Ord 2017-056/establishing standards for permitting, design, installation, inspection and operation of Small Cell Network Infrastructure in City ROW or on City infrastructure

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minimize any obstruction, impediment, or hindrance to the usual travel or public safety on a public right-of-way the maximum line of sight required to add to safe travel of vehicular and pedestrian traffic and in order to maximize that line of sight at street corners and intersections and to minimize hazards at those locations, ground equipment may not be installed within 250 feet of a street corner or a street intersection. 2. Ground Equipment near Municipal Parks. For the safety of Municipal park patrons, particularly small children, and to allow full line of sights near Municipal park property, the Network Provider shall not install Ground Equipment in a Right-of-Way that is within a Park or within 250 feet of the boundary line of a Park, unless approved by the City Manager and Parks Director in writing. 3. Minimize Ground equipment density: In accordance with Chapter 284, Sec. 284.102 (1) to enhance the safety requirements of line of sight of pedestrians, particularly small children, the City’s designee may deny a request for a proposed Location if the Network Provider installs Network Node ground equipment where existing ground equipment within 300 feet already occupies a footprint of 25 sq. ft. or more. 4. Water, Sewer and Storm Drainage Lines: Special precautions must be taken where underground fiber optic cable is installed in public street right-of-ways commonly used for utility corridors. a. Underground utilities and service connections must be identified prior to excavation. “Dig Alert,” “One Call,” or similar underground utility contractor must be contacted to identify the locations of subsurface utilities. b. If temporary disruption of service is required, the installation contractor must notify the City, the service provider, and customers at least 24 hours in advance. No service on such lines may be disrupted until prior approval from the City and the service provider. c. At locations where the fiber optic cable will cross other subsurface utilities or structures, the cable must be installed to provide a minimum of 12 inches of vertical clearance between it and the other subsurface utilities or structures, while still maintaining the other applicable minimum depth requirement. To maintain the minimum depth requirement, the cable must be installed under the existing utility. If the minimum 12-inch clearance cannot be obtained between the proposed cable facility and the existing utility, the fiber optic cable must be encased in steel pipe of avoid future damage. d. Existing Water Lines: No communication lines shall be placed on top of a water line but may be placed to the side of a water line at least 4 feet from the center line of the water line. When crossing a water line, a 12-inch vertical or horizontal clearance must be maintained. Poles must be at least 3 feet from a water line. e. Existing Sewer Lines: No communication lines shall be placed on top of a sewer line but may be placed to the side of a sewer line at least 4 feet from the center line of the sewer line. When crossing a sewer line, a 12-inch vertical or horizontal clearance must be maintained. Poles must be at least 3 feet from a sewer line. 14