TIS 2021-04-12 Item 2B - Ordinance/Resolution - Interim Small Wireless Facility Code Adoption

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b. The proposed small wireless facility receives approval for a stealth technique design, as described in TMC Section 23.04.100.E.3; and c. The proposed small wireless facility also complies with the Shoreline Management Act, Growth Management Act, and State Environmental Policy Act, if applicable; and d. No new poles shall be located in a critical area or associated buffer required by the City's Environmentally Sensitive Areas ordinance, TMC Chapter 18.45, except when determined to be exempt pursuant to said ordinance. 2. An application for a new pole is subject to administrative review by the Director. 3. All new poles shall conform to the City's standard pole design adopted in the City's Infrastructure Design and Construction Standards. If no existing metered service is available, the applicant shall provide new metered electrical service. If the City's standard pole design is technically infeasible, the new pole shall meet the following: a. The stealth technique design shall include the design of the screening, fencing, or other concealment technology for the pole, equipment enclosure, and all related transmission equipment or facilities associated with the proposed small wireless facility, including but not limited to fiber and power connections. b. The stealth technique design should seek to minimize the visual obtrusiveness of the small wireless facility. The proposed pole or structure should have similar designs to existing neighboring poles in the rights-of-way, including similar height to the extent technically feasible. If the proposed small wireless facility is placed on a replacement pole in a design district, then the replacement pole shall be of the same general design as the pole it is replacing, unless the Director otherwise approves a variation due to aesthetic or safety concerns. Any stealth technique design for a small wireless facility on a decorative pole should attempt to mimic the design of such pole and integrate the small wireless facility into the design of the decorative pole. Other stealth technique methods include, but are not limited to, integrating the installation with architectural features or building design components; utilization of coverings or concealment devices of similar material, color, and texture—or the appearance thereof— as the surface against which the installation will be seen or on which it will be installed; landscape design; or other camouflage strategies appropriate for the type of installation. Applicants are required to utilize designs in which all conduit and wires are installed internally within the structure. Further, applicant designs should, to the extent technically feasible, comply with the generally applicable design standards adopted pursuant to TMC Section 23.04.100.A and TMC Section 23.100.B. c. If the Director has already approved a stealth technique design either for the applicant or another small wireless facility along the same public right-of-way or for the same pole type, then the applicant shall utilize a substantially similar stealth technique design, unless it can show that such stealth technique design is not technically feasible, or that such design would undermine the generally applicable design standards adopted pursuant to TMC Section 23.04.100.A and TMC Section 23.100.B. CC: Legislative Development\Ordinances\INTERIM Small wireless Communication Facilities 3-31-21 EM:bjs Review and analysis by Barbara Saxton Page 19 of 22 24