that the ambient noise emitted from all the proposed equipment will not, both individually and cumulatively, exceed the applicable noise limits.

(12) Justification for Non-Preferred Location or Structure. If a facility is proposed anywhere other than the most preferred location or the most preferred structure within 500 feet of the proposed location as described in Section 2.6, the applicant shall demonstrate with clear and convincing written evidence all of the following:

(A) A clearly defined technical service objective and a map showing areas that meets that objective;

(B) A technical analysis that includes the factual reasons why a more preferred location(s) and/or more preferred structure(s) within 500 feet of the proposed location is not technically feasible;

(b) Additional Requirements. The City Council authorizes the approval authority to develop, publish and from time to time update or amend permit application requirements, forms, checklists, guidelines, informational handouts and other related materials that the approval authority finds necessary, appropriate or useful for processing any application governed under this Policy. All such requirements and materials must be in written form and publicly stated to provide all interested parties with prior notice.

SECTION 2.3. SMALL WIRELESS FACILITY PERMIT APPLICATION SUBMITTAL AND COMPLETENESS REVIEW

(a) Requirements for a Duly Filed Application. Any application for a small wireless facility permit will not be considered duly filed unless submitted in accordance with the requirements in this subsection (a).

(1) Submittal Appointment. All applications must be submitted to the City at a pre-scheduled appointment with the approval authority. Potential applicants may generally submit either one application or one batched application per appointment as provided below. Potential applicants may schedule successive appointments for multiple applications whenever feasible and not prejudicial to other applicants for any other development project. The approval authority shall use reasonable efforts to offer an appointment within five working days after the approval authority receives a written request from a potential applicant. Any purported application received without an appointment, whether delivered in-person, by mail or through any other means, will not be considered duly filed, whether the City retains, returns or destroys the materials received.

(2) Pre-Submittal Conferences. The City encourages, but does not require, potential applicants to schedule and attend a pre-submittal conference with the approval authority for all proposed projects that involve small wireless facilities. A voluntary pre-submittal conference is intended to streamline the review process through informal discussion between the potential applicant and staff that includes, without limitation, the appropriate project classification and review process; any latent issues in connection with the proposed project, including compliance with generally applicable rules for public health and safety; potential concealment issues or concerns (if applicable); coordination with other City departments responsible for application review; and application completeness issues.

(b) Applications Deemed Withdrawn. To promote efficient review and timely decisions, and to mitigate unreasonable delays or barriers to entry caused by chronically incomplete applications, any application governed under this Policy will be automatically deemed withdrawn by the applicant when the applicant fails to tender a substantive response to the approval authority within 60 calendar days after the approval authority deems the application incomplete in a written notice to the applicant. As used in this subsection (b), a “substantive response” must include the materials identified as incomplete in the approval authority’s notice.

(c) Batched Applications. Applicants may submit applications individually or in a batch; provided, that the number of small wireless facilities in a batch should be limited to five and all facilities in the batch should be substantially the same with respect to equipment, configuration, and support structure. Applications submitted as a batch shall be reviewed together, provided that each application in the batch must meet all the requirements for a complete application, which includes without limitation the application fee for each application in the batch. If any individual application within a batch is deemed incomplete, the entire batch shall be automatically deemed incomplete. If any application is withdrawn or deemed withdrawn from a batch, all other applications in the same batch shall be automatically deemed withdrawn. If any application in a batch fails to meet the required findings for approval, the entire batch shall be denied.

(d) Additional Procedures. The City Council authorizes the approval authority to establish other reasonable rules and regulations for duly filed applications, which may include without limitation regular hours for appointments with applicants, as the approval authority deems necessary or appropriate to organize, document and manage the application intake process. All such rules and regulations must be in written form and publicly stated to provide all interested parties with prior notice.

SECTION 2.4. APPROVALS AND DENIALS

(a) Review by Approval Authority. The approval authority shall review a complete and duly filed application for a small wireless facility and may act on such application without prior notice or a public hearing.

(b) Required Findings. The approval authority may approve or conditionally approve a complete and duly filed application for a small wireless facility permit when the approval authority finds:

(1) The proposed project meets the definition for a “small wireless facility” as defined by the FCC;

(2) The proposed facility would be in the most preferred location within 500 feet from the proposed site in any direction or the applicant has demonstrated with clear and convincing evidence in the written record that any more-preferred location(s) within 500 feet would be technically infeasible;

(3) The proposed facility would not be located on a prohibited support structure identified in this Policy;

(4) The proposed facility would be on the most preferred support structure within 500 feet from the proposed site in any direction or the applicant has demonstrated with clear and convincing evidence in the written record that any more-preferred support structure(s) within 500 feet would be technically infeasible;

(5) The proposed facility complies with all applicable design standards in this Policy;

(6) The applicant has demonstrated that the proposed project will be in planned compliance with all applicable FCC regulations and guidelines for human exposure to RF emissions.

(c) Conditional Approvals; Denials without Prejudice. Subject to any applicable federal or California laws, nothing in this Policy is intended to limit the approval authority’s ability to conditionally approve or deny without prejudice any small wireless facility permit application as may be necessary or appropriate to ensure compliance with this Policy.

(d) Decision Notices. Within five calendar days after the approval authority acts on a small wireless facility permit application or before the FCC Shot Clock expires (whichever occurs first), the approval authority shall notify the applicant by written notice. If the approval authority denies the application (with or without prejudice), the written notice must contain the reasons for the decision.

(e) Appeals. Any decision by the approval authority shall be final and not subject to any administrative appeals.

SECTION 2.5. STANDARD CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL

(a) General Conditions. In addition to all other conditions adopted by the approval authority permits issued under this Policy shall be automatically subject to the conditions in this subsection (a).

(1) Permit Term. This permit will automatically expire 10 years and one day from its issuance unless California Government Code § 65964(b) authorizes the City to establish a shorter term for public safety reasons. Any other permits or approvals issued in connection with any collocation, modification or other change to this wireless facility, which includes without limitation any permits or other approvals deemed-granted or deemed-approved under federal or state law, will not extend this term limit unless expressly provided otherwise in such permit or approval or required under federal or state law.

(2) Permit Renewal. Within one (1) year before the expiration date of this permit, the permittee may submit an application for permit renewal. To be eligible for renewal, the permittee must demonstrate that the subject wireless facility is in compliance with all the conditions of approval associated with this permit and all applicable provisions in the Davis Municipal Code and this Policy that exist at the time the decision to renew the permit is rendered. The approval authority shall have discretion to modify or amend the conditions of approval for permit renewal on a case-by-case basis as may be necessary or appropriate to ensure compliance with this Policy. Upon renewal, this permit will automatically expire 10 years and one day from its issuance, except when California Government Code § 65964(b), as may be amended or superseded in the future, authorizes the City to establish a shorter term for public safety reasons.

(3) Post-Installation Certification. Within 60 calendar days after the permittee commences full, unattended operations of a small wireless facility approved or deemed-approved, the permittee shall provide the approval authority with documentation reasonably acceptable to the approval authority that the small wireless facility has been installed and/or constructed in strict compliance with the approved construction drawings and photo simulations. Such documentation shall include without limitation as-built drawings, and site photographs.

(4) Build-Out Period. This small wireless facility permit will automatically expire six (6) months from the approval date unless the permittee obtains all other permits and approvals required to install, construct and/or operate the approved small wireless facility, which includes without limitation any permits or approvals required by the any federal, state or local public agencies with jurisdiction over the subject property, the small wireless facility or its use. If this build-out period expires, the City will not extend the build-out period, but the permittee may resubmit a complete application, including all application fees, for the same or substantially similar project.

(5) Site Maintenance. The permittee shall keep the site, which includes without limitation any and all improvements, equipment, structures, access routes, fences and landscape features, in a neat, clean and safe condition in accordance with the approved construction drawings and all conditions in this small wireless facility permit. The permittee shall keep the site area free from all litter and debris at all times. The permittee, at no cost to the City, shall remove and remediate any graffiti or other vandalism at the site within 48 hours after the permittee receives notice or otherwise becomes aware that such graffiti or other vandalism occurred.

(6) Compliance with Laws. The permittee shall maintain compliance at all times with all federal, state and local statutes, regulations, orders or other rules that carry the force of law (“laws”) applicable to the permittee, the subject property, the small wireless facility or any use or activities in connection with the use authorized in this small wireless facility permit, which includes without limitation any laws applicable to human exposure to RF emissions. The permittee expressly acknowledges and agrees that this obligation is intended to be broadly construed and that no other specific requirements in these conditions are intended to reduce, relieve or otherwise lessen the permittee’s obligations to maintain compliance with all laws. No failure or omission by the City to timely notice, prompt or enforce compliance with any applicable provision in the Davis Municipal Code, this Policy any permit, any permit condition or any applicable law or regulation, shall be deemed to relieve, waive or lessen the permittee’s obligation to comply in all respects with all applicable provisions in the Davis Municipal Code, this Policy, any permit, any permit condition or any applicable law or regulation.

(7) Adverse Impacts on Other Properties. The permittee shall use all reasonable efforts to avoid any and all unreasonable, undue or unnecessary adverse impacts on nearby properties that may arise from the permittee’s or its authorized personnel’s construction, installation, operation, modification, maintenance, repair, removal and/or other activities on or about the site. The permittee shall not perform or cause others to perform any construction, installation, operation, modification, maintenance, repair, removal or other work that involves heavy equipment or machines except during normal construction work hours authorized by the Davis Municipal Code. The restricted work hours in this condition will not prohibit any work required to prevent an actual, immediate harm to property or persons, or any work during an emergency declared by the City or other state or federal government agency or official with authority to declare a state of emergency within the City. The approval authority may issue a stop work order for any activities that violates this condition in whole or in part.

(8) Inspections; Emergencies. The permittee expressly acknowledges and agrees that the City’s officers, officials, staff, agents, contractors or other designees may enter onto the site and inspect the improvements and equipment City’s officers, officials, staff, agents, contractors or other designees may, but will not be obligated to, enter onto the site area without prior notice to support, repair, disable or remove any improvements or equipment in emergencies or when such improvements or equipment threatens actual, imminent harm to property or persons. The permittee, if present, may observe the City’s officers, officials, staff or other designees while any such inspection or emergency access occurs.

(9) Permittee’s Contact Information. Within 10 days from the final approval, the permittee shall furnish the City with accurate and up-to-date contact information for a person responsible for the small wireless facility, which includes without limitation such person’s full name, title, direct telephone number, facsimile number, mailing address and email address. The permittee shall keep such contact information up-to-date at all times and promptly provide the City with updated contact information if either the responsible person or such person’s contact information changes.

(10) Indemnification. The permittee shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the City, City Council and the City’s boards, commissions, agents, officers, officials, employees and volunteers (collectively, the “indemnitees”) from any and all (i) damages, liabilities, injuries, losses, costs and expenses and from any and all claims, demands, law suits, writs and other actions proceedings (“claims”) brought against the indemnitees to challenge, attack, seek to modify, set aside, void or annul the City’s approval of this permit, and (ii) other claims of any kind or form, whether for personal injury, death or property damage, that arise from or in connection with the permittee’s or its agents’, directors’, officers’, employees’, contractors’, subcontractors’, licensees’ or customers’ acts or omissions in connection with this small cell permit or the small wireless facility. In the event the City becomes aware of any claims, the City will use best efforts to promptly notify the permittee shall reasonably cooperate in the defense. The permittee expressly acknowledges and agrees that the City shall have the right to approve, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, the legal counsel providing the City’s defense, and the permittee shall promptly reimburse City for any costs and expenses directly and necessarily incurred by the City in the course of the defense. The permittee expressly acknowledges and agrees that the permittee’s indemnification obligations under this condition are a material consideration that motivates the City to approve this small cell permit, and that such indemnification obligations will survive the expiration, revocation or other termination of this small cell permit.

(11) Performance Bond. Applicable to small wireless facilities within public rights-of-way. Before the City issues any permits required to commence construction in connection with this permit, the permittee shall post a performance bond from a surety and in a form acceptable to the approval authority in an amount reasonably necessary to cover the cost to remove the improvements and restore all affected areas based on a written estimate from a qualified contractor with experience in wireless facilities removal. The written estimate must include the cost to remove all equipment and other improvements, which includes without limitation all antennas, radios, batteries, generators, utilities, cabinets, mounts, brackets, hardware, cables, wires, conduits, structures, shelters, towers, poles, footings and foundations, whether above ground or below ground, constructed or installed in connection with the wireless facility, plus the cost to completely restore any areas affected by the removal work to a standard compliant with applicable laws. In establishing or adjusting the bond amount required under this condition, and in accordance with California Government Code § 65964(a), the approval authority shall take into consideration any information provided by the permittee regarding the cost to remove the wireless facility to a standard compliant with applicable laws. The performance bond shall expressly survive the duration of the permit term to the extent required to effectuate a complete removal of the subject wireless facility in accordance with this condition.

(12) Permit Revocation. The approval authority may recall this approval for review at any time due to complaints about noncompliance with applicable laws or any approval conditions attached to this approval after notice and an opportunity to cure the violation is provided to the permittee. If the noncompliance thereafter continues, the approval authority may, following notice and an opportunity for the permittee to be heard (which hearing may be limited to written submittals), revoke this approval or amend these conditions as the approval authority deems necessary or appropriate to correct any such noncompliance.

(13) Record Retention. Applicable to small wireless facilities within public rights-of-way. The permittee must maintain complete and accurate copies of all permits and other regulatory approvals issued in connection with the wireless facility, which includes without limitation this approval, the approved plans and photo simulations incorporated into this approval, all conditions associated with this approval and any ministerial permits or approvals issued in connection with this approval. In the event that the permittee does not maintain such records as required in this condition, any ambiguities or uncertainties that would be resolved through an inspection of the missing records will be construed against the permittee. The permittee may keep electronic records; provided, however, that hard copies or electronic records kept in the City’s regular files will control over any conflicts between such City-controlled copies or records and the permittee’s electronic copies, and complete originals will control over all other copies in any form.

(14) Abandoned Wireless Facilities. A small wireless facility shall be deemed abandoned if not operated for any continuous six-month period. Within 90 days after a small wireless facility is abandoned or deemed abandoned, the permittee shall completely remove the small wireless facility and all related improvements and shall restore all affected areas to a condition compliant with all applicable laws, which includes without limitation the Davis Municipal Code. In the event that the permittee does not comply with the removal and restoration obligations under this condition within said 90-day period, the City shall have the right (but not the obligation) to perform such removal and restoration with or without notice, and the permittee shall be liable for all costs and expenses incurred by the City in connection with such removal and/or restoration activities.

(15) Landscaping. The permittee shall replace any landscape features damaged or displaced by the construction, installation, operation, maintenance or other work performed by the permittee or at the permittee’s direction on or about the site. If any trees are damaged or displaced, the permittee shall hire and pay for a licensed arborist to select, plant and maintain replacement landscaping in an appropriate location for the species. Only workers under the supervision of a licensed arborist shall be used to install the replacement tree(s). Any replacement tree must be substantially the same size as the damaged tree unless otherwise approved by the approval authority. The permittee shall, at all times, be responsible to maintain any replacement landscape features.

(16) Cost Reimbursement. Applicable to small wireless facilities within public rights-of-way. The permittee acknowledges and agrees that (i) the permittee’s request for authorization to construct, install and/or operate the wireless facility will cause the City to incur costs and expenses; (ii) the permittee shall be responsible to reimburse the City for all costs incurred in connection with the permit, which includes without limitation costs related to application review, permit issuance, site inspection and any other costs reasonably related to or caused by the request for authorization to construct, install and/or operate the wireless facility; (iii) any application fees required for the application may not cover all such reimbursable costs and that the permittee shall have the obligation to reimburse City for all such costs 10 days after a written demand for reimbursement and reasonable documentation to support such costs; and (iv) the City shall have the right to withhold any permits or other approvals in connection with the wireless facility until and unless any outstanding costs have been reimbursed to the City by the permittee.

(17) Future Undergrounding Programs. Applicable to small wireless facilities within public rights-of-way. Notwithstanding any term remaining on any small cell permit, if other utilities or communications providers in the public rights-of-way underground their facilities in the segment of the public rights-of-way where the permittee’s small wireless facility is located, the permittee must also underground its equipment, except the antennas and any approved electric meter, at approximately the same time. Accessory equipment such as radios and computers that require an environmentally controlled underground vault to function shall not be exempt from this condition. Small wireless facilities installed on wood utility poles that will be removed pursuant to the undergrounding program may be reinstalled on a streetlight that complies with the City’s standards and specifications. Such undergrounding shall occur at the permittee’s sole cost and expense except as may be reimbursed through tariffs approved by the state public utilities commission for undergrounding costs.

(18) Electric Meter Upgrades. Applicable to small wireless facilities within public rights-of-way. If the commercial electric utility provider adopts or changes its rules obviating the need for a separate or ground-mounted electric meter and enclosure, the permittee on its own initiative and at its sole cost and expense shall remove the separate or ground-mounted electric meter and enclosure. Prior to removing the electric meter, the permittee shall apply for any encroachment and/or other ministerial permit(s) required to perform the removal. Upon removal, the permittee shall restore the affected area to its original condition that existed prior to installation of the equipment.

(19) Rearrangement and Relocation. Applicable to small wireless facilities within public rights-of-way. The permittee acknowledges that the City, in its sole discretion and at any time, may: (i) change any street grade, width or location; (ii) add, remove or otherwise change any improvements in, on, under or along any street owned by the City or any other public agency, which includes without limitation any sewers, storm drains, conduits, pipes, vaults, boxes, cabinets, poles and utility systems for gas, water, electric or telecommunications; and/or (iii) perform any other work deemed necessary, useful or desirable by the City (collectively, “City work”). The City reserves the rights to do any and all City work without any admission on its part that the City would not have such rights without the express reservation in this small cell permit. If the Public Works Director determines that any City work will require the permittee’s small wireless facility located in the public rights-of-way to be rearranged and/or relocated, the permittee shall, at its sole cost and expense, do or cause to be done all things necessary to accomplish such rearrangement and/or relocation. If the permittee fails or refuses to either permanently or temporarily rearrange and/or relocate the permittee’s small wireless facility within a reasonable time after the Public Works Director’s notice, the City may (but will not be obligated to) cause the rearrangement or relocation to be performed at the permittee’s sole cost and expense. The City may exercise its rights to rearrange or relocate the permittee’s small wireless facility without prior notice to permittee when the Public Works Director determines that the City work is immediately necessary to protect public health or safety. The permittee shall reimburse the City for all costs and expenses in connection with such work within 10 days after a written demand for reimbursement and reasonable documentation to support such costs.

SECTION 2.6. LOCATION REQUIREMENTS

(a) Preface to Location Requirements. To better assist applicants and decision makers understand and respond to the community’s aesthetic preferences and values, subsections (b) and (c) set out listed preferences for locations and support structures to be used in connection with small wireless facilities in an ordered hierarchy. Applications that involve less-preferred locations or structures may be approved so long as the applicant demonstrates that either (1) no more preferred locations or structures exist within 500 feet from the proposed site; or (2) any more preferred locations or structures within 500 feet from the proposed site would be technically infeasible as supported by clear and convincing evidence in the written record. Subsection (d) identifies “prohibited” support structures on which the City shall not approve any small cell permit application for any competitor or potential competitor.

**(b) Locational Preferences. **The City prefers small wireless facilities to be installed in locations, ordered from most preferred to least preferred, as follows:

(1) any location in a non-residential zone or non-residential Specific Plan designation;

(2) any location in a residential zone 250 feet or more from any structure approved for a residential or school use;

(3) If located in a residential area, a location that is as far as possible from any structure approved for a residential or school use.

(c) Support Structures in Public Rights-of-Way. The City prefers small wireless facilities to be installed on support structures in the public rights-of-way, ordered from most preferred to least preferred, as follows:

(1) Existing or replacement streetlight poles;

(2) New, non-replacement streetlight poles;

(3) New or replacement traffic signal poles;

(4) New, non-replacement poles;

(5) Existing or replacement wood utility poles.

(d) Prohibited Support Structures in Public Rights-of-Way. The City prohibits small wireless facilities to be installed on the following support structures:

(1) Decorative poles;

(2) Signs;

(3) Any utility pole scheduled for removal or relocation within 12 months from the time the approval
authority acts on the small cell permit application;

(4) New, non-replacement wood poles.

SECTION 2.7. DESIGN STANDARDS

(a) General Standards.

(1) Noise. Noise emitted from small wireless facilities and all accessory equipment and transmission equipment must comply with all applicable City noise control standards.

(2) Lights. Small wireless facilities shall not include any lights that would be visible from publicly accessible areas, except as may be required under Federal Aviation Administration, FCC, other applicable regulations for health and safety. All equipment with lights (such as indicator or status lights) must be installed in locations and within enclosures that mitigate illumination impacts visible from publicly accessible areas. The provisions in this subsection (a)(2) shall not be interpreted or applied to prohibit installations on streetlights or luminaires installed on new or replacement poles as may be required under this Policy.

(3) Landscape Features. No small wireless facility shall encroach into the protected zone of a protected oak or landmark tree. Small wireless facilities shall not displace any other existing landscape features unless: (A) such displaced landscaping is replaced with native and/or drought-resistant plants, trees or other landscape features approved by the approval authority and (B) the applicant submits and adheres to a landscape maintenance plan. The landscape plan must include existing vegetation, and vegetation proposed to be removed or trimmed, and the landscape plan must identify proposed landscaping by species type, size and location. Landscaping and landscape maintenance must be performed in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Davis Municipal Code.

(4) Site Security Measures. Small wireless facilities may incorporate reasonable and appropriate site security measures, such as locks and anti-climbing devices, to prevent unauthorized access, theft or vandalism. The approval authority shall not approve any barbed wire, razor ribbon, electrified fences or any similarly dangerous security measures. All exterior surfaces on small wireless facilities shall be constructed from or coated with graffiti-resistant materials.

(5) Signage; Advertisements. All small wireless facilities must include signage not to exceed one (1) square feet in sign area that accurately identifies the site owner/operator, the owner/operator’s site name or identification number and a toll-free number to the owner/operator’s network operations center. Small wireless facilities may not bear any other signage or advertisements unless expressly approved by the City, required by law or recommended under FCC, Occupational Safety and Health Administration or other United States governmental agencies for compliance with RF emissions regulations.

(6) Compliance with Health and Safety Regulations. All small wireless facilities shall be designed, constructed, operated and maintained in compliance with all generally applicable health and safety regulations, which includes without limitation all applicable regulations for human exposure to RF emissions and compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq.).

(7) Overall Height. Small wireless facilities must comply with the minimum separation from electrical lines required by applicable safety regulations (such as CPUC General Order 95 and 128).

(b) Small Wireless Facilities within Public Rights-of-Way.

(1) Antennas.

(A) Concealment. All antennas and associated mounting equipment, hardware, cables or other connecters must be completely concealed within an opaque antenna shroud or radome. The antenna shroud or radome must be painted a flat, non-reflective color to match the underlying support structure.

(B) Antenna Volume. Each individual antenna may not exceed three cubic feet in volume.

(2) Accessory Equipment.

(A) Installation Preferences. All non-antenna accessory equipment shall be installed in accordance with
the following preferences, ordered from most preferred to least preferred: (i) underground in any area in which the existing utilities are primarily located underground; (ii) on the pole or support structure; or (iii) integrated into the base of the pole or support structure. Applications that involve lesser-preferred installation locations may be approved so long as the applicant demonstrates that no more preferred installation location would be technically feasible as supported by clear and convincing evidence in the written record.

(B) Undergrounded Accessory Equipment. All undergrounded accessory equipment must be installed in an environmentally controlled vault that is load-rated to meet the City’s standards and specifications. Underground vaults located beneath a sidewalk must be constructed with a slip-resistant cover. Vents for airflow shall be flush-to-grade when placed within the sidewalk and may not exceed two feet above grade when placed off the sidewalk. Applicants shall not be permitted to install an underground vault in a location that would cause any existing tree to be materially damaged or displaced. The Noise restrictions apply to underground equipment as well, especially ventilation/cooling equipment.

(C) Pole-Mounted Accessory Equipment. All pole-mounted accessory equipment must be installed flush to the pole to minimize the overall visual profile. If any applicable health and safety regulations prohibit flush-mounted equipment, the maximum separation permitted between the accessory equipment and the pole shall be the minimum separation required by such regulations. All pole-mounted equipment and required or permitted signage must be placed and oriented away from adjacent sidewalks and structures. Pole-mounted equipment may be installed behind street, traffic or other signs to the extent that the installation complies with applicable public health and safety regulations. All cables, wires and other connectors must be routed through conduits within the pole, and all conduit attachments, cables, wires and other connectors must be concealed from public view. To the extent that cables, wires and other connectors cannot be routed through the pole, applicants shall route them through a single external conduit or shroud that has been finished to match the underlying support structure.

(D) Base-Mounted Accessory Equipment. All base-mounted accessory equipment must be installed within a shroud, enclosure or pedestal integrated into the base of the support structure. All cables, wires and other connectors routed between the antenna and base-mounted equipment must be concealed from public view.

(E) Ground-Mounted Accessory Equipment. The approval authority shall not approve any ground-mounted accessory equipment including, but not limited to, any utility or transmission equipment, pedestals, cabinets, panels or electric meters.

(F) Accessory Equipment Volume. All accessory equipment associated with a small wireless facility installed above ground level shall not cumulatively exceed: (i) nine (9) cubic feet in volume if installed in a residential district; or (ii) seventeen (17) cubic feet in volume if installed in a non-residential district. The volume calculation shall include any shroud, cabinet or other concealment device used in connection with the non-antenna accessory equipment. The volume calculation shall not include any equipment or other improvements placed underground.

(3) Streetlights. Applicants that propose to install small wireless facilities on an existing streetlight must remove and replace the existing streetlight with one substantially similar to the design(s) for small wireless facilities on streetlights described in the City’s Road Design and Construction Standards. To mitigate any material changes in the streetlighting patterns, the replacement pole must: (A) be located as close to the removed pole as possible; (B) be aligned with the other existing streetlights; and (C) include a luminaire at substantially the same height and distance from the pole as the luminaire on the removed pole. All antennas must be installed above the pole within a single, canister style shroud or radome that tapers to the pole.

(4) Wood Utility Poles. Applicants that propose to install small wireless facilities on an existing wood utility pole must install all antennas in a radome above the pole unless the applicant demonstrates that mounting the antennas above the pole would be technically infeasible as supported by clear and convincing evidence in the written record. Side-mounted antennas on a stand-off bracket or extension arm must be concealed within a shroud. All cables, wires and other connectors must be concealed within the radome and stand-off bracket. The maximum horizontal separation between the antenna and the pole shall be the minimum separation required by applicable health and safety regulations.

(5) New, Non-Replacement Poles. Applicants that propose to install a small wireless facility on a new, non-replacement pole must install a new streetlight substantially similar to the City’s standards and specifications but designed to accommodate wireless antennas and accessory equipment located immediately adjacent to the proposed location. If there are no existing streetlights in the immediate vicinity, the applicant may install a metal or composite pole capable of concealing all the accessory equipment either within the pole or within an integrated enclosure located at the base of the pole. The pole diameter shall not exceed twelve (12) inches and any base enclosure diameter shall not exceed sixteen (16) inches. All antennas, whether on a new streetlight or other new pole, must be installed above the pole within a single, canister style shroud or radome that tapers to the pole.

(6) Encroachments over Private Property. Small wireless facilities may not encroach onto or over any private or other property outside the public rights-of-way without the property owner’s express written consent.

(7) Backup Power Sources. Fossil-fuel based backup power sources shall not be permitted within the public rights-of-way; provided, however, that connectors or receptacles may be installed for temporary backup power generators used in an emergency declared by federal, state or local officials.

(8) Obstructions; Public Safety and Circulation. Small wireless facilities and any associated equipment or improvements shall not physically interfere with or impede access to any: (A) worker access to any above¬ground or underground infrastructure for traffic control, streetlight or public transportation, including without limitation any curb control sign, parking meter, vehicular traffic sign or signal, pedestrian traffic sign or signal, barricade reflectors; (B) access to any public transportation vehicles, shelters, street furniture or other improvements at any public transportation stop; (C) worker access to above-ground or underground infrastructure owned or operated by any public or private utility agency; (D) fire hydrant or water valve; (E) access to any doors, gates, sidewalk doors, passage doors, stoops or other ingress and egress points to any building appurtenant to the rights-of-way; (F) access to any fire escape or (G) above ground improvements must be setback a minimum of 2 feet from existing or planned sidewalks, trails, curb faces or road surfaces.

(9) Utility Connections. All cables and connectors for telephone, data backhaul, primary electric and other similar utilities must be routed underground in conduits large enough to accommodate future collocated wireless facilities. Undergrounded cables and wires must transition directly into the pole base without any external doghouse. All cables, wires and connectors between the underground conduits and the antennas and other accessory equipment shall be routed through and concealed from view within: (A) internal risers or conduits if on a concrete, composite or similar pole; or (B) a cable shroud or conduit mounted as flush to the pole as possible if on a wood pole or other pole without internal cable space. The approval authority shall not approve new overhead utility lines or service drops merely because compliance with the undergrounding requirements would increase the project cost.

(10) Spools and Coils. To reduce clutter and deter vandalism, excess fiber optic or coaxial cables shall not be spooled, coiled or otherwise stored on the pole outside equipment cabinets or shrouds.

(11) Electric Meters. Small wireless facilities shall use flat-rate electric service or other method that obviates the need for a separate above-grade electric meter. If flat-rate service is not available, applicants may install a shrouded smart meter. The approval authority shall not approve a separate ground-mounted electric meter pedestal unless required by the utility company.

(12) Street Trees. To preserve existing landscaping in the public rights-of-way, all work performed in connection with small wireless facilities shall not cause any street trees to be trimmed, damaged or displaced. If any street trees are damaged or displaced, the applicant shall be responsible, at its sole cost and expense, to plant and maintain replacement trees at the site for the duration of the permit term.

(13) Lines of Sight. No wireless facility shall be located so as to obstruct pedestrian or vehicular lines-of-sight.

(c) Small Wireless Facilities Outside of Public Rights-of-Way.

(1) Setbacks. Small wireless facilities on private property may not encroach into any applicable setback for structures in the subject zoning district.

(2) Backup Power Sources. The Approval Authority shall not approve any diesel generators or other similarly noisy or noxious generators in or within 250 feet from any residence; provided, however, the Approval Authority may approve sockets or other connections used for temporary backup generators.

(3) Parking; Access. Any equipment or improvements constructed or installed in connection with any small wireless facilities must not reduce any parking spaces below the minimum requirement for the subject property. Whenever feasible, small wireless facilities must use existing parking and access rather than construct new parking or access improvements. Any new parking or access improvements must be the minimum size necessary to reasonably accommodate the proposed use.

(4) Freestanding Small Wireless Facilities. All new poles or other freestanding structures that support small wireless facilities must be made from a metal or composite material capable of concealing all the accessory equipment, including cables, mounting brackets, radios, and utilities, either within the support structure or within an integrated enclosure located at the base of the support structure. All antennas must be installed above the pole in a single, canister-style shroud or radome. The support structure and all transmission equipment must be painted with flat/neutral colors that match the support structure. The pole diameter shall not exceed twelve (12) inches and any base enclosure diameter shall not exceed sixteen (16) inches.

(5) Small Wireless Facilities on Existing Buildings.

(A) All components of building-mounted wireless facilities must be completely concealed and architecturally integrated into the existing facade or rooftop features with no visible impacts from any publicly accessible areas. Examples include, but are not limited to, antennas and wiring concealed behind existing parapet walls or facades replaced with RF-transparent material and finished to mimic the replaced materials.

(B) If the applicant demonstrates with clear and convincing evidence that integration with existing building features is technically infeasible, the applicant may propose to conceal the wireless facility within a new architectural element designed to match or mimic the architectural details of the building including length, width, depth, shape, spacing, color, and texture.

(6) Small Wireless Facilities on Existing Lattice Tower Utility Poles

(A) Antennas must be flush-mounted to the side of the pole and designed to match the color and texture of the pole. If technologically infeasible to flush-mount an antenna, it may be mounted on an extension arm that protrudes as little as possible from the edge of the existing pole provided that the wires are concealed inside the extension arm. The extension arm shall match the color of the pole.

(B) Wiring must be concealed in conduit that is flush-mounted to the pole. The conduit and mounting hardware shall match the color of the pole.

(C) All accessory equipment must be placed underground unless undergrounding would be technically infeasible as supported by clear and convincing evidence in the written record. Above-ground accessory equipment mounted on a pole, if any, shall be enclosed in a cabinet that matches the color and finish of the structures on which they are mounted. Above-ground cabinets not mounted on a structure, if any, shall be dark green in color.

( D) No antenna or accessory equipment shall be attached to a utility line, cable or guy wire.

(7) Small Wireless Facilities on Existing Wood Utility Poles.

(A) All antennas must be installed within a cylindrical shroud (radome) above the top of the pole unless the applicant demonstrates that mounting antennas above the pole would be technically infeasible as supported by clear and convincing evidence in the written record.

(B) All antennas must be concealed within a shroud (radome) designed to match the color or the pole, except as described in (8) (E).

(D) If it is technically infeasible to mount an antenna above the pole it may be flush-mounted to the side of the pole. If it is technically infeasible to flush-mount the antenna to the side of the pole it may be installed at the top of a stand-off bracket/extension arm that protrudes as little as possible beyond the side of the pole. Antenna shrouds on stand-off brackets must be a medium gray color to blend in with the daytime sky.

(E) Wires must be concealed within the antenna shroud, extension bracket/extension arm and conduit that is flush-mounted to the pole. The conduit and mounting hardware shall match the color of the pole.

(F) All accessory equipment must be placed underground, unless undergrounding would be technically infeasible as supported by clear and convincing evidence in the written record. Above ground accessory equipment mounted on a pole, if any, shall be enclosed in a cabinet that matches the color and finish of the pole. Above-ground cabinets not mounted on a structure, if any, shall be dark green in color.