1. Mounting or installing an antenna facility on a preexisting structure; and/or

2. Modifying a structure for the purpose of mounting or installing an antenna facility on that structure.

1. The reconstruction of a permanent WCF and limited to a duration of twelve months from the date of approval unless an extension is requested at least thirty days prior to the expiration date; or

2. Large scale events are limited to the duration of the event, plus ten days prior to the event and ten days after; or

3. Emergency communications equipment in anticipation of and during a declared public emergency or emergency exercise.

1. Routine maintenance, replacement, or repair of WCF or related equipment, excluding structural work or changes in height, type, or dimensions of towers or base stations; provided, that compliance with the standards of this chapter is maintained and a right-of-way use permit is obtained if the WCF is located in the right-of-way;

2. Emergency repair or maintenance of a WCF, provided a building permit application is filed for the emergency repair or maintenance of a WCF within seven working days after such emergency activity is started;

3. Industrial processing equipment and scientific or medical equipment using frequencies regulated by the FCC;

4. Antennas and related equipment that are being stored, shipped, or displayed for sale;

5. Radar systems for military and civilian communication and navigation;

6. Temporary wireless communication facilities subject to the requirements of a temporary use permit pursuant to Chapter 22.60 MMC, Temporary Uses;

7. Licensed amateur (ham) radio stations;

8. Satellite dish antennas less than two meters in diameter, including direct-to-home satellite services, when operated as a secondary or accessory use of a property; and

9. Governmentally operated wireless communication devices for public safety radio systems, ham radio and business radio systems.

1. Macro Facility Permit. A macro facility permit is required for any macro facility unless specifically exempted.

2. Associated Permit(s) and Checklist(s). The applicant shall attach all associated required permit applications including but not limited to applications required under Chapter 12.36 MMC, and applications or checklists required under the city’s critical areas, shoreline or SEPA ordinances.

3. Completeness. An application for a macro facility is not complete until the applicant has submitted all the applicable items required by MMC 22.62.020 and, to the extent relevant, has submitted all the applicable items in subsection (B) of this section and the city has confirmed that the application is complete.

1. Preapplication Meeting. A preapplication meeting is encouraged prior to submitting an application for a macro facility. The purpose of a preapplication meeting is to discuss the nature of the proposed macro facility, and to review applicable plans, policies, and regulations.

2. Application and Contents. The following information, along with the required fee as established by the city’s fee resolution, which may be amended from time to time, shall be provided by all applicants for a macro facility permit:

3. Public Notice. Wireless communication facility permits shall follow the applicable noticing requirements in MMC 22.84.050, Public notice requirements.

4. Decision. The director may approve, deny, or conditionally approve all or any portion of the sites proposed in the macro facility permit application.

5. Third Party Review. The director shall route applications to consultants as the director determines necessary. All actual, reasonable costs of consultant review shall be billed to the applicant.

6. Withdrawal. Any applicant may withdraw an application at any time, provided the withdrawal is in writing and signed by all persons who signed the original application or their successors in interest. When a withdrawal is received, the application shall be deemed null and void. If such withdrawal occurs prior to the director’s decision, then reimbursement of fees submitted with said application shall be prorated to withhold the amount of city costs incurred in processing the application prior to the time of withdrawal. If such withdrawal is not accomplished prior to the director’s decision, no portion of the fee will be refunded. (Ord. 008/2022 § 4 (Exh. B))

1. The facilities will not interfere with the purpose for which the city-owned property is intended; and

2. The facilities will have no significant adverse impact on surrounding private property.

1. Compliance with prioritized locations pursuant to MMC 22.62.080.

2. Compliance with design standards pursuant to MMC 22.62.090. (Ord. 008/2022 § 4 (Exh. B))

1. Collocated with existing macro facility(ies) or another existing public facility/utility (i.e., existing or replacement utility pole or an existing tower) in the industrial, public facility, and commercial zoning districts.

2. Collocated with existing macro facility(ies) in other zones.

3. Collocated on other existing or replacement structures in the industrial, public facility and commercial zoning districts.

4. Collocated on existing or replacement structures in mixed use – medical zoning district.

5. Collocated on existing or replacement structures in mixed use – neighborhood, mixed use – general, open space, and residential zones where the structure is not used for residential uses (e.g., religious facility or public facility (i.e., existing or replacement utility pole)).

6. New tower proposed in a nonresidential (industrial, commercial, mixed use, open space, or public facility) zone district where the sole purpose is for WCFs. Said structure shall be the minimum height necessary to serve the target area and in no event may exceed the height requirements established by MMC 22.62.090; however, the structure shall be designed to allow extensions to accommodate the future collocation of additional antennas and support equipment. Further, the tower structure shall comply with the setback requirements of the commercial or business zone districts, as applicable. In no case shall the antenna be of a height that requires illumination by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

7. New tower proposed in a residential zone district, where the sole purpose is for WCFs, but only if the proposed structure is no higher than the minimum height necessary to serve the target area and in no event may exceed the height requirements established by MMC 22.62.090; however, the tower shall be designed to allow extensions to accommodate the future collocation of additional antennas and support equipment. In no case shall the antenna be of a height that requires illumination by the FAA.

1. The following entities in descending order will be given priority to locate on city-owned property:

1. Attached antennas may exceed the height limitation by fifteen feet so long as they are affixed to the side of an existing building or mounted on the rooftop of the building and architecturally blend with the building.

2. Buildings that are nonconforming with respect to height may be used, provided the antennas do not exceed a height of fifteen feet above the existing structure. Placement of an antenna on a nonconforming structure shall not be considered to be an expansion of the nonconforming structure.

3. The interruption of architectural lines or horizontal or vertical reveals is discouraged.

4. New architectural features such as columns, pilasters, corbels, or other ornamentation that conceal antennas may be used if they complement the architecture of the existing building.

5. The smallest mounting brackets necessary shall be used, in order to provide the smallest offset from the building.

6. Skirts or shrouds shall be utilized on the sides and bottoms of antennas in order to conceal mounting hardware, create a cleaner appearance, and minimize the visual impact of the antennas. Exposed cabling/wiring is prohibited.

7. If the aesthetic impacts cannot be mitigated by placement and color solutions, the WCF can be required to be screened.

1. Nonreflective coloring, approved by the director, which blends into the nearby surroundings of the WCF so as to minimize the visual impact of the support structure or antennas.

2. Located in such a manner that, to the extent feasible, existing trees and/or buildings and other structures on the site are used to screen the WCF from view from rights-of-way and residences; provided, however, that all WCF shall be designed in a manner which minimizes the need for removal of existing trees.

3. Designed to resemble an object other than a WCF which is already present in the local environment, such as a tree or a streetlight.

4. Colors or materials that match the underlying support structure.

5. Other examples of concealment techniques include, but are not limited to, the use of innovative site design techniques, existing or new vegetation and landscaping, other surface treatments, alternative antenna configuration and/or selection, utilization of antenna support structures designed to resemble trees, and any other practice which screens the WCF from observation from roadways, residences, and other properties or otherwise has the effect of reducing the aesthetic impacts associated with the WCF.

1. Equipment enclosures shall be the minimum size necessary for its intended purpose. Equipment enclosures shall be located within buildings or placed underground, unless applicant can demonstrate that such placement is technically infeasible. When they cannot be located in buildings or placed underground, equipment enclosures shall be screened. Alternate methods for screening may include the use of building or parapet walls, sight-obscuring fencing and/or landscaping. If landscaping screening is used, the applicant must comply with the type I planting buffer with a minimum width of five feet around the enclosure, in accordance with the requirements contained in MMC 22.46.040(A), Type I Planting – Solid Screen.

2. Ground-mounted equipment in the right-of-way is prohibited, unless such facilities are placed underground, or the applicant can demonstrate that such placement is technically infeasible.

3. Generators located in the right-of-way are prohibited.

4. All equipment shelters, cabinets, or other on-the-ground ancillary equipment shall meet the setback requirements of the zone in which it is located.

1. “Base station” means a structure or equipment at a fixed location that enables FCC-licensed or authorized wireless communications between user equipment and a communications network. The term does not encompass a tower as defined herein nor any equipment associated with a tower. “Base station” includes, without limitation:

2. “Collocation” means the mounting or installation of transmission equipment on an eligible support structure for the purpose of transmitting and/or receiving radio frequency signals for communication purposes.

3. “Eligible facilities request” means any request for modification of an existing tower or base station that does not substantially change the physical dimensions of such tower or base station, involving:

4. “Eligible support structure” means any tower or base station as defined in this section; provided, that it is existing at the time the relevant application is filed with the city.

5. “Existing” means a constructed tower or base station if it has been reviewed and approved under the applicable zoning or siting process, or under another state or local regulatory review process; provided, that a tower that has not been reviewed and approved because it was not in a zoned area when it was built, but was lawfully constructed, is existing for purposes of this definition.

6. “Site” means, for towers other than towers in the public rights-of-way, the current boundaries of the leased or owned property surrounding the tower and any access or utility easements currently related to the site, and, for other eligible support structures, further restricted to that area in proximity to the structure and to other transmission equipment already deployed on the ground. The current boundaries of a site are the boundaries that existed as of the date that the original support structure or a modification to that structure was last reviewed and approved by a state or local government, if the approval of the modification occurred prior to the Spectrum Act or otherwise outside of the Section 6409(a) process.

7. “Substantial change” means a modification substantially changes the physical dimensions of an eligible support structure if it meets any of the following criteria:

8. “Tower” means any structure built for the sole or primary purpose of supporting any FCC-licensed or authorized antennas and their associated facilities, including structures that are constructed for wireless communications services including, but not limited to, private, broadcast, and public safety services, as well as unlicensed wireless services and fixed wireless services such as microwave backhaul and the associated site.

9. “Transmission equipment” means equipment that facilitates transmission for any FCC-licensed or authorized wireless communication service, including, but not limited to, radio transceivers, antennas, coaxial or fiber-optic cable, and regular and backup power supply. The term includes equipment associated with wireless communications services including, but not limited to, private, broadcast, and public safety services, as well as unlicensed wireless services and fixed wireless services such as microwave backhaul.

1. To toll the time frame for incompleteness, the director shall provide written notice to the applicant within thirty days of receipt of the application, clearly and specifically delineating all missing documents and/or information required in the application.

2. The time frame for review begins running again when the applicant makes a supplemental submission in response to the city’s notice of incompleteness.

3. Following a supplemental submission, the director will notify the applicant within ten days that the supplemental submission did not provide the information identified in the original notice delineating missing information. The time frame is tolled in the case of second or subsequent notices pursuant to the procedures identified in this subsection. Second or subsequent notices of incompleteness may not specify missing documents or information that was not delineated in the original notice of incompleteness.

1. Franchise. If any portion of the applicant’s facilities are to be located in the city’s right-of-way, the applicant shall apply for, and receive approval of, a franchise, consistent with the requirements in Chapter 5.54 MMC. An application for a franchise may be submitted concurrently with an application for small wireless facility permit(s).

2. Small Wireless Facility Permits. The applicant shall submit a small wireless facility permit application and associated components as required by this section. Prior to the issuance of the small wireless facility permit, the applicant shall pay the permit fee as set forth in the fee schedule which may be amended by city council from time to time, or the actual costs incurred by the city in reviewing such permit application. If the applicant desires to locate outside the rights-of-way, or has already obtained a franchise to deploy inside the rights-of-way, the applicant may apply directly for a small wireless facility permit.

3. Associated Application(s) and Checklist(s). Any application for a small wireless permit which contains an element which is not categorically exempt from SEPA review shall simultaneously apply under Chapter 43.21C RCW and Chapter 22.78 MMC. Further, any application proposing small wireless facilities in a shoreline area (pursuant to Chapter 22.82 MMC) or a critical area (pursuant to Chapter 22.80 MMC) shall indicate why the application is exempt or comply with the review processes in such codes. Applications for small wireless facilities in design zones or for new poles shall comply with the requirements in MMC 22.62.180.

4. Leases. An applicant who desires to attach a small wireless facility to any structure owned by the city shall include an application for a lease as a component of its application. Leases for the use of public property, structures, or facilities shall be submitted to the city council for approval. (Ord. 008/2022 § 4 (Exh. B))

1. The location of overhead and underground public utility, telecommunication, cable, water, adjacent lighting, sewer drainage and other lines and equipment within one hundred feet of the proposed project area (which project area shall include the location of the fiber source and power source). Further, the applicant shall include all existing and proposed improvements related to the proposed location, including but not limited to poles, driveways, ADA ramps, equipment cabinets, street trees and structures within one hundred feet of the proposed project area.

2. The specific trees, structures, improvements, facilities, lines and equipment, and obstructions, if any, that applicant proposes to temporarily or permanently remove or relocate and a landscape plan for protecting, trimming, removing, replacing, and restoring any trees or areas to be disturbed during construction.

3. Compliance with the siting and aesthetic requirements of MMC 22.62.170 and MMC 22.62.180, as applicable.

4. The applicant must show written approval from the owner of any pole or structure for the installation of its small wireless facilities on such pole or structure. To the extent that the pole or structure is not owned by the property owner, the applicant shall demonstrate in writing that they have authority from the property owner to obtain permits to install the small wireless facility on the pole or structure. Such written approval shall include approval of the specific pole, engineering and design standards from the pole owner, unless the pole owner is the city. Submission of the lease agreement between the owner and the applicant is not required. For city-owned poles or structures, the applicant must obtain a lease from the city prior to or concurrent with the small wireless permit application and must submit as part of the application the information required in the lease for the city to evaluate the usage of a specific pole.

5. If the application is for a new or a replacement light pole, then the applicant must provide a photometric analysis.

1. Whether the proposed small wireless facility could be located on a street corner rather than in the middle of a block.

2. Whether a small wireless facility is currently installed on an existing pole in front of the same residential parcel. If a small wireless facility exists, then the applicant must demonstrate that no technically feasible alternative location exists which is not in front of the same residential parcel.

3. Whether the proposed small wireless facility can be screened from residential view by choosing a pole location that is not directly in front of a window or views.

1. In any zone, upon application for a small wireless permit, the city will permit small wireless deployment on existing or replacement utility poles conforming to the city’s generally applicable development and design and concealment standards.

2. Vertical clearance shall be reviewed by the director to ensure that the small wireless facilities will not pose a hazard to other users of the right-of-way.

3. Replacement poles and new poles shall comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), city construction and sidewalk clearance standards, traffic warrants, city ordinances, and state and federal statutes and regulations in order to provide a clear and safe passage within the right-of-way. Further, the location of any replacement pole or new pole must: be physically possible, cannot obstruct vehicular or pedestrian traffic or the clear zone, not interfere with utility or safety fixtures (e.g., fire hydrants, traffic control devices), and not adversely affect the public welfare, health, or safety.

4. No equipment shall be operated so as to produce noise in violation of MMC 6.04.055, Public nuisances affecting peace, and Chapter 173-60 WAC, Maximum Environmental Noise Levels.

5. Small wireless facilities may not encroach onto or over private property or property outside of the right-of-way without the property owner’s express written consent.

1. Does not defeat concealment elements specifically designated as stealth techniques;

2. Incorporates the aesthetic elements required as conditions of approval set forth in the original small wireless facility approval in a manner consistent with the rights granted an eligible facility; and

3. Does not exceed the conditions of a small wireless facility as defined by 47 C.F.R. § 1.6002(l).

1. In the event power is later undergrounded in an area where small wireless communication facilities are located above ground on utility poles supporting such power lines, the small wireless communication facilities shall be removed and may be replaced with a facility meeting the design standards for new poles in MMC 22.62.190.

2. Except for electrical meters, ground-mounted equipment in the right-of-way is prohibited, unless the applicant can demonstrate that pole-mounted, completely concealed within the pole, or undergrounded equipment is technically infeasible. If ground-mounted equipment is necessary, then the applicant shall submit a concealment element plan. Generators located in the right-of-way are prohibited.

3. Small wireless facilities are not permitted on traffic signal poles unless denial of the siting could be a prohibition or effective prohibition of the applicant’s ability to provide telecommunications service in violation of 47 U.S.C. §§ 253 and 332.

4. Replacement poles and new poles shall comply with the ADA, city construction and sidewalk clearance standards, city ordinance, and state and federal laws and regulations in order to provide a clear and safe passage within the right-of-way. Further, the location of any replacement or new pole shall: be physically possible, comply with applicable traffic warrants, not interfere with utility or safety fixtures (e.g., fire hydrants, traffic control devices), and not adversely affect the public welfare, health or safety.

5. Replacement poles shall be located no more than five feet from the existing pole with the requirement to remove the abandoned pole, unless the applicant can demonstrate that they require a location up to ten feet from the existing pole.

6. No signage, message or identification other than the manufacturer’s identification or identification required by governing law is allowed to be portrayed on any antenna or equipment enclosure or on the pole. Any permitted signage shall be located either on the equipment enclosures or in the location required by law and be of the minimum size necessary to achieve the intended or required purpose (no larger than four by six inches unless required by law); provided, that signs are permitted as stealth concealment element techniques where appropriate.

7. Antennas and related equipment shall not be illuminated except for security reasons, required by a federal or state authority, or unless approved as part of a concealment element plan.

8. Side arm mounts for antennas or equipment shall be the minimum extension necessary and the inside edge of the antenna may be no more than twelve inches from the surface of the pole.

9. The preferred location of a small wireless facility on a pole is the location with the least visual impact.

10. Antennas, equipment enclosures, and ancillary equipment, conduit and cable shall not dominate the structure or pole upon which they are attached.

11. Except for locations in the right-of-way, small wireless facilities are prohibited on any property containing a residential use in the residential zones; provided, that where small wireless facilities are intended to be located more than four hundred feet from a right-of-way and within an access easement over residential property, the location may be allowed if:

12. The city may consider the cumulative visual effects of small wireless facilities mounted on poles within the right-of-way when assessing proposed siting locations so as to not adversely affect the visual character of the city. This provision shall not be applied to limit the number of permits issued when no alternative sites are reasonably available nor to impose a technological requirement on the applicant.

13. These design standards are intended to be used solely for the purpose of concealment and siting. Nothing herein shall be interpreted or applied in a manner which dictates the use of a particular technology. When strict application of these requirements would unreasonably impair the function of the technology chosen by the applicant, alternative forms of concealment or deployment may be permitted which provide similar or greater protections of the streetscape.

1. Upon adoption of a city standard small wireless facility pole design(s) within the city’s engineering, design, and construction manual, an applicant shall first consider using or modifying the standard pole design to accommodate its small wireless facility without substantially changing the outward visual and aesthetic character of the design. The applicant, upon a showing that use or modification of the standard pole design is either technically or physically infeasible, or that the modified pole design will not comply with the city’s ADA or sidewalk clearance requirements and/or would violate electrical or other safety standards, may deviate from the adopted standard pole design and use the design standards as further described in subsection (B) of this section.

2. The applicant shall minimize to the extent possible the antenna and equipment space and shall use the smallest enclosure technically necessary to fit the equipment and antennas. The antennas and equipment shall be located using the following methods:

3. The furthest point of any equipment enclosure may not extend more than twenty-eight inches from the face of the pole. Any equipment or antenna enclosures shall meet WSDOT height clearance requirements. Applicants are encouraged to place the equipment enclosure as close to the antennas as physically and technically possible, unless such placement would cause a greater aesthetic impact.

4. All conduit, cables, wires and fiber shall be routed internally in the nonwooden pole. Full concealment of all conduit, cables, wires and fiber is required within mounting brackets, shrouds, canisters or sleeves if attaching to exterior antennas or equipment.

5. An antenna on top of an existing pole may not extend more than six feet above the height of the existing pole and the diameter may not exceed sixteen inches, measured at the top of the pole, unless the applicant can demonstrate that more space is technically necessary. The antennas and any extension shall be integrated into the pole design so that it appears as a continuation of the original pole, including colored or painted to match the pole, and shall be shrouded or screened to blend with the pole. All cabling and mounting hardware/brackets from the bottom of the antenna to the top of the pole shall be fully concealed and integrated with the pole.

6. Any replacement pole shall substantially conform to the design of the pole it is replacing or the neighboring pole design standards utilized within the contiguous right-of-way.

7. The height of any replacement pole may not extend more than ten feet above the height of the existing pole or the minimum additional height necessary, whichever is less; provided, that the height of the replacement pole cannot be extended further by additional antenna height.

8. The diameter of a replacement pole shall comply with the city’s setback and sidewalk clearance requirements and shall, to the extent technically feasible, not be more than a twenty-five percent increase of the existing nonwooden pole measured at the base of the pole, unless additional diameter is needed in order to conceal equipment within the pole and shall comply with the requirements in subsection (A)(4) of this section.

9. The use of the pole for the siting of a small wireless facility shall be considered secondary to the primary function of the pole. If the primary function of a pole serving as the host site for a small wireless facility becomes unnecessary, the pole shall not be retained for the sole purpose of accommodating the small wireless facility and the small wireless facility and all associated equipment shall be removed.

1. The wooden pole at the proposed location may be replaced with a taller pole for the purpose of accommodating a small wireless facility; provided, that the replacement pole shall not exceed a height that is a maximum of ten feet taller than the existing pole, unless a further height increase is required and confirmed in writing by the pole owner and that such height extension is the minimum extension possible to provide sufficient separation and/or clearance from electrical and wireline facilities.

2. A pole extender may be used instead of replacing an existing pole but may not increase the height of the existing pole by more than ten feet, unless a further height increase is required and confirmed in writing by the pole owner and that such height increase is the minimum extension possible to provide sufficient separation and/or clearance from electrical and wireline facilities. A “pole extender” as used herein is an object affixed between the pole and the antenna for the purpose of increasing the height of the antenna above the pole. The pole extender shall be painted to approximately match the color of the pole and shall substantially match the diameter of the pole measured at the top of the pole.

3. Replacement wooden poles shall either match the approximate color and materials of the replaced pole or shall be the standard new wooden pole used by the pole owner in the city.

4. Antennas, equipment enclosures, and all ancillary equipment, boxes and conduit shall be colored or painted to match the approximate color of the surface of the wooden pole on which they are attached.

5. The interior edge of an antenna shall not be mounted more than twelve inches from the surface of the wooden pole.

6. Antennas should be placed in an effort to minimize visual clutter and obtrusiveness. Multiple antennas are permitted on a wooden pole; provided, that each antenna shall not be more than three cubic feet in volume.

7. A canister antenna may be mounted on top of an existing wooden pole, which may not exceed the height requirements described in subsection (B)(1) of this section. A canister antenna mounted on the top of a wooden pole shall not exceed sixteen inches in diameter, measured at the top of the pole, and shall be colored or painted to match the pole. The canister antenna shall be placed to look as if it is an extension of the pole. In the alternative, the applicant may propose a side mounted canister antenna, so long as the inside edge of the antenna is no more than twelve inches from the surface of the wooden pole. All cables shall be concealed either within the canister antenna or within a sleeve between the antenna and the wooden pole.

8. The furthest point of any antenna or equipment enclosure may not extend more than twenty-eight inches from the face of the pole. Any equipment or antenna enclosures shall meet WSDOT height clearance requirements. Applicants are encouraged to place the equipment enclosure as close to the antennas as physically and technically possible, unless such placement would cause a greater aesthetic impact.

9. An omnidirectional antenna may be mounted on the top of an existing wooden pole, provided such antenna is no more than four feet in height and is mounted directly on the top of a pole or attached to a sleeve made to look like the exterior of the pole as close to the top of the pole as technically feasible. All cables shall be concealed within the sleeve between the bottom of the antenna and the mounting bracket.

10. All related equipment, including but not limited to ancillary equipment, radios, cables, associated shrouding, microwaves, and conduit which are mounted on wooden poles shall not be mounted more than six inches from the surface of the pole, unless a further distance is technically required, and is confirmed in writing by the pole owner.

11. Equipment for small wireless facilities shall be attached to the wooden pole, unless otherwise permitted to be ground mounted pursuant to subsection (A)(2) of this section. The equipment must be placed in the smallest enclosure possible for the intended purpose. The equipment enclosure and all other wireless equipment associated with the utility pole, including wireless equipment associated with the antenna and any pre-existing associated equipment on the pole, may not exceed twenty-eight cubic feet. Multiple equipment enclosures may be acceptable if designed to more closely integrate with the pole design and do not cumulatively exceed twenty-eight cubic feet. The applicant is encouraged to place the equipment enclosure behind any banners or road signs that may be on the pole; provided, that such location does not interfere with the operation of the banners or signs, or the small wireless facility.

12. A unified enclosure housing both antenna and equipment may be utilized and shall be placed as close to the surface of the pole as possible, but the interior edge of the unified antenna and equipment enclosure shall not extend more than twelve inches off the pole if necessary for antenna tilt and/or technical need. The unified enclosure shall be the smallest size technically necessary, but shall not exceed the dimensional requirements of subsection (C)(11) of this section. To the extent possible, the unified enclosure shall be placed so as to appear as an integrated part of the pole or behind banners or signs; provided, that such location does not interfere with the operation of the small wireless facility or operations of the banners or signs.

13. The visual effect of the small wireless facility on all other aspects of the appearance of the wooden pole shall be minimized to the greatest extent possible.

14. The small wireless facility shall be considered a secondary use to the primary use of the utility pole. If the primary use of a utility pole serving as the host site for a small wireless facility becomes unnecessary, the utility pole shall not be retained for the sole purpose of accommodating the small wireless facility and the small wireless facility and all associated equipment shall be removed.

15. The diameter of a replacement pole shall comply with the requirements listed in subsection (A)(4) of this section or the pole owner’s standard pole size.

16. All cables and wires shall be routed through conduit along the outside of the pole. The outside conduit shall be colored or painted to match the pole. The number of conduits shall be minimized to the number technically necessary to accommodate the small wireless facility.

1. Small wireless facilities may be mounted to the sides of a building if the antennas do not interrupt the building’s architectural theme.

2. The interruption of architectural lines or horizontal or vertical reveals is discouraged.

3. New architectural features such as columns, pilasters, corbels, or other ornamentation that conceal antennas may be used if they complement the architecture of the existing building.

4. Small wireless facilities shall utilize the smallest mounting brackets necessary, in order to provide the smallest offset from the building.

5. Skirts or shrouds shall be utilized on the sides and bottoms of antennas in order to conceal mounting hardware, create a cleaner appearance, and minimize the visual impact of the antennas. Exposed cabling/wiring is prohibited.

6. Small wireless facilities shall be colored, painted and textured to match the adjacent building surfaces.

7. The applicant must provide approval from the building owner, including consent that the small wireless design meets the building owner’s design requirements.

8. Small wireless facilities must meet the height requirement of the underlying zoning district.

9. Feed lines and coaxial cables shall be located below the parapet of the rooftop or otherwise concealed from view.

10. If an equipment enclosure cannot be located within the building where the small wireless facilities will be located, then the city’s first preference is for the wireless telecommunication provider to locate the equipment on the roof of the building. If the equipment can be screened by placing the equipment below the parapet walls, no additional screening is required. If screening is required, the proposed screening must be consistent with the existing building in terms of color, design, architectural style, and material. If the equipment enclosure cannot be located on the roof or within the building, then it shall be located underground consistent with subsection (A)(2) of this section.

1. Each strand-mounted facility shall not exceed three cubic feet in volume;

2. Only one strand-mounted facility is permitted per cable between any two existing poles;

3. The pole must be able to support the necessary load requirements of the strand-mounted facility;

4. The strand-mounted devices shall be placed as close as possible to the nearest utility pole, in no event more than five feet from the pole unless a greater distance is technically necessary or is required by the pole owner for safety clearance;

5. No strand-mounted device shall be located in or above the portion of the roadway open to vehicular traffic;

6. Ground-mounted equipment to accommodate a shared mounted facility is not permitted except when placed in preexisting equipment cabinets or required by a third-party service provider, such as the electric utility;

7. Pole-mounted equipment shall comply with the requirements of subsections (E)(1) and (E)(2) of this section;

8. Such strand-mounted devices shall be installed to cause the least visual impact and without excess exterior cabling or wires (other than the original strand); and

9. Strand-mounted facilities are prohibited on nonwooden poles, unless the existing pole has preexisting communication wirelines. (Ord. 008/2022 § 4 (Exh. B))

1. The proposed small wireless facility cannot be located on an existing utility pole or light pole, electrical transmission tower or on a site outside of the public right-of-way or a park such as public property, building, transmission tower or separate structure;

2. The proposed small wireless facility complies with the applicable requirements of MMC 22.62.180(A);

3. The proposed small wireless facility receives approval for a concealment element design, as described in subsection (C) of this section;

4. The proposed small wireless facility complies with SEPA, if applicable; and

5. No new poles shall be located in a critical area or associated buffer required by the city’s critical areas management ordinance (Chapter 22.80 MMC), except when determined to be exempt pursuant to said ordinance.

1. If the applicant desires to place the small wireless facility on a decorative pole, and the city has created a small wireless facility standard for such type of decorative pole in the standard specification and details, then the applicant is encouraged to first consider using the decorative pole design adopted for small wireless facilities from the standard specification and details. The applicant, upon a showing that using the standard decorative pole design is either technically or physically infeasible, or that a modified pole design will not comply with the city’s ADA or sidewalk clearance requirements and/or would violate electrical or other safety standards, may deviate from the adopted standard decorative pole design and propose a concealment element design consistent with subsection (C)(2) of this section.

2. If the director has already approved a concealment element 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 concealment element design, unless it can show that such concealment element design is not physically or technically feasible, or that such deployment would undermine the generally applicable design standards; in such case, the applicant shall propose a concealment element design consistent with subsection (C)(3) of this section.

3. The concealment element 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 right-of-way, including similar height to the extent technically feasible. If the proposed small wireless facility is placed on a replacement pole, then the replacement pole shall be of the same general design as the pole it is replacing. Any concealment element design for a small wireless facility should attempt to mimic the design of such pole and integrate the small wireless facility into the design of the pole. Other concealment 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 wirelines are installed internally in the structure, to the extent technically feasible.

1. Reactivate the use of the WCF; or

2. In the event that abandonment as defined in this chapter occurs due to relocation of an antenna at a lower point on the antenna support structure, reduction in the effective radiated power of the antenna or reduction in the number of transmissions from the antennas, the operator of the tower shall have six months from the date of effective abandonment to collocate another service on the tower. If another service provider is not added to the tower, then the operator shall promptly dismantle and remove the portion of the tower that exceeds the minimum height required to function satisfactorily. Notwithstanding the foregoing, changes which are made to personal wireless facilities which do not diminish their essential role in providing a total system shall not constitute abandonment. However, in the event that there is a physical reduction in height of substantially all of the provider’s towers in the city or surrounding area then all of the towers within the city shall similarly be reduced in height.

3. Dismantle and remove WCF. If the WCF equipment and structure are not removed within the sixty-day time period or additional period of time allowed by the city, the city may remove such WCF equipment and structure at the provider’s expense. If there are two or more providers collocating on a facility, except as provided for in subsection (C)(2) of this section, this provision shall not become effective until all providers cease using the WCF.

4. At the earlier of sixty days from the date of abandonment without reactivating or upon completion of dismantling and removal, city approval for the WCF shall automatically expire. (Ord. 001/2025 § 3 (Exh. B); Ord. 008/2022 § 4 (Exh. B))