Linden City Zoning Code
§ 31-50.2.8
Design Standards.
[Added 6-15-2021 by Ord. No. 65-25]
All aboveground Communications Facilities in the public ROW requiring Administrative Review only shall conform to the following non-discriminatory design guidelines generally applicable to all facilities in the public ROW:
a.
Siting and Design Requirements:
1.
Pole Siting Standards. New Poles for use as support structures for Small Wireless Facilities shall conform to the following siting standards:
(a)
Height. No proposed pole shall be taller than 50 feet or 110% of the height of poles in the surrounding streetscape, whichever is higher.
(b)
Location, Safety and Aesthetics. No proposed pole shall be erected in the right-of-way unless it:
(1)
Is approved pursuant to the provisions of this section;
(2)
Replaces an existing pole; or
(3)
Any pole mounted antenna in installed on said new or existing pole is a minimum of 150 linear feet from any other existing or proposed Small Wireless Facility; and
(4)
Does not inhibit any existing sight triangles or sight distances; and
(5)
Allows adequate room for the public to pass and repass across, along and through the right-of-way;
(6)
Is finished and/or painted and/or otherwise camouflaged, in conformance with best available stealth technology methods, so as to blend in compatibly with its background and so as to minimize its visual impact on surrounding properties; and
(7)
Is compliant with Chapter 15, Streets and Sidewalks, of the City Code as well as any applicable local and state laws and regulations pertaining to the installation of utility poles in the right-of-way, including promulgated by the Board of Public Utilities requiring approval of proposed locations prior to installation.
2.
Ground Level Cabinet Siting Standards. Ground level cabinets shall conform to the following siting standards:
(a)
Ground level cabinets are prohibited in the public Right-of-Way in residential zones and any future residential zones.
(b)
Ground level cabinets are permitted in non-residential zones provided that such ground level cabinet:
(c)
Is less than 28 cubic feet in volume; and
(d)
Is finished and/or painted so as to blend in compatibly with its background and so as to minimize its visual impact on surrounding properties; and
(e)
Does not inhibit any existing sight triangles or sight distance; and
(f)
Allows adequate room for the public to pass and repass across, along and through the municipal right-of-way.
3.
Pole Mounted Antenna and Pole Mounted Cabinet Siting Standards.
4.
Pole mounted antennas are permitted on existing poles, provided that each pole mounted antenna:
(a)
Does not exceed three cubic feet in volume; and
(b)
Is finished and/or painted and/or otherwise camouflaged, in conformance with best available stealth technology methods, so as to blend in compatibly with its background and so as to minimize its visual impact on surrounding properties; and
(c)
Is a minimum of 150 linear feet from any other existing or proposed Small Wireless Facility; and
(d)
Does not inhibit any sight triangles or sight distance; and
(e)
Allows adequate room for the public to pass and repass across, along and through the public right-of-way.
(f)
Pole mounted cabinets are permitted on Existing Poles in all residential zones and non-residential zones provided that each pole mounted cabinet:
(1)
Does not exceed 16 cubic feet; and
(2)
Is finished and/or painted and/or otherwise camouflaged, in conformance with best available stealth technology methods, so as to blend in compatibly with its background and so as to minimize its visual impact on surrounding properties; and
(3)
Does not inhibit any sight triangles or sight distance; and
(4)
Allows adequate room for the public to pass and repass across the public Right-of-Way.
b.
Maximum Height Requirements.
1.
Maximum Size of Permitted Use. Small Wireless Facilities, and new, modified or replacement poles, towers and support structures (subject to the further limitation for replacement of support structures described in the definition of "Small Wireless Facility" in § 31-50.1.2) to be used for collocation of Small Wireless Facilities may be placed in the public right-of-way as a permitted use in accordance with this § 31-50.2.2, subject to the following requirements.
(a)
Each new, modified or replacement pole, tower or support structure installed in the public ROW shall not exceed the greater of:
(1)
Five feet above the tallest existing pole, tower or support structure not exceeding 50 feet in the public ROW, in place as of the effective date of this section, and located within 500 feet of the new proposed pole, support structure; or 10 feet on utility distribution poles where required by the electrical utility separation requirements; or
(2)
Fifty feet above ground level.
(b)
Each modified or replacement pole, tower, or support structure installed in the public ROW shall not exceed the greater of:
(1)
Five feet above the height of the structure being modified or replaced in place as of the effective date of this section; or 10 feet on utility distribution poles where required by the electrical utility separation requirements; or
(2)
The height limit under this § 31-50.2.8b1(a).