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SmallCellConditions
I. HeightandSizeRequirements
A. Completeantennaandpolecombinedshallbenotallerthan50feet.
B. SmallCellFacilitiesshallbenotallerthan10percenttallerthansurroundingstructures.
C. SmallCellfacilitiesmaynotbemountedonexistingstructureswhichcausethetotalheighttoextendtoa
heightofmore
than50feetor10percenttallerthansurroundingstructures,whicheverisgreater.
D. Eachantennaonasinglepoleshallbeshroudedorencased.
E. AllotherSmallCellequipmentshallnotbemorethan28cubicfeetinvolume.
II. Installation,Placement,andDesignStandards
A. TheCountystronglyencouragesthecollocationofSmallCellfacilitiesonexistingstructures.Tominimize
visualclutter,distractionstovehicles,andextrahazards,freestandingpolesmustbespacedaminimum
of250feetapart.AnexemptionmaybegrantedbytheCountyifdemonstratedithastheeffectof
prohibitingtheprovisionofwirelessservice.
B. AnySmallCellfacilitywithin500feetofanintersection,shallbefittedwithmultiple‐carriercapable
equipment.
C. AnySmallCellinstallationthatrequiresnewpowerserviceshallsubmitaPlanningandDevelopment
“GreenTag”permitapplication(includedinthewirelesspacket)
inconjunctionwithaMCDOTWireless
Permit.
D. Ifpowerissuppliedsub‐surface,allradioandpowerequipmentshallbeinstalledinthebaseofthepole.
E. Ifpowerissuppliedviaaerialpathway,allradioandpowerequipmentshallbemountednolessthan8
feetabovethe
ground.
F. Replacementpolesmustbethesameheightasthepolebeingreplaced,unlessotherwiseapprovedbythe
County.
G. Replacementpolesmustnotencroachonanysidewalkorpassagewaymorethantheexistingpole.
H. AllSmallCellandpowerequipmentshallbehousedinanenclosure,either
inacabinetatthebaseofthe
pole,orabove8feetinaeriallocations.
I. Allwires/cables/fibersmustbehousedinsidethepolestructure,unlessprovedtotheCounty’s
satisfactionthatitisnotpractical.Wherenotpractical,allwires/cables/fibersshallbeplacedinaconduit
flushtothe
poleandpaintedtomatch.
J. AllvisibleSmallCellequipmentplacedonastructure,includingantennas,mustmatchthesurrounding
poles/colors.
K. Nowriting,symbol,logo,orothergraphicalrepresentationisallowedonthepolesexceptanapproved
ownersticker.(Templateandcolorrequirementsattachedinwirelessapplicationpacket)
L. Installationshallnotimpactlineofsightforvehicleorpedestrianmovement.
M. InstallationsshallnotcreateanyAmericanswithDisabilitiesActviolations.
N. SmallCellfacilitiesshallnotinterferewiththefunctionofthepoleorstructuretowhichitisattached,or
interferewithanyotherpublic
facilities,includingbutnotlimitedto:trafficsignals,streetlighting,
water/powermeters,signs,firehydrants,oranyotherpublicutility.
O. Theinstallationofanyequipmentmustincorporateambientnoisesuppressionmeasures,orplacedin
locationslesslikelytoimpactsurroundingresidencesorbusinesses,andmustcomplywithallapplicable
noise
regulations.