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A. Due to the limited size of the city’s right-of-way, applicants shall be required to install any equipment associated with a small wireless facility according to the following requirements to the extent operationally and technically feasible and to the extent permitted by law:

1. Existing Utility Poles. If a WCF is collocated on an existing utility pole, the WCF’s associated equipment may be installed in one of the following methods:

a. Within a Pole. Any equipment installed within a pole may not protrude from the pole except to the extent reasonably necessary to connect to power or a wireline.

b. On a Pole. Any equipment enclosure installed on a pole must:

i. Be flush with the pole;

ii. Painted to reasonably match the color of the pole;

iii. May not exceed in width the diameter of the pole by more than three inches on either side;

iv. May not allow the furthest point of the enclosure to extend more than eighteen inches from the pole; and

v. Be installed flush with the grade or, alternatively, the lowest point may not be lower than eight feet from the grade directly below the equipment enclosure.

c. Underground. Any equipment installed underground shall be located in a park strip within the city’s right-of-way and shall be installed and maintained level with the surrounding grade.

d. Private Property. Any equipment installed on private property must provide written permission from the property owner allowing the applicant to locate facilities on the property. If equipment is placed in an enclosure, the enclosure shall be designed to blend in with existing surroundings, using architecturally compatible construction, colors, and landscaping and shall be located as unobtrusively as possible consistent with the proper functioning of the WCF. Equipment placed on private property may be subject to zoning requirements in Title 17.

2. Replacement Utility Poles. If a WCF is collocated on a replacement utility pole, the WCF’s associated equipment may be installed in the following manner:

a. To the extent technologically and economically feasible, a provider must install the WCF’s associated equipment within the replacement utility pole in accordance with subsection (A)(1)(a) of this section.

b. If the installation of the WCF’s equipment within the replacement utility pole is technologically or economically infeasible, a provider may install the WCF’s associated equipment in accordance with any of the methods established in subsections (A)(1)(b) through (d) of this section.

3. New Utility Poles. If a WCF is collocated on a new utility pole, a provider must install the WCF’s associated equipment in accordance with subsection (A)(1)(a) or (d) of this section.

B. As required for the operation of a WCF or its equipment, an electric meter may be installed in accordance with requirements from the electric provider; provided, that the electric meter must be installed in the location that (1) minimizes its interference with other users of the city’s right-of-way including, but not limited to, pedestrians, motorists, and other entities with equipment in the right-of-way, and (2) minimizes its aesthetic impact.

C. The city shall not provide an exemption to these requirements when there is insufficient room in the right-of-way to place facilities at ground level and comply with ADA requirements, public safety concerns for pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists, or other articulable public safety concerns. (Ord. 2018-10 § 1 (Exh. A (part)); Ord. 2018-01 § 1 (Exh. A (part)). Formerly 5.54.300)