A. Intent. These standards are intended to:
(1) Establish a clear, defined aesthetic standard for small cell antenna facility development throughout the Borough;
(2) Establish a menu of design options;
(3) Minimize unnecessary quantities of new poles by encouraging co-location of small cell facilities;
B. Applicability. These standards apply to all small cell antenna facilities for placement on Borough-owned and non-Borough-owned poles in the public right-of-way.
C. Standards for all small cell antenna facilities.
(1) Location.
(a) Small cell antenna facilities may be attached to existing utility and/or light poles.
(b) Small cell antenna facilities may be installed as integrated components of new poles.
(c) A new pole is only permitted to be installed on the public right-of-way if more than 100 feet from any existing utility and/or light pole or as a replacement of an existing utility and/or light pole.
(d) The Borough desires and encourages co-locations between limited numbers of multiple separate wireless service providers on the same support structure whenever feasible. If the applicant chooses not to co-locate when options appear available, demonstrative proof must be provided as to why co-location is not feasible.
(2) Obstructions. Any new small cell antenna facility and other improvements associated with a new facility must not obstruct:
(a) Access to any aboveground or underground infrastructure for traffic control, streetlight or public transportation, including, without limitation, any curb control sign, parking meter, vehicular traffic sign or signal, pedestrian traffic sign or signal, or barricade reflectors;
(b) Access to any public transportation vehicles, shelters, street furniture or other improvements at any public transportation stop, including, without limitation, bus stops, streetcar stops, and bike share stations;
(c) Access to aboveground or underground infrastructure owned or operated by any public or private utility agency;
(d) Access to any fire hydrant;
(e) The flow of pedestrian traffic in regards to appropriate sidewalk spacing and applicable regulations of the Americans with Disabilities Act;
(f) Access to any doors, gates, sidewalk doors, passage doors, stoops or other ingress and egress points to any building appurtenant to the right-of-way; and/or
(g) Access to any fire escape.
(3) Antenna. The antenna must be top-mounted and concealed within a radome that also conceals the cable connections, antenna mount, and other hardware. GPS antennas must be placed within the radome or directly above the radome not to exceed six inches. The radome or side-mounted antenna and GPS antenna must be nonreflective and painted or otherwise colored to match the existing pole.
(4) Concealment. Applicants must conceal elements into the proposed design. Concealment will include approved camouflage or shrouding techniques.
(5) Utility lines. New service lines must be routed underground whenever possible to avoid additional overhead lines. For metal poles, undergrounded cables and wires must transition directly into the pole base without any external junction box.
(6) Lights. Unless otherwise required for compliance with FAA or FCC regulations, the facility shall not include any permanently installed lights. Any lights associated with the electronic equipment shall be appropriately shielded from public view. This subsection is not meant to prohibit installations on poles also mounted by streetlights or installations of luminaires or additional streetlighting on new poles when required by the Borough.
(7) Generally applicable health and safety regulations. All facilities shall be designed, constructed, operated, and maintained in compliance with all generally applicable health and safety standards, regulations, and laws, including without limitation all applicable regulations for human exposure to electromagnetic emissions.
D. Standards for small cell antennas mounted on existing poles.
(1) All equipment, other than the antenna(s), electric meter and disconnect switch, must be concealed within an equipment shroud not to exceed 24 inches in diameter by 60 inches in height.
(2) The equipment shroud must be installed no lower than 15 feet above ground level.
(3) The equipment shroud must be nonreflective and painted, wrapped, or otherwise colored to match the existing pole.
(4) If mounted on the crown of an existing pole, new equipment may not cause an increase in the height of the existing pole of more than five feet.
(5) It is preferred that equipment shrouds be mounted flush to the pole, subject to the pole owner’s approval. Standoff mounts are permitted for the equipment shroud but may not exceed six inches and must include metal flaps or wings to conceal the space between the shroud and the pole.
(6) Cabling traversing the pole shall be covered using minimum two inches in diameter U-guard of steel or aluminum construction. Cabling entering and exiting the radio shroud must be adjacent to the pole.
E. Standards for small cell antennas mounted within new and replacement poles.
(1) Height.
(a) New and/or replacement poles may have ground-mounted cabinets for small cell antenna equipment.
(b) New and/or replacement poles may have elevated equipment areas.
(c) New and/or replacement poles shall not exceed 115% of the height of the existing pole to be replaced, 100% of the height of adjacent existing poles, or 39 feet, whichever is least.
(2) Diameter. New and replacement poles may not exceed 24 inches in diameter.
(3) Poles.
(a) The provider shall purchase the new or replacement pole and shall be responsible for the maintenance of the pole during the period of occupancy by the service provider; ownership of the pole will be vested with the Borough.
(b) New and replacement poles must match adjacent poles in style and form (round, octagonal, fluted, tapered, etc).
(c) New and replacement poles must be constructed of aluminum or steel.
(d) New and replacement poles should be black in color, using Gloss Black No. 17038 per Federal Color Standard 595, unless another color and/or texture better imitates the existing pole.
(e) New and replacement poles must include blank connections (handholds and J-hooks) for Borough-permitted uses, such as cameras, food truck connections, wi-fi, and wayfinding signage or banners. Smart poles are considered to be a suitable replacement for both ornamental and wood poles.
(4) Streetlighting.
(a) Where an existing pole includes a streetlighting luminaire, the replacement pole must include a streetlighting luminaire that matches the style of adjacent streetlighting luminaires and is approved by the Borough.
(b) The replacement luminaire must direct light on the sidewalk and/or roadway, as appropriate, and not cause nuisance glare beyond the right-of-way.
(c) The lamp should be of a correlated color, temperature, brightness, and lifespan approved by the Borough.
