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Meeting May 07, 2019 - REGULAR MEETING OF THE MOUNT PROSPECT VILLAGE BOARD - 7:00 p.m.
Category 5. CONSENT AGENDA
Subject 5.3 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING SMALL WIRELESS FACILITY DESIGN, STEALTH, AND
CONCEALMENT STANDARDS.
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Type Action (Consent)
Preferred Date May 07, 20115
Absolute Date May 07, 20115'
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Recommended Action Enact a resolution adopting the Small Wireless Facility Design,, Stealth, and Concealment
Standards.
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On August 7,, 2018, the Village of Mount Prospect passed Ordinance No. 6399, "An Ordinance Amending the Mount
Prospect Village Code Relative to the Permitting, Regulation and Deployment of Small Wireless Facilities"'. This was in
conformance with the requirements of the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act (Public Act 100-585) approved by
the Governor on April 12,, 2018. Both the Illinois Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act and the FCC"s Ruling on
Small Wireless Facilities allow municipalities to adopt design and aesthetic standards.
When the Village adopted its small cell ordinance, it deferred adoption of the design standards to allow staff the
opportunity to research the issue. The small cell ordinance provides that the wireless providers must comply with tht
Village's written design standards.
As providers gear up to begin submitting permit applications for deployment of new cellular technologies, such as 5G,
it is important that the Village have written design standards to provide to those providers. The standards have been
written by the Village Attorney with the assistance from staff and include the following specifications for design,
stealth and concealment:
• Location of Small Wireless Facilities to minimize adverse aesthetic and visual impacts on the right-of-
way, property, building and/or other facilities adjacent and surrounding the requested location of the
small wireless facility.
• Size and placement of antennas on Village -owned utility poles and non -Village -owned utility poles.
• Size and placement of mechanical equipment on Village -owned utility poles and non -Village -owned
utility poles.
Placement of cables on existing utility poles and new utility poles.
Replacement of existing street light poles used in combination with small wireless facilities.
Installation of new wireless support structures,, where allowed.
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Due to constant changes in technology, there may be a need to revise these standards from time to time. Accordingly,
the proposed resolution grants the authority to the Village Manager to amend the standards as needed.
Attached are the Small Wireless Facility Design, Stealth and Concealment Standards and a Resolution adopting these
standards.
Alternatives
1. Enact a resolution adopting Small Wireless Facility Design,, Stealth, and Concealment Standards.
2. Action at discretion of Village Board.
Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Village Board enact a resolution adopting the Small Wireless Facility Design, Stealth, and
Concealment Standards.
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Mount Prospect Small Wireless Facility Design Standards-1.pdf (49 KB)
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All items under Consent Agenda are considered routine by the Village Board and will be enacted by one motion. There
will be no separate discussion of those items unless a Board member or member from the audience so requests, in
which the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its sequence on the agenda.
Motion & Voting
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Motion by Paul Hoefert, second by Michael Zadel.
Final Resolution: Motion Carries
Yea: William Grossi, Eleni Hatzisf Paul Hoefert, Richard Rogers, Colleen Sacolli, Michael Zadel
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RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION ADOPTING WRITTEN DESIGN STANDARDS FOR SMALL
WIRELESS FACILITIES WITHIN THE VILLAGE
WHEREAS, Public Act 100-585, known as the Small Wireless Facilities
Deployment Act (50 ll -CS 840/1 et seq.), acts to impose certain additional requirements
on municipalities, including the Village, regarding the permitting, construction,
deployment, regulation, operation, maintenance, repair and removal of certain defined
small wireless facilities both within public rights-of-way and in other locations within the
jurisdiction of the Village; and
WHEREAS, the Mount Prospect Village Code has heretofore been amended by
the President and Board of Trustees in Chapter 9, Article VIIIA (Small Wireless
Facilities) in order to regulate the permitting, construction, deployment, regulation,
operation, maintenance, repair and removal of small wireless facilities within the Village
in conformance with the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act; and
WHEREAS, both the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act and Chapter 9,
Article VIII of the Mount Prospect Village Code, as well as rules adopted by the Federal
Communications Commission relative to the deployment of small wireless facilities,
authorize the adoption of written design standards governing the installation of small
wireless facilities and associated wireless support structures within the Village; and
WHEREAS, the President and Board of Trustees find it to be in the best interests
of the Village to adopt, as the Small Wireless Facility Design, Aesthetic and
Concealment Standards for small wireless facilities as attached hereto and made a part
hereof.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Board of Trustees of
the Village of Mount Prospect, Cook County, Illinois, as follows:
SECTION 1: The above Recitals are hereby incorporated herein and made a part
of and are operative provisions of this Resolution, as if fully and completely repeated at
length herein.
SECTION 2: The Small Wireless Facility Design, Stealth and Concealment
Standards as attached hereto and made a part hereof are hereby approved and
adopted as the written design standards of the Village. These standards, once adopted,
may be amended at the direction of the Village Manager deemed necessary without
further review or approval of the Corporate Authorities, so long as such amendments
are consistent with the purpose and intent of Chapter 9, Article VIIIA of the Mount
Prospect Village Code.
SECTION 3: This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage and approval.
ADOPTED this day of
, 2019, pursuant to a
roll call vote of the Corporate Authorities of the Village of Mount Prospect as follows:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
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APPROVED this day of , 2019 by the Village President of the
Village of Mount Prospect, Cook County, Illinois.
ATTEST:
Village Clerk
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Village President
VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT
Small Wireless Facility Design, Stealth and Concealment Standards
The following design, stealth and concealment standards provide aesthetic requirements
and standards that apply to the placement of all small wireless facilities installed within the
public rights-of-way within the Village. Small Wireless Facilities are generally regulated by
the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act (50 ILCS 840/1 et seq., by federal law, and
Chapter 9, Article VIII, "Construction of Utility Facilities in the Rights -of -Way and Chapter
9, Article VIIIA, "Small Wireless Facilities" of the Village's Code of Ordinances.
Every small wireless facility to be located within village rights-of-way shall comply with the
following standards.
A. General Standards for Small wireless facilities:
1. The use of stealth technology in the location and construction of small
wireless facilities is required whenever and wherever possible.
Stealth technology means using the least visually and physically
intrusive design and equipment that is not technologically or
commercially impractible under the facts and circumstances, to
employ methods that blend into surroundings and not be visible; and
to minimize adverse aesthetic and visual impacts on the right-of-way,
property, building and/or other facilities adjacent to, surrounding and
in generally the same area as the requested location of such small
wireless facilities.
2. Small wireless facilities, including but not limited to antennas,
equipment enclosures, mounting brackets and hardware, mounting
posts, cables, and shrouds, shall be of a color that is identical to the
utility pole or of a neutral color compatible with the color of the utility
pole and any surrounding elements so as to camouflage or conceal
their appearance, create consistency among right-of-way
infrastructure, and to make such small wireless facilities as
unobtrusive as possible. The Director of Public Works or his or her
designee may approve compatible color schemes for antennas and
small wireless facilities. Anti -graffiti finishes shall be applied to all
Small wireless facilities that may be reachable from ground level.
3. Antennas shall be mounted no less than twelve (12) feet above
ground level.
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4. Antennas shall, to the extent technically feasible, be designed and
installed to appear hidden within the utility pole or to appear like an
original part of the utility pole or wireless support structure.
5. Each antenna not hidden within a utility pole shall be located entirely
within a shroud enclosure not more than six (6) cubic feet in volume
that is capable of accepting paint to match the approved color of the
small wireless facility.
6. Top -mounted antennas and their enclosures shall, unless an
alternative designee is approved by the Director of Public Works or
his or her designee, be mounted directly above the utility pole or
wireless support structure, and shall not extend the diameter of the
utility pole or wireless support structure at the level of the antenna
attachment.
7. Side -mounted small wireless facility antennas within a shroud
enclosure and side -mounted small wireless facility equipment
enclosures shall be, if possible, flush mounted to the utility pole or
wireless support structure at the level of the attachment. If not flush -
mounted, metal flaps or "wings" shall extend from the enclosure to
the utility pole or wireless support structure to conceal any gap
between the small wireless facility and the utility pole or wireless
support structure. The design of the flaps shall be integrated with the
design of the small wireless facility and be the same color.
8. Mechanical equipment and devices shall be, to the extent technically
feasible concealed underground or mounted within a concealment
box designed as a decorative pole base. Where not technically
feasible, small cell facilities or other devices may be mounted directly
to the pole a minimum of eight (8) feet above ground level and
screened by means of Village -approved banners or other approved
concealment methods. Ground mounted mechanical equipment and
devices shall only be allowed as provided in the Small Wireless
Facilities Ordinance and may be required to be screened with
landscaping.
9. In order to minimize visual impact, the wireless provider shall install
the smallest suitable wireless facilities then in industry use,
regardless of location, for the particular application.
10. Small wireless facilities located on street light poles or traffic control
structures shall not block light emanating from the street light fixture
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or otherwise interfere with the purpose of the street light fixture or
traffic control structure.
11. Small wireless facilities shall not be located in any area that interferes
with traffic, driveways, or pedestrian travel.
12. Small wireless facilities must be located and oriented in a way as to
minimize view blockage.
13. Small wireless facilities attached to poles, other than top -mounted
antennas, shall be mounted on the side of the utility pole or wireless
support structure at a 90 degree angle from the right-of-way and
opposite the direction of vehicular traffic along the same side of the
right-of-way.
14. Small wireless facilities attached to the utility pole or wireless support
structure shall be attached using rigid steel clamping mounts or
stainless steel banding to the exterior of any metal pole. All mounts
and banding shall be of the same color as the utility pole or wireless
support structure, except as otherwise approved by the Director of
Public Works. Care should be taken to integrate the mounting
elements into the small wireless facility design. Through -bolting or
use of lag bolts on Village -owned utility poles is prohibited.
15. All wires or cables serving the small wireless facility, except where
such wires or cables attach to the ports of the antenna, shall be
located inside conduit and concealed within the hollow interior of the
utility pole. If concealment is not technically feasible, flush mounted
to an existing utility pole in an enclosed wire chase on which the
facilities are collocated. For new utility poles or wireless support
structures, all wires and cables serving the small wireless facility shall
located inside conduit and concealed within the hollow interior of the
utility pole or wireless support structure.
16. All small wireless facilities shall be installed in accordance with all
applicable Village codes. No wiring or cabling shall interfere with any
existing wiring or cabling installed by the Village, a utility or a wireless
services provider.
17. No guy or other support wires will be used in connection with a small
wireless facility unless the small wireless facility is to be attached to
an existing utility pole or wireless support structure that incorporates
guy wires prior to the date the applicant has applied for a permit.
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18. Small wireless facilities shall not be artificially lighted or marked,
except as required by law.
19. The small wireless facility, including the antenna, and all related
equipment when attached to an existing or new utility pole or wireless
support structure, must be designed to withstand a wind force and ice
loads in accordance with the applicable standards established in
Chapter 25 of the National Electric Safety Code for utility poles,
Rule 250-6 and 250-C standards governing wind, ice, and loading
forces on utility poles, in the American National Standards Institute
(ANSI) in TIA/EIA Section 222-G established by the
Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) and the Electronics
Industry Association (EIA) for steel wireless support structures and
the applicable industry standard for other existing structures. For any
small wireless facility attached to a Village -owned utility pole or, in the
discretion of the Village, to a non Village -owned utility pole or wireless
support structure, the operator of the small wireless facility must
provide the Village with a structural evaluation of each specific
location containing a recommendation that the proposed installation
passes the standards described above. The evaluation must be
prepared by a professional structural engineer licensed in the State of
Illinois.
20. The Village will not authorize any attachments of small wireless
facilities to a Village -owned utility pole that negatively impact the
structural integrity of the pole. The Village may condition approval of
the collocation on replacement or modification of the Village -owned
utility pole if necessary to meet Village standards.
21. Small wireless facilities shall be located in a manner that meets the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and that does not obstruct,
impede or hinder the usual pedestrian or vehicular path of travel.
22. Small wireless facilities collocated on Village -owned utility poles may
not use the same power or communication source providing power
and/or communication for the existing infrastructure. The wireless
provider shall coordinate, establish, maintain and pay for all power
and communication connections with private utilities.
23. A four (4) inch by six (6) inch plate with the wireless provider's name,
location identifying information, and emergency telephone number
shall be permanently fixed to the small wireless facility equipment
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enclosure or shroud. Any manufacturer logos or decals on that may
be visible to the public shall be removed or painted over.
24. Small wireless facility equipment not mounted on a utility pole or
wireless support structure shall be installed underground. If
undergrounding is not possible, landscaping shall be required to help
mitigate the effects of the installation of any ground -mounted
equipment.
25. Alternative measures for concealment may be proposed by the
wireless provider and approved by the Director of Public Works or his
or her designee, if the Director of Public Works or his or her designee
determines that the optional measures will be at least as effective in
concealing the small wireless facilities as the measures required
above.
26. Wireless providers shall comply with the design and construction
standards that are generally applicable to utility installations in the
public right-of-way, as required by the Village's Code of Ordinances,
Chapter 9, Article VIII, "Construction of Utility Facilities on the Public
Rights-of-way", as well as these standards, any other written design
standards for decorative utility poles, or reasonable stealth,
concealment, and aesthetic requirements that are otherwise identified
by the Village in an ordinance, written policy adopted by the Village
Board of Trustees, in the Village's comprehensive plan, or in another
written design plan that applies to other occupiers of the rights-of-
way, including on a historic landmark or in a historic district.
B. Replacement of Existing Street Light Poles
The following standards apply when replacing an existing street light pole
with a combination small wireless facility and street light pole. Such
replacements should only be located where an existing street light pole can
be removed and replaced, or at a new location where it has been identified
that a street light is necessary. All such replacements shall meet the
following standards:
1. All replacement street light poles shall be the same design, material,
and color as the replaced existing street light pole and other poles
within the immediate area, unless an alternative design is approved
by the Director of Public Works or his or her designee.
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2. All replacement street light poles and pole foundations shall conform
to the Village's standards and specifications for street light design and
construction.
3. Replacement street light poles shall be placed in the same location
as the original pole, or upon approval, at an equal distance from other
street light poles within the same right of way based upon the
average distance between existing street light poles within the
designated area.
4. Street light poles shall be designed and engineered to support a
luminaire and mast arm of length equal to that of the existing pole to
be replaced or of a length approved by the Director of Public Works
or his or her designee based upon the location of the replacement
street light pole.
5. All luminaires and mast arms shall match the arc and style of the
original luminaire and mast arm, unless otherwise approved by the
Director of Public Works or his or her designee.
6. The replacement luminaire and mast arm shall be at the same height
above the ground as the existing luminaire and mast arm.
7. All replacement street light poles shall have new light fixtures of the
same manufacturer, model and light output as the removed fixture
and nearby light fixtures, or as otherwise approved by the Director of
Public Works or his or her designee.
8. Replacement street light poles shall have a five (5) year
manufacturer's replacement warranty.
9. Replacement street light poles shall meet American Association of
State Highway and Transportation Officials structural guidelines for
roadway applications and the American National Standards Institute
requirements for vibrations.
10. Street light pole height shall be measured from the ground to the top
of the street light pole.
11. All replacement street light pole heights shall be consistent with those
of existing street lights.
12. The small wireless facility components shall be sized appropriately to
the scale of the street light pole.
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13. A decorative transition shall be installed over the equipment
enclosure upper bolts, or a decorative base cover shall be installed to
match the equipment enclosure size. All hardware connections shall
be hidden from view. Each street light pole component shall be
architecturally compatible to create a cohesive aesthetic.
14. Replacement street light poles shall continue to be owned by the
Village.
C. Installation of new wireless support structures, where allowed.
1. There is a Village preference for new wireless support structures to
function as a street light as well, where deemed to be advisable by
the Director of Public Works or his or her designee at a particular
location, or to have the ability to be modified for street light use at the
Village's discretion.
2. A new wireless support structure shall be designed to minimize the
visual and aesthetic impact of the new vertical element and
associated small wireless facilities upon the surrounding area and
shall blend in with the surrounding streetscape with minimal visual
impact. The Village may require a new wireless support structure to
be constructed of a specific material that will enhance the stealth and
concealment of the structure.
3. New wireless support structures shall match the design, type,
material and color of existing utility poles, including street light poles,
within the immediate area, except as otherwise approved by the
Director of Public Works or his or her designee.
4. Within residentially zoned areas, new wireless support structure
installations shall be located where the shared property line between
two residential parcels intersects the right-of-way whenever possible,
unless an unsafe condition, cluttered appearance, or other violation of
these standards will result.
5. New wireless support structures shall be equal distance from other
utility poles based upon the average distance between existing utility
poles within the designated area. If a new wireless support structure
cannot be located the average distance from other utility poles, a new
wireless support structure may be approved if such wireless support
structure is designed as a stealth pole.
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6. The centerline of a new wireless support structure shall be in
alignment with existing utility poles where present, or with street or
parkway trees along the same side of the right-of-way.
7. Unless otherwise approved by the Director of Community
Development or his or her designee, new wireless support structures
shall be located a minimum of twelve (12) feet from driveway aprons,
a minimum of five (5) feet from existing underground utility pipes
owned by the Village, including but not limited to sanitary sewer,
storm sewer and water main installations, and a minimum of ten (10)
feet from other utility structures and appurtenances (fire hydrants,
manholes, valves, etc.).
8. New wireless support structures shall be sited outside the critical root
zone of existing trees having a three (3) inch diameter at breast
height located in the immediate vicinity.
9. The outside diameter of any new wireless support structure shall not
exceed the diameter of existing utility poles located within 300 feet of
the location of the new wireless support structure.
10. New wireless support structures, inclusive of any antenna
attachment, shall not exceed the heights as authorized by Chapter 9,
Article VIIIA of the Village Code.
11. New wireless support structures shall be round in shape with a
smooth pole shaft.
12. New wireless support structures incorporating pole -mounted small
wireless facilities shall be tapered in diameter from the base to the
top, with a maximum diameter of twelve (12) inches at the base and a
maximum diameter of eight (8) inches at the top, unless an
alternative design is approved by the Director of Public Works or his
or her designee. Incorporation of equipment within an equipment
enclosure in the base or other portion of the structure is preferred.
13. New wireless support structures incorporating small wireless facilities
in an equipment enclosure within a base may utilize poles tapered in
diameter or poles having a consistent outside diameter, unless an
alternative design is approved by the Director of Public Works or his
or her designee.
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14. All new wireless support structures must be supported with a
reinforced concrete foundation designed, stamped, sealed and
signed by a professional engineer licensed and registered in the
State of Illinois, and subject to the approval of the Director of Public
Works or his or her designee.
15. All anchor bolts must be concealed from public view, with an
appropriate pole boot or cover powder -coated to match the wireless
support structure color.
16. If multiple requests are received to install two (2) or more wireless
support structures in approximately the same location, in a manner
that would violate these requirements or other Village requirements,
the Village shall resolve such conflict through whatever reasonable
and nondiscriminatory manner it deems appropriate.
D. Historic Districts and Landmarks: For areas designated as historic districts, or on
buildings or structures designated as historic landmarks, in addition to the stealth,
concealment and design requirements referenced above, the following additional
restrictions/conditions apply to the installation of small wireless facilities:
1. Small wireless facilities and wireless support structures shall be
comprised of materials that are consistent with the surrounding
elements so as to blend architecturally with any buildings or
structures designated as historic landmarks or located within a
designated historic district, and shall be designed to blend with the
surrounding historical landmarks and/or district in design and color.
2. No ground -mounted equipment enclosures shall be permitted within a
designated historic district except as approved by the Village as
stealth installations.
3. Small wireless facilities shall not be mounted upon Village -owned
ornamental street lights except in cases where the equipment
enclosure is concealed within the base of the ornamental street light,
and the antenna and its related shroud is incorporated in a seamless
enclosure on the top of the ornamental street light, pursuant to these
design standards and as approved by the Director of Public Works or
his or her designee.
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