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CITY OF SAN MARCOS POLICY NO. [reserved]
adopted: [insert effective date]
City Council Policy on Small Wireless Facilities
within the Public Rights-of-Way
CONTENTS
SECTION 1. BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION ............................................... 2 SECTION 2. PURPOSE AND INTENT ...................................................................... 3 SECTION 3. DEFINITIONS ....................................................................................... 4 SECTION 4. APPLICABILITY .................................................................................... 6 SECTION 5. REQUIRED PERMITS AND APPROVALS ........................................... 7 SECTION 6. APPLICATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURES .................................... 8 SECTION 7. PUBLIC NOTICES .............................................................................. 12 SECTION 8. DECISIONS ........................................................................................ 13 SECTION 9. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL ........................................................... 13 SECTION 10. LOCATION STANDARDS ................................................................... 21 SECTION 11. DESIGN STANDARDS ....................................................................... 23 SECTION 12. PREAPPROVED DESIGNS ................................................................ 34 SECTION 13. EXCEPTIONS ..................................................................................... 35
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SECTION 1. BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION
In 1996, Congress adopted the Telecommunications Act to balance the national interest in advanced communications services and infrastructure with legitimate local government authority to enforce zoning and other regulations to manage infrastructure deployments on private property and in the public rights-of-way. Under section 704, which applies to personal wireless service facilities (i.e., cell sites), local governments retain all their traditional zoning authority subject to specifically enumerated limitations. 1 Section
253 preempts local regulations that pro hibit or effectively prohibit telecommunication services ( i.e., common carrier services) except competitively neutral and nondiscriminatory regulations to manage the public rights -of-way and require fair and reasonable compensation.
Communication technologies have significantly changed since 1996. Whereas cell sites were traditionally deployed on tall towers and rooftops over low frequency bands that travel long distances, cell sites are increasingly installed on streetlights and utility infrastructure on new frequency bands that travel shorter distances. According to the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) and the wireless industry, these so-called “small wireless facilities” or “small cells” are essential to the next technological evolution.
The industry currently estimates that each national carrier will need to deploy between 30 and 60 small cells, connected by approximately 8 miles of fiber optic cable, per square mile.
FCC regulations seek to promote these new technologies by preempting state and local authority the FCC views as an impediment to deployment. On September 27, 2018, the FCC adopted a Declaratory Ruling and Third Report and Order , FCC 18 -133 (the “Small Cell Order ”), in connection with two informal rulemaking proceedings entitled Accelerating Wireless Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment, WT Docket No. 17-79, and Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment , WC Docket No. 17 -84. In general, the Small Cell Order : (1) restricts the fees and other compensation state and local governments may receive from applicants; (2) requires all aesthetic regulations to be reasonable, no more burdensome than those applied to other infrastructure deployments, objective and published in advance; (3) mandates that local officials negotiate access agreements, review permit applications and conduct any appeals within significantly shorter timeframes; and (4) creates new evidentiary presumptions that make it more difficult for local governments to defend themselves if an action or failure to act is challenged in court. The regulations adopted in the Small Cell Order significantly curtail the local authority over wireless and wireline communication facilities reserved to State and local governments under sections 253 and 704 in the Telecommunications Act.
1 Local zoning regulations cannot prohibit or effectively prohibit personal wireless services, unreasonably discriminate among functionally equivalent services or regulate based on environmental impacts from radiofrequency (“RF”) emissions. In addition, local decisions must be made within a reasonable time and any denial requires a written decision based on substantial evidence in the written record.
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Municipalities, large and small, urban and rural, from all over the United States challenged the Small Cell Order in federal court. On August 12, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit invalidated many aesthetic restrictions in the Small Cell Order but largely upheld the other restrictions. Portland v. United States , 969 F.3d 1020 (9th Cir. 2020). The court specifically invalidated the requirements that aesthetic regulations be objective and no more burdensome than those applied to other infrastructure deployments. See id. at 1039 –42. Although municipalities may exercise reasonable discretion over small wireless facilities, they must do so on an expedited basis to meet the short shot clock limits. Municipalities sought review by the United States Supreme Court on the Ninth Circuit’s decision to uphold the FCC’s fee restrictions, but the Supreme Court denied that petition. See Order Denying Petition for Certiorari, Sprint Corp. v. FCC, No. 20 -1354 (June 28, 2021). Thus, the Small Cell Order, as modified by the Ninth Circuit’s partial invalidation, is final with no further pending judicial review.
SECTION 2. PURPOSE AND INTENT
(a) The City of San Marcos (the “City”) intends this Policy to establish reasonable, uniform and comprehensive standards and procedures for small wireless facilities deployment, construction, installation, collocation, modification, operation, relocation and removal within the City’s territorial boundaries, consistent with and to the extent permitted under federal and California state law. The standards and procedures contained in this Policy are intended to, and should be applied to, protect and promote public health, safety and welfare, and balance the benefits that flow from robust, advanced wireless services with the City’s local values, which include without limitation the aesthetic character of the City , its neighborhoods and community. This Policy is also intended to reflect and promote the community interest by (1) ensuring that the balance between public and private interests is maintained; (2) protecting the City ’s visual character from potential adverse impacts and/or visual blight created or exacerbated by small wireless facilities and related communications infrastructure; (3) protecting and preserving the City’s environmental resources; (4) protecting and preserving the City’s public rights-of-way and municipal infrastructure located within the City’s public rights-of- way; and (5) promoting access to high-quality, advanced wireless services for the City’s residents, businesses and visitors.
This Policy is intended to establish clear procedures for application intake and completeness review. The City of San Marcos City Council (“City Council”) finds that chro nically incomplete applications significantly contribute to unreasonable delay and create barriers to infrastructure deployment. Chronically incomplete applications unfairly prejudice other applicants who may be prepared to submit complete applications for infrastructure in the same or substantially the same location. Chronically incomplete applications also unfairly prejudice the City’s ability to act on such applications within the “presumptively reasonable” timeframes established by the FCC. The provisions in this Policy afford applicants and City staff opportunities for direct, real-time communication about completeness issues
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to mitigate incomplete applications prior to submittal. The provisions in this Policy also encourage applicants to timely respond to incomplete notices.
(b) This Policy is not intended to, nor shall it be interpreted or applied to: (1) prohibit or effectively prohibit any personal wireless service provider’s ability to provide personal wireless services; (2) prohibit or effectively prohibit any entity’s ability to provide any telecommunications service, subject to any competitively neutral and nondiscriminatory rules, regulations or other legal requirements for rights -of-way management; (3) unreasonably discriminate among providers of functionally equivalent personal wireless services; (4) deny any request for authorization to place, construct or modify personal wireless service facilities on the basis of environmental effects of radio frequency emissions to the extent that such wireless facilities comply with the FCC’s regulations concerning such emissions; (5) prohibit any collocation or modification that the City may not deny under federal or California state law; (6) impose any unreasonable, discriminatory or anticompetitive fees that exceed the reasonable cost to provide the services for which the fee is charged; or (7) otherwise authorize the City to preempt any applicable federal or California law.
SECTION 3. DEFINITIONS
The definitions in this Section 3 shall be applicable to the terms, phrases and words in this Policy. Undefined terms, phrases or words will have the meanings assigned to them in 47 U.S.C. § 153 or, if not defined therein, will have the meaning assigned to them in San Marcos Municipal Code (SMMC) or, if not defined in either therein, will have their ordinary meanings. If any definition assigned to any term, phrase or word in this S ection 3 conflicts with any federal , state-mandated definition, or SMMC definition, then the federal, state-mandated, or SMMC definition will control, in that sequence.
“accessory equipment” means equipment other than antennas used in connection with a small wireless facility . The term includes “transmission equipmen t” as defined by the FCC in 47 C.F.R. § 1.6100(b)(8), as may be amended or superseded.
“amateur station” means the same as defined by the FCC in 47 C.F.R. § 97.3, which defines the term as “a station in an amateur radio service consisting of the apparatus necessary for carrying on radio communications.” This term includes amateur radio antennas and related facilities used for amateur radio services.
“antenna” means the same as defined by the FCC in 47 C.F.R. § 1.6002(b), as may be amended or superseded.
“batched application” means more than one application submitted at the same time, but not more than 5 applications.
“City Manager” means the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee.
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“City telecom pole standard” means the street light pole standard approved by the City Engineer for telecommunications attachments , as identified in the City’s Street Lighting Standards and Specifications manual.
“collocation” means the same as defined by the FCC in 47 C.F.R. § 1.6002(g), as may be amended or superseded, which defines that term as mounting or installing an antenna facility on a pre-existing structure and/or modifying a structure for the purpose of mounting or installing an antenna facility on that structure. For clarification, the FCC defines the term “collocation” in two contexts, one for small wireless facilities in 47 C.F.R. § 1.6002(g) and another for requests pursuant to Section 6409 in 47 C.F.R. § 1.6100(b)(2). This Policy uses the term “ collocation” as defined for small wireless facilities unless expressly provided otherwise.
“CPUC” means the California Public Utilities Commission established in the California Constitution, Article XII, § 5, or its duly appointed successor agency.
“decorative pole ” means any pole that includes decorative or ornamental features, design elements and/or materials intended to enhance the appearance of the pole or the public rights-of-way in which the pole is located.
“Director” means the Development Services Department Director or the Director’s designee.
“FCC” means the Federal Communications Commission or any successor to that agency.
“FCC Shot Clock” means the presumptively reasonable time frame, accounting for any tolling or extension, within which the City generally must act on a request for authorization in connection with a personal wireless service facility, as such time frame is defined by the FCC and as may be amended or superseded.
“OTARD” means an “over -the-air receiving device” and includes all antennas and antenna supports covered by 47 C.F.R. § 1.4000(a)(1), as may be amended or superseded.
“personal wireless services” means the same as defined in 47 U.S.C. § 332(c)(7)(C)(i), as may be amended or superseded.
“personal wireless service facilities” means the same as defined in 47 U.S.C. § 332(c)(7)(C)(i), as may be amended or superseded.
“persons entitled to notice ” means the record owners and legal occupants of all properties within 5 0 feet from the proposed project si te. Notice to the legal occupants shall be deemed given when sent to the property’s physical address.
“prohibited support structure” means any support structure on which the City prohibits the deployment of wireless facilities, except when authorized as a pre-approved design
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pursuant to this Policy. Prohibited support structures include decorative poles; traffic signal poles, cabinets or related structures; new, non- replacement wood poles; and any utility pole scheduled for removal within 18 months from the time the Director acts on the encroachment application for such pole.
“public right-of-way” or “public rights-of-way” means land or an interest in land which by deed, conveyance, agreement, easement, dedication, usage or process of law is reserved for or dedicated to or open to the use by the general public for road or highway purposes. The term does not include private or public utility easements unless such easement is reserved for or dedicated to or open to the use by the general public for road or highway purposes.
“RF” means radio frequency or electromagnetic waves.
“Section 6409” means Section 6409(a) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, Pub. L. No. 112-96, 126 Stat. 156, codified as 47 U.S.C. § 1455(a), as may be amended or superseded.
“shot clock days” means calendar days counted toward the presumptively reasonable time under the applicable FCC Shot Clock. The term “shot clock days” does not include any calendar days on which the FCC Shot Clock is tolled (i.e., “paused”). As an illustration and not a limitation, if an applicant applies on April 1, receives a valid incomplete notice on April 5 and then resubmits on April 20, only four “shot clock days” have elapsed because the time between the incomplete notice and resubmittal are not counted.
“small wireless facility ” or “small wireless facilities ” means the same as defined by the FCC in 47 C.F.R. § 1.6002(l), as may be amended or superseded.
“support structure” means a “structure” as defined by the FCC in 47 C.F.R. § 1.6002(m), as may be amended or superseded.
“underground utility district” means any area in the City within which overhead wires, cables, cabinets and associated overhead equipment, appurtenances and other improvements are either (1) prohibited by ordinance, resolution or other applicable law; (2) scheduled to be relocated underground within 18 months from the time an application is submitted; or (3) primarily located underground at the time an application is submitted.
SECTION 4. APPLICABILITY
(a) Small Wireless Facilities. Except as expressly provided otherwise, the provisions in this Policy shall be applicable to all existing small wireless facilities and all applications and requests for authorization to construct, install, attach, operate, collocate, modify, reconstruct, relocate, remove or otherwise deploy small wireless facilities within the public rights-of-way within the City’s jurisdictional and territorial boundaries.
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(b) Small Wireless Facilities on City Property. This Policy applies to permit applications, submitted to the City in its regulatory capacity, for small wireless facilities on property or structures owned or controlled by the City; provided, however, that this P olicy does not govern whether or under what terms and conditions the City, in its proprietary capacity as the property or structure owner, would lease, license or otherwise allow a small wireless facility on such property or structures.
(c) Exemptions. Notwithstanding anything in this Policy to the contrary, this Policy shall not be applicable to the following:
(1) wireless facilities owned and operated by the City for its use;
(2) OTARD facilities;
(3) requests for approval to collocate, replace or remove transmission equipment at an existing wireless tower or base station submitted pursuant to Section 6409;
(4) wireless facilities or other transmission equipment owned and operated by CPUC-regulated electric companies for use in connection with electrical power, generation, transmission and distribution facilities subject to CPUC General Order 131-D;
(5) antennas and related transmission equipment used in connection with a duly authorized amateur station; or
(6) any radio transceiving equipment in the public right -of-way that is ten (10) feet or less in height and is used for secured communication to monitor and/or control public utility infrastructure (i.e. water, sewer, gas, or electric).
SECTION 5. REQUIRED PERMITS AND APPROVALS
(a) Right of Way Permit. A “right of way permit”, subject to the Director’s review and approval in accordance with this Policy, shall be required for all small wireless facilities located in whole or in part within the public rights-of-way.
(b) Building Permit. A building permit is required to ensure the foundation, private electrical connections, and structural calculations comply with the California Building Code.
(c) Other Permits and Approvals. In addition to a right of way and building permits, the applicant must obtain all other permits and regulatory approvals as may be required by any other federal, state or local government agencies, which includes without limitation any permits and/or other approvals issued by other City departments or divisions. Any righ t of way permit granted under this policy shall
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remain subject to all lawful conditions and/or legal requirements associated with such other permits or approvals. Furthermore, and to avoid potential confusion, an exemption from the right of way permit requirement under Section 4(c) does not exempt such wireless facilities from any other permits or approvals that may be required.
SECTION 6. APPLICATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURES
(a) Application Requirements for Small Wireless Facilities. In addition to any other publicly-stated requirements, all right of way permit applications for small wireless facilities must include the following information and materials:
(1) Application Form. The applicant shall submit a complete, duly executed right-of-way and building permit applications on the then- current form prepared by the City . The applicant shall state which FCC Shot Clock it asserts will apply to the proposed project and explain the basis for its assertion.
(2) Application Fee. The applicant shall submit the applicable permit application fee adopted by City Council resolution. Batched applications must include the applicable permit application fee for each small wireless facility in the batch. If no permit application fee has been adopted, then the applicant must submit a signed written statement that acknowledges that the applicant will be required to submit a deposit estimated by the Director to reimburse the City for its reasonable costs incurred in connection with the application. Should the deposit be inadequate an additional deposit shall be required. If the deposit exceeds the actual costs , the difference will be returned to the applicant.
(3) Construction Drawings. The applicant shall submit true and correct construction drawings, prepared, signed and stamped by a licensed or registered engineer, that depict all the existing and proposed improvements, equipment and conditions related to the proposed project, which includes without limitation any and all poles, posts, pedestals, traffic signals, towers, streets, sidewalks, pedestrian ramps, driveways, curbs, gutters, drains, handholes, manholes, fire hydrants, equipment cabinets, antennas, cables, trees and other landscape features. The construction drawings must: (i) contain cut sheets t hat contain the technical specifications for all existing and proposed antennas and accessory equipment, which includes without limitation the manufacturer, model number and physical dimensions; (ii) identify all potential support structures within 300 feet from the proposed project site and call out such structures’ overall height above ground level; (iii) depict the applicant’s preliminary plan for electric and data backhaul utilities, which shall include the anticipated locations for all conduits, cables , wires, handholes, pullboxes, junctions, transformers, meters, disconnect switches, and points of connection; and
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(iv) demonstrate that proposed project will be in full compliance with all applicable health and safety laws, regulations or other rules, which includes without limitation all building codes, fire codes, electric codes, local street standards and specifications (including the San Marcos Street Lighting Standards and Specifications), and public utility regulations and orders.
(4) Site Survey. For any small wireless facility, the applicant shall submit a survey prepared, signed and stamped by a licensed or registered engineer.
The survey must identify and depict all existing boundaries, encroachments and other structures within 75 feet from the proposed project site and any new improvements, which includes without limitation all: (i) traffic lanes; (ii) all private properties and property lines; (iii) above and below-grade utilities and related structures and encroachments; (iv) fire hydrants, roadside call boxes and other public safety infrastructure; (v) streetlights, decorative poles, traffic signals and permanent signage; (vi) sidewalks, driveways, parkways, curbs, gutters and storm drains; (vii) benches, trash cans, mailboxes, kiosks and other street furniture; and (viii) existing trees, planters and other landscaping features.
(5) Photo Simulations. The applicant shall submit site photographs and photo simulations that show the existing location and proposed small wireless facility in context from at least three vantage points within the public streets or other publicly accessible spaces, together with a vicinity map that shows the proposed site location and the photo location for each vantage point. At least one simulation must depict the small wireless facility from a vantage point approximately 50 feet from the proposed support structure or location.
The photo simulations and vicinity map shall be incorporated into the construction plans submitted with the application.
The photo simulations
must show all required elements of the facility that will be visible and shall be based on actual site photographs.
(6) Project Narrative and Justification. The applicant shall submit a written statement that explains in plain factual detail whether and why the proposed facility qualifies as a “small wireless facility” as defined by the FCC in 47 C.F.R. § 1.6002(l). A complete written narrative analysis will state the applicable standard and all the facts that allow the City to conclude the standard has been met —bare conclusions not factually supported do not constitute a complete written analysis. As part of the written statement the applicant must also include (i) whether and why the proposed support is a “structure” as defined by the FCC in 47 C.F.R. § 1.6002(m); (ii) whether and why the proposed wireless facility meets each required finding for a right of way permit as provided in Section 8(b); and (iii) an written report that describes the potential fire hazards posed by the facility to surrounding vegetation and/or structures, and any steps taken by the applicant to mitigate such hazards. The project narrative shall also include a statement
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as to any other planned deployments by the applicant within the City over the 12-month period from the date of submittal.
(7) RF Compliance Report. The applicant shall submit an RF exposure compliance report that certifies that the proposed small wireless facility, both individually and cumulatively with all other emitters that contribute more than 5% to the cumulative emissions in the vicinity (if any), will comply with applicable federal RF exposure standards and exposure limits. The RF report must be prepared and certified by an RF engineer acceptable to the Director. The RF report must include the actual frequency and power levels (in watts effective radiated power) for all existing and proposed antennas at the site and exhibits that show the location and orientation of all transmitting antennas and the boundaries of areas with RF exposures in excess of the uncontrolled/general population limit (as that term is defined by the FCC) and also the boundaries of areas with RF exposures in excess of the controlled/occupational limit (as that term is defined by the FCC). Each such boundary shall be clearly marked and identified for every transmitting antenna at the project site. If the applicant submits a batched application, a separate RF report shall be prepared for each facility associated with the batch.
(8) Regulatory Authorization. The applicant shall submit any applicable evidence of the applicant’s regulatory status under federal and California law to provide the services and construct the small wireless facility proposed in the application.
(9) Site License Agreement. For any small wireless facility proposed to be installed on any structure owned or controlled by the City and located within the public rights-of-way, the applicant shall submit an executed Site License Agreement on an agreed-upon form that identifies the structure(s) proposed to be licensed.
(10) Acoustic Analysis. The ap plicant shall submit an acoustic analysis prepared and certified by a licensed engineer for the proposed small wireless facility and all associated equipment including all environmental control units, sump pumps, temporary backup power generators and permanent backup power generators demonstrating compliance with the City’s noise regulations. The acoustic analysis must also include an analysis of the manufacturers’ specifications for all noise- emitting equipment and a depiction of the proposed equipment rel ative to all adjacent property lines.
In lieu of an acoustic analysis, the applicant may submit evidence from the equipment manufacturer(s) that the ambient noise emitted from all the proposed equipment will not, both individually and cumulatively, exceed the applicable noise limits.
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(11) Structural Analysis. The applicant shall submit a report prepared and certified by a California licensed professional structural engineer (or other qualified personnel acceptable to the City) that evaluates whether the underlying pole or support structure has the structural integrity to support all the proposed equipment and attachments. At a minimum, the analysis must be consistent with all applicable requirements in CPUC General Order 95 (including, but not limited to, load and pole overturning calculations), the National Electric Safety Code, the standards and practices required for an ANSI/TIA-222 Maintenance and Conditions Assessment (under the most current revision at the time of submittal) and any safety and construction standards required by law and the utility provider. The report shall contain tolerances including, but not limited to , guy tensions if applicable, plumb, twist, slip splices and take-up devices.
(b) Voluntary Informational Meeting. The City strongly encourages, but does not require, applicants to schedule and attend an Informational Meeting with City staff.
This voluntary, meeting does not cause the FCC Shot Clock to begin and is intended to streamline the review process through collaborative, informal discussion that includes, without limitation, the appropriate project classification and review process; any latent issues in connection with the proposed project and/or project site, including compliance with generally applicable rules for public health and safety; potential concealment issues or concerns (if applicable); coordination with other City departments implicated by the proposed project; and application com pleteness issues. Informational Meetings are especially encouraged when an applicant seeks to submit one or more batched applications, so that City staff may advise the applicant about any staffing or scheduling issues that may hinder the City’s ability to meet the presumptively reasonable timeframes under the FCC Shot Clock. To mitigate unnecessary delays due to application incompleteness, applicants are encouraged (but not required) to bring any draft applications, plans, maps or other materials so that City staff may provide informal feedback and guidance about whether such applications or other materials may be incomplete or unacceptable in their then- current form. City staff will use reasonable efforts to provide the applicant with an appoi ntment within approximately five working days after receiving a written request.
(c) Submittal Appointments. Unless the Director establishes an alternative submittal procedure pursuant to Section 6(e), all applications must be submitted to the City at a pre- submittal review appointment scheduled with C ity staff . Prospective applicants may generally submit one application per appointment, or up to five individual applications per appointment as a batch. Potential applicants may schedule successive appointments for multiple applications whenever feasible and not prejudicial to other applicants for any other development project as determined by the Director. City staff shall use reasonable efforts to offer an appointment within five working days after the City receives a written request from a potential applicant. Any purported application received without an appointment, whether
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delivered in-person, by mail or through any other means, will not be considered duly filed, whether the City retains, returns, or destroys the materials received.
(d) Incomplete Applications Deemed Withdrawn. Any application governed under this Policy shall be automatically deemed withdrawn by the applicant when the applicant fails to submit a substantive response to the City within 60 calendar days after the City deems the application incomplete by written notice. The City, in the City’s discretion, may grant a written extension for up to an additional 30 calendar days when the applicant submits a written request prior to the 60th day that shows good cause to grant the extension. Good cause for an extension shall include, without limitation, delays due to circumstances outside the applicant’s reasonable control. Any withdrawn application under this provision is not eligible for a refund of any fees paid to the City at filing.
(e) Additional Administrative Requirements and Regulations. The City Council authorizes the Director to develop, publish and from time to time update or amend permit application requirements, forms, checklists, guidelines, informational handouts and other related materials that the Director finds necessary, appropriate or useful for processing any application governed under this policy. The City Council further authorizes the Director to establish other reasonable rules and regulations for duly filed applications, which may include without limitation regular hours for appointments and/or submittals without appointments , as the Director deems necessary or appropriate to organize, document and manage the application intake process. All such requirements, materials, rules and regulations must be in written form and publicly stated to provide all interested parties with prior notice.
SECTION 7. PUBLIC NOTICES
(a) Construction Notice. Not less than 10 days before the anticipated start date of construction, but not more than 20 days before the start date of any onsite construction activities, the applicant or their contractor, shall provide notification to all persons entitled to notification (as defined in this Policy). The construction notice shall be by either mail, door hanger, or as otherwise approved by the City to all persons with tenancy at properties located within 50 feet of the project site (as a midpoint of the pole location) , and/or to any property that will have construction activity directly impact the frontage of their property . The notice shall have all of the following information: (1) the name of the project applicant/small cell operator; (2) a general project descripti on, in clear and understandable language; ( 3) the anticipated start and end dates of the construction and daily start and end times , (4) the applicant’s identification and contact information as provided on the application submitted to the Ci ty; (5) contact information for a foreman or onsite superintendent who can respond to complaints about construction activities; and (6) contact information for the City.
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(b) Application Decision Notice. Within five calendar days after the Director acts on a right of way permit application, the Director shall provide written notice to the applicant. If the Director denies an application (with or without prejudice) for a small wireless facility, the written notice must also contain the reasons for the denial.
SECTION 8. DECISIONS
(a) Initial Administrative Decision. The City shall approve, conditionally approve or deny a complete and duly filed right of way and building permit applications without a public hearing.
(b) Required Findings for Approval. The Director may approve or conditionally approve a complete and duly filed application for a right of way and building permit when the Director finds:
(1) the proposed project complies with all applicable location standards (Section 10) and design standards (Section 11) in this Policy;
(2) the proposed project qualifies as a “small wireless facility” as defined by the FCC;
(3) the applicant has demonstrated that the proposed project will be in planned compliance with all applicable FCC regulations and guidelines for human exposure to RF emissions.
(c) Conditional Approvals; Denials without Prejudice. Subject to any applicable federal or California laws, nothing in this Policy is intended to limit the Director ’s ability to conditionally approve or deny without prejudice any right of way or building permit application as may be necessary or appropriate to ensure compliance with this Policy.
SECTION 9. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
(a) Standard Conditions. Except as may be authorized in subsection (b), all facilities approved under this Policy shall be automatically subject to the conditions in this subsection (a).
(1) Permit Term. The right to operate the small wireless facility pursuant to this right of way permit will automatically expire 10 years and one day from its issuance unless California Government Code § 65964(b) authorizes the City to establish a shorter term for public safety reasons. Any other permits or approvals issued in connection with any collocation , modification or other change to this wireless facility, which includes without limitation any permits or other approvals deemed- granted or deemed -approved under federal or state
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law, will not extend this term limit unless expressly provided otherwise in such permit or approval or required under federal or state law.
(2) The permittee may renew its right to operate the small wireless facility pursuant to this right of way permit not more than one year before expiration. The permittee must demonstrate that the subject small wireless facility complies with all the conditions of approval associated with this encroachment permit and all applicable provisions in the San Marcos Municipal Code and this Policy that exists at the time the decision to renew or not renew is rendered. The Director may modify or amend the conditions on a case-by-case basis as may be necessary or appropriate to ensure compliance with the San Marcos Municipal Code , this Policy or other applicable law . Upon renewal, this encroachment permit will automatically expire 10 years and one day from its issuance.
(3) Post-Installation Certification. Within 60 calendar days after the permittee commences full, unattended operations of a small wireless facility approved or deemed-approved, the permittee shall provide the Director with documentation reasonably acceptable to the Director that the small wireless facility has been installed and/or constructed in strict compliance with the approved construction drawings and photo simulations. Such documentation shall include without limitation as-built drawings, GIS data and site photographs.
(4) Right of Way Permit Term . The right of way permit will automatically expire six months upon issuance of the permit. If the right of way permit is approved, but the permit has not been issued for construction, the approval for the right of way permit sh all be valid for twelve months. If the right of way permit approval expires, the permit shall be automatically void, but the permittee may resubmit a complete application, including all application fees, for the same or substantially similar project. Prior to expiration, t he permittee may request in writing, and the City may grant in writing, one six -month extension if the permittee submits substantial and reliable written evidence demonstrating justifiable cause for a six-month extension.
(5) Site Maintenance. The permittee shall keep the site, which includes without limitation any and all improvements, equipment, structures, access routes, fences and landscape features, in a neat, clean and safe condition in accordance with the approved construction drawin gs and all conditions in the right of way permit. The permittee shall keep the site area free from all litter and debris at all times. The permittee, at no cost to the City , shall remove and remediate any graffiti or other vandalism at the site within 48 hours after the permittee receives notice or otherwise becomes aware that such graffiti or other vandalism occurred.
(6) Compliance with Laws. The permittee shall maintain compliance at all times with all federal, state and local statutes, regulations, orders or other rules that
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carry the force of law (“laws”) applicable to the permittee, the subject property, the small wireless facility or any use or activities in connection with the use authorized in the right of way permit, which includes without limitation any laws applicable to human exposure to RF emissions and any standards, specifications or other requirements identified by the Director (such as, without limitation, those requirements affixed to a right of way permit). The permittee expressly acknowledges and agrees that this obligation is intended to be broadly construed and that no other specific requirements in these conditions are intended to reduce, relieve or otherwise lessen the permittee’s obligations to maintain compliance with all laws. No failure or omission by the City to timely notice, prompt or enforce compliance with any applicable provision in the San Marcos Municipal Code, this Policy any permit, any permit condition or any applicable law or regulation, shall be deemed to relieve, waive or lessen the permittee’s obligation to comply in all respects with all applicable provisions in the San Marcos Municipal Code, this Policy, any permit, any permit condition or any applicable law or regulation.
(7) Adverse Impacts on Other Properties. The permittee shall use all reasonable efforts to avoid any and all unreasonable, undue or unnecessary adverse impacts on nearby properties that may arise fro m the permittee’s or its authorized personnel’s construction, installation, operation, modification, maintenance, repair, removal and/or other activities on or about the site. The permittee shall not perform or cause others to perform any construction, installation, operation, modification, maintenance, repair, removal or other work that involves heavy equipment or machines except during normal construction work hours authorized by the San Marcos Municipal Code. The restricted work hours in this condition will not prohibit any work required to prevent an actual, immediate harm to property or persons, or any work during an emergency declared by the City or other state or federal government agency or official with authority to declare an emergency within the City. The Director may issue a stop work order for any activities that violates this condition in whole or in part.
If the Director finds good cause to believe that ambient noise from a facility violates applicable provisions in the San Marcos Municipal Code, the Director may, in addition to any other actions or remedies authorized by the permit, the San Marcos Municipal Code or other applicable laws, require the permittee to commission a noise study by a qualified professional to evaluate the facility’s compliance. The permittee shall, at its sole cost and expense, repair and restore any damage, which includes, but is not limited to, subsidence, cracking, erosion, collapse, weakening, or loss of lateral support to City streets, sidewalks, walks, curbs, gutte rs, trees, parkways, street lights, traffic signals, improvements of any kind or nature, or utility lines and systems, underground utility line and systems, or sewer systems and sewer lines that result from any activities performed in connection with the i nstallation or maintenance of a facility in the public right -of-way. The permittee shall restore such areas, structures and systems to the condition in which they existed prior to the installation or maintenance that necessitated the repairs. In the event the
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permittee fails to complete such repair within the number of days stated on a written notice by the Director, the Director shall cause such repair to be completed at permittee’s sole cost and expense.
(8) Inspections; Emergencies. The permittee expressly acknowledges and agrees that the City ’s officers, officials, staff, agents, contractors or other designees may enter onto the site and inspect the improvements and equipment upon reasonable prior notice to the permittee. Notwithstanding the prior sentence, the City’s officers, officials, staff, agents, contractors or other designees may, but will not be obligated to, enter onto the site area without prior notice to support, repair, disable or remove any improvements or equipment in emergencies or when such improvements or equipment threatens actual, imminent harm to property or persons. The permittee, if present, may observe the City’s officers, officials, staff or other designees while any such inspection or emergency access occurs.
(9) Permittee’s Contact Inf ormation. Prior to final inspection and at all times relevant to this permit, the permittee shall keep on file with the Director basic contact and site information. This information shall include, but is not limited to, the following: (i) the name, physical address, notice address (if different), direct telephone number and email address for (a) the permittee and, if different from the permittee, the (b) site operator, (c) equipment owner, (d) site manager and (e) agent for service of process; ( ii) the facility’s site identification number and/or name used by the permittee and, to the extent applicable, site operator, equipment owner and site manager; and (iii) a toll-free telephone number to the facility’s network operations center where a live person w ith power -down control over the facility is available 24 hours -per-day, seven days -per-week.
Within 10 business days after a written request by the City, the permittee shall furnish the City with an updated form that includes all the most -current information described in this condition.
(10) Indemnification. The permittee and, if applicable, the property owner upon which the small wireless facility is installed shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the City, City Council and the City’s boards, commissions, agents, officers, officials, employees and volunteers (collectively, the “indemnitees”) from any and all (i) damages, liabilities, injuries, losses, costs and expenses and from any and all claims, demands, law suits, writs and other actions or proceedings (“claims”) brought against the indemnitees to challenge, attack, seek to modify, set aside, void or annul the City’s approval of the right of way permit, and (ii) other claims of any kind or form, whether for personal injury, death or property damage, that arise from or in connection with the permittee’s or its agents’, directors’, officers’, employees’, contractors’, subcontractors’, licensees’ or customers’ acts or omissions in connection with the right of way permit or the small wireless facility. In the event the City becomes aware of any claims, the City will use best efforts to promptly notify the permittee and the private property owner (if applicable) and shall reasonably cooperate in the
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defense. The permittee expressly acknowledges and agrees that the City shall have the right to approve, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, the legal counsel providing the City ’s defense, and the property owner and/or permittee (as applicable) shall promptly reimburse the City for any costs and expenses directly and necessarily incurred by the City in the course of the defense. The permittee expressly acknowledges and agrees that the permittee’s indemnification obligations under this condition are a material consideration that motivates the City to approve the right of way permit , and that such indemnification obligations will survive the expiration, revocation or other termination of the right of way permit.
(11) Performance Bond. Before the City issues any permits required to commence construction in connection with this permit, the permittee shall post a performance bond from a surety and in a form acceptable to the Director in an amount reasonably necessary to cover the cost to remove the improvements and restore all affected areas based on a written esti mate from a qualified contractor with experience in wireless facilities removal. The written estimate must include the cost to remove all equipment and other improvements, which includes without limitation all antennas, radios, batteries, generators, utili ties, cabinets, mounts, brackets, hardware, cables, wires, conduits, structures, shelters, towers, poles, footings and foundations, whether above ground or below ground, constructed or installed in connection with the wireless facility, plus the cost to co mpletely restore any areas affected by the removal work to a standard compliant with applicable laws. In establishing or adjusting the bond amount required under this condition, the Director shall take into consideration any information provided by the per mittee regarding the cost to remove the small wireless facility to a standard compliant with applicable laws. The performance bond shall expressly survive the duration of the permit term to the extent required to effectuate a complete removal of the subject wireless facility in accordance with this condition.
(12) Permit Revocation. Any permit granted under this Policy may be revoked in accordance with the provisions and procedures in this condition. The Director may initiate revocation proceedings when the Director has information that the facility may not be in compliance with all applicable laws, which includes without limitation, any permit in connection with the facility and any associated conditions with such permit(s). Before any public hearing to revoke a permit granted under this Policy , the Director must issue a written notice to the permittee that specifies (i) the facility; (ii) the violation(s) to be corrected; (iii) the timeframe in which the permittee must correc t such violation(s); and (iv) that, in addition to all other rights and remedies the City may pursue, the City may initiate revocation proceedings for failure to correct such violation(s). A permit granted under this Policy may be revoked only by the City Council after a duly notice public hearing. The City Council may revoke a permit when it finds substantial evidence in the written record to show that the facility is not in compliance with any applicable laws, which includes without limitation, any
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permit in connection with the facility and any associated conditions with such permit(s). Any decision by the City Council to revoke or not revoke a permit shall be final and not subject to any further appeals. Within five business days after the City Council adopts a resolution to revoke a permit, the Director shall provide the permittee with a written notice that specifies the revocation and the reasons for such revocation.
(13) Record Retention. Throughout the permit term, the permittee must maintain a complete and accurate copy of the written administrative record, which includes without limitation the right -of-way permit application, right-of-way permit, the approved plans and photo simulations incorporated into this approval, all conditions associated with this approval, any permits or approvals issued in connection with this approval and any records, memoranda, documents, papers and other correspondence entered into the public record in connection with the right -of-way permit (collectively, “records”). If the permittee does not maintain such records as required in this condition, any ambiguities or uncertainties that would be resolved by inspecting the missing records will be construed against the permittee. The permittee shall protect all records from damage from fires, floods and other hazards that may cause deterioration. The permittee may keep records in an electronic format; provided, however, that hard copies or electronic records kept in the City’s regular files will control over any conflicts between such City -controlled copies or records and the permittee’s electronic copies, and complete originals will control over all other copies in any form. The requirements in this condition shall not be construed to create any obligation to create or prepare any records not otherwise required to be created or prepared by other applicable laws. Compliance with the requirements in this condition shall not excuse the permittee from any other similar record-retention obligations under applicable law.
(14) Abandoned Facilities. The small wireless facility authorized under the right of way permit shall be deemed abandoned if not operated for any continuous six- month period. Within 90 days after a small wireles s facility is abandoned or deemed abandoned, the permittee and/or property owner shall completely remove the small wireless facility and all related improvements and shall restore all affected areas to a condition compliant with all applicable laws, which includes without limitation the San Marcos Municipal Code. In the event that neither the permittee nor the property owner complies with the removal and restoration obligations under this condition within said 90- day period, the City shall have the right (but not the obligation) to perform such removal and restoration with or without notice, and the permittee and property owner shall be jointly and severally liable for all costs and expenses incurred by the City in connection with such removal and/or restoration activities.
(15) Landscaping. The permittee shall replace any landscape features on public or private property damaged or displaced by the construction, installation, operation, maintenance or other work perf ormed by the permittee or at the
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permittee’s direction on or about the site. If any trees are damaged or displaced, the permittee shall hire and pay for a licensed arborist to select plant and maintain replacement landscaping in an appropriate location for the species. Only International Society of Arboriculture certified workers under the supervision of a licensed arborist shall be used to install the replacement tree(s). Any replacement tree must be substantially the same size as the damaged tree or as otherwise approved by the City. The permittee shall, at all times, be responsible to maintain any replacement landscape features.
(16) Cost Reimbursement. The permittee acknowledges and agrees that (i) the permittee’s request for authorization to construct, inst all and/or operate the wireless facility will cause the City to incur costs and expenses; (ii) subject to applicable laws the permittee shall be responsible to reimburse the City for all costs incurred in connection with the permit, which includes without limitation costs related to application review, permit issuance, site inspection and any other costs reasonably related to or caused by the request for authorization to construct, install and/or operate the wireless facility; (iii) any application fees required for the application may not cover all such reimbursable costs and that the permittee shall have the obligation to reimburse the City for all such costs 10 days after a written demand for reimbursement and reasonable documentation to support such cost s; and (iv) the City shall have the right to withhold any permits or other approvals in connection with the wireless facility until and unless any outstanding costs have been reimbursed to the City by the permittee.
(17) Future Undergrounding Programs. Notwithstanding any term remaining on any right-of-way permit, if other utilities or communications providers in the public rights -of-way underground their facilities in the segment of the public rights-of-way where the permittee’s small wireless facility is loca ted, the permittee must also underground its equipment, except the antennas and any approved electric meter, at approximately the same time. Accessory equipment such as radios and computers that require an environmentally controlled underground vault to function may be exempt from this condition upon a showing by the permittee that underground placement of such equipment is technically infeasible. Small wireless facilities installed on wood utility poles that will be removed pursuant to the undergrounding program may be reinstalled on a streetlight that complies with the City ’s standards and specifications. Such undergrounding shall occur at the permittee’s sole cost and expense except as may be reimbursed through tariffs approved by the state public utiliti es commission for undergrounding costs.
(18) Electric Meter Upgrades. If the small wireless facility includes a separate or ground-mounted electric meter pedestal and the commercial electric utility provider adopts or changes its rules obviating the need for a separate or ground-mounted electric meter and enclosure, the permittee on its own initiative and at its sole cost and expense shall remove the separate or ground-
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mounted electric meter and enclosure. Prior to removing the electric meter, the permittee shall apply for any right of way and/or other permit(s) required to perform the removal. Upon removal, the permittee shall restore the affected area to its original condition that existed prior to installation of the equipment.
(19) Rearrangement and Relocation. The permittee acknowledges that the City , in its sole discretion and at any time, may: (i) change any street grade, width or location; (ii) add, remove or otherwise change any improvements in, on, under or along any street owned by the City or any other public agency, which includes without limitation any sewers, storm drains, conduits, pipes, vaults, boxes, cabinets, poles and utility systems for gas, water, elect ric or telecommunications; and/or ( iii) perform any other work deemed necessary, useful or desirable by the City (collectively, “City work”). The City reserves the rights to do any and all City work without any admission on its part that the City would not have such rights without the express reservation in the right of way permit. If the Director determines that any City work will require the permittee’s small wireless facility located in the public rights-of-way to be rearranged and/or relocated, the permittee shall, at its sole cost and expense, do or cause to be done all things necessary to accomplish such rearrangement and/or relocation.
If the permittee fails or refuses to either permanently or temporarily rearrange and/or relocate the permittee’s smal l wireless facility within a reasonable time after the Director’s notice, the City may (but will not be obligated to) cause the rearrangement or relocation to be performed at the permittee’s sole cost and expense. The City may exercise its rights to rearrange or relocate the permittee’s small wireless facility without prior notice to permittee when the Director determines that City work is immediately necessary to protect public health or safety. The permittee shall reimburse the City for all costs and expenses in connection with such work within 10 days after a written demand for reimbursement and reasonable documentation to support such costs.
Except as may be expressly permitted otherwise, nothing in this permit will be construed to require the City or authorize the permittee to change any street grade, width or location, or add, remove or otherwise change any improvements owned by the City or any other public agency located in, on, under or along the site area or any portion of the public rights -of-way, which includes without limitation any sewers, storm drains, conduits, pipes, vaults, boxes, cabinets, poles and utility systems for gas, water, electric or telecommunications, for the permittee’s or any third party’s convenience or necessity.
(20) Truthful and Accurate Statements. The permittee acknowledges that the City’s approval relies on the written and/or oral statements by permittee and/or persons authorized to act on permittee’s behalf. In any matter before the City in connection with the right of way permit or the small wireless facility approved under the right of way permit, neither the permittee nor any person authorized to act on permittee’s behalf shall, in any written or oral statement, intentionally provide material factual information that is incorrect or misleading or
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intentionally omit any material information necessary to prevent any material factual statement from being incorrect or misleading.
(21) Safety Hazard Protocol. If the Fire Chief (or his or her designee) or Board of Chiefs of the North County Dispatch Joint Powers Authority finds good cause to believe that the facility (including, without limitation, its accessory equipment, antenna and/or base station) presents a fire risk, electrical hazard or other immediate threat to public health and safety in violation of any applicable law, such officials may order the facility to be shut down and powered off until such time as the fire risk or electrical hazard has been mitigated. Any mitigations required shall be at the permittee’s sole cost and expense.
(b) Modified Conditions. The City Council authorizes the Director to modify, add or remove conditions to any right of way permit as the Director deems necessary or appropriate to: (1) protect and/or promote the public health, safety and welfare; (2) tailor the standard conditions in subsection (a) to the particular facts and circumstances associated with the deployment; and/or (3) memorialize any changes to the proposed deployment need for compliance with the San Marcos Municipal Code, this policy, generally applicable health and safety requirements and/or any other applicable laws.
SECTION 10. LOCATION STANDARDS
(a) Location Preferences. To better assist applicants and decision makers understand and respond to the community’s aesthetic preferences and values, this subsection sets out listed preferences for locations to be used in connection with small wireless facilities in an ordered hier archy. Applications that involve lesser - preferred locations may be approved so long as the applicant demonstrates by clear and convincing evidence in the written record that either ( 1) no more preferred locations or structures exist within 300 feet from the proposed site; or (2) any more preferred locations or structures within 300 feet from the proposed site would be technically infeasible. The City prefers small cells in the public rights-of- way to be installed in locations, ordered from most preferred to least preferred, as follows:
(1) locations within public institution zones, industrial zones, business park zones or commercial zones on or along arterials;
(2) locations within public institution zones, industrial zones, business park zones or commercial zones on or along collectors;
(3) locations within public institution zones, industrial zones, business park zones or commercial zones on or along residential streets;
(4) locations within specific plan areas, mixed use zones, and open space zones on or along parkway arterials or arterials;
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(5) locations within specific plan areas, mixed use zones, and open space zones on or along major collectors or local collectors;
(6) locations within specific plan areas, mixed use zones, and open space zones on or along residential streets;
(7) locations within residential zones on or along parkway arterials or arterials;
(8) locations within residential zones on or along major collectors or local collectors;
(9) locations within residential zones on or along residential streets.
(b) Support Structure Preferences. The City prefers small wireless facilities to be installed on support structures in the public rights -of-way, ordered from most preferred to least preferred, as follows:
(1) existing or replacement streetlight poles using the City telecom pole standard;
(2) new, non-replacement streetlight poles using the City telecom pole standard (luminaire may not be required for new, non-replacement streetlight poles);
(3) existing or replacement wood utility poles;
(4) new, non-replacement poles for small wireless facilities.
(c) Encroachments over Private Property. No small cell antennas, accessory equipment or other improvements may encroach onto or over any private or other property outside the public rights -of-way. Facilities that encroach onto private property are subject to the applicable rules of SMMC 20.465.030.
(d) No Interference with Other Uses. Small cells and any associated antennas, accessory equipment or improvements shall not be located in any place or manner that would physically interfere with or impede access to any: (1) worker access to any above-ground 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, barricade reflectors; (2) access to any public transportation vehicles, shelters, street furniture or other improvements at any public transportation stop; (3) worker access to above-ground or underground infrastructure owned or operated by any public or private utility agency; (4) fire hydrant or water valve; (5) access to any doors, gates, sidewalk doors, passage doors, stoops or other ingress and egress points to any building appurtenant to the rights-of-way; or (6) access to any fire escape.
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(e) Replacement Pole Location. All replacement poles must: (1) be located as close to the removed pole as possible; (2) be aligned with the other existing poles along the public rights -of-way; and ( 3) be compliant with all applicable standards and specifications by the identified or required by the Director.
(f) Additional Placement Requirements. In addition to all other requirements in this Policy, small wireless facilities and all related equipment and improvements shall:
(1) be placed as close as possible to the property line between two parcels that abuts the public rights-of-way and, in residential zones, not be placed along residential frontage to the extent feasible;
(2) not be placed within any sight distance triangles at any intersections;
(3) not be placed in any location that obstructs view lines for traveling vehicles, bicycles and pedestrian;
(4) not be placed in any location that obstructs views of any traffic signs or signals;
(5) not be placed in any location that obstructs illumination patterns for existing streetlights;
(6) be placed at least five feet away from any driveway or established pedestrian pathway between a residential structure and the public rights-of- way;
(7) be placed at least 25 feet away fr om any driveways for police/sheriff’s stations, fire stations or other emergency responder facilities.
SECTION 11. DESIGN STANDARDS
(a) General Design Standards. The standards in this Section 11 shall be applicable to all small wireless facilities in the public rights-of-way.
(1) Stealth/Concealment. All small wireless facilities must be stealth to the maximum extent feasible with concealment elements, measures and techniques that mimic or blend with the underlying support structure, surrounding environment and adjacent uses.
(2) Least Visible Equipment. The applicant must use the smallest and least visible antennas and accessory equipment possible to accomplish th e coverage objectives.
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(3) Overall Height. No antenna may extend more than five feet above the support structure, plus any minimum separation between the antenna and other pole attachments required by applicable health and safety regulations.
(4) Finishes. All exterior surfaces shall be painted, colored and/or wrapped in flat, non-reflective hues that match the underlying support structure or blend with the surrounding environment. All surfaces shall be treated with graffiti-resistant sealant. All finishes shall be subject to the Director’s prior approval.
(5) Noise. Small cells and all associated antennas, accessory equipment and other improvements must comply with all applicable noise control standards and regulations in the San Marcos Municipal Code Section 20.300.070(E) and shall not exceed, either on an individual or cumulative basis, the noise limit in the applicable zone.
(6) Lights. All street lights and street light fixtures must be aimed and shielded so that their illumination effects are directed downwards and confined within the public rights-of-way in a manner consistent with the San Marcos Street Lighting Standards and Specifications . All antennas, accessory equipment and other improvements with indicator or status lights must b e installed in locations and within enclosures that eliminate illumination impacts visible from publicly accessible areas.
(7) Trees and Landscaping. Small wireless facilities shall not be installed (in whole or in part) within any tree drip line. Small wireless facilities may not displace any existing tree or landscape features unless: (A) such displaced tree or landscaping is replaced in -kind with native and/or drought -resistant trees, plants or other landscape features approved by the Director and (B) the applicant submits and adheres t o a landscape maintenance plan. Only International Society of Arboriculture certified workers under a licensed arborist’s supervision shall be used to install the replacement tree(s). Any replacement tree must be substantially the same size as the damaged tree unless approved by the Director . The permittee shall, at all times, be responsible to maintain any replacement landscape features.
(8) Signs and Advertisements. All small wireless facilities that involve RF transmitters must include signage that accurately identifies the site owner/operator, the owner/operator’s site name or identification number and a toll-free number to the owner/operator’s network operations center. Small wireless facilities may not bear any other signage or advertisements unless expressly approved by the City, required by law or recommended under FCC or other United States governmental agencies for compliance with RF emissions regulations.
(9) Site Security Measures. Small wireless facilities may incorporate reasonable and appropriate site security measures, such as locks and anti -climbing
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devices, to prevent unauthorized access, theft or vandalism. The Director shall not approve any barbed wire, razor ribbon, electri fied fences or any similarly dangerous security measures. All exterior surfaces on small wireless facilities shall be constructed from or coated with graffiti -resistant materials. Cabinets and equipment shroud must be kept secured to prevent unauthorized access.
(10) Compliance with Health and Safety Regulations. All small wireless facilities shall be designed, constructed, operated and maintained in compliance with the San Marcos Street Lighting Standards and Specifications and all generally applicable health and safety regulations, which includes without limitation all applicable regulations for human exposure to RF emissions and compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq.).
(b) Streetlight Design Standards. In addition to all generally applicable design standards in subsection (a), all small wireless facilities attached to streetlights shall comply with the City telecom pole standard and design guidelines adopted in the Standard Special Provisions Supplement to the 2015 Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction “Greenbook” (Exhibit A ). The Street Lighting Standards and Specifications may be amended from time-to-time by the City and each amendment shall be deemed incorporated into this Policy by reference. (Note: Figure 1 through Figure 3 depict stealth/concealment features that are generally consistent with the Street Lighting Standards and Specifications and are intended for illustrative purposes only.)
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Figure 1: Pole-top antenna stealth concealed within a single shroud (or radome) with a tapered cable shroud.
Figure 2: 5G mmWave antenna/cable shrouds
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Figure 3: 4G/5G configuration with
antenna/cable shrouds
(c) Design Standards for New, Non -Replacement Streetlight Poles. In instances where new poles are proposed that are not replacing existing streetlights, a new streetlight pole shall be designed in accordance with the Standard Special Provisions Supplement to the 2015 Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction “Greenbook” (Exhibit A) and subsections (a) and (b) above. The location of the streetlight pole shall be consistent with existing streetlight spacing on the subject corridor, or as otherwise approved by the City Engineer. A t the discretion of the City Engineer, a luminaire may be required for new, non- replacement streetlight poles.
(d) Design Standards for Other Pole Types. In addition to all generally applicable design standards in subsection (a), all small wireless facilities attached to utility poles or other non- streetlight poles shall be subjec t to the standards in this subsection (d).
(1) Antennas. The provisions in this subsection (1) are generally applicable to all antennas attached to utility poles or other non-streetlight poles.
(A) Shrouding. All antennas and associated cables, jumpers, wires, mounts, masts, brackets and other connectors and hardware must be installed within a shroud or radome. For pole-top antennas, the shroud shall not exceed a
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diameter of 18 inches, a height of 36 inches and footprint area of 5.25 square feet . Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Director may grant an exception when the applicant demonstrates by clear and convincing evidence that compliance with this section would be technically infeasible. For side-arm antennas, the shroud must cover the cross arm and any cables, jumpers, wires or other connectors between the vertical riser and the antenna.
(B) Horizontal Projection. The use of s ide-mounted antennas should be avoided. When necessary , side-mounted antennas shall not project: (A) more than 24 inches from the support structure; (B) over any roadway for vehicular travel; or (C) over any abutting private property. If applicable laws require a side- mounted antenna to project more than 24 inches from the support structure, the projection shall be no greater than required for compliance with such laws.
Figure 4: Shrouded, side-mounted antenna on wood utility pole to comply with CPUC horizontal separation requirements
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Figure 5: Pole-top antenna on a wood utility pole
(2) Pole-Mounted Accessory Equipment. The provisions in this subsection ( 2) are applicable to all pole- mounted accessory equipment in connection with small wireless facilities on utility poles or other non-streetlight poles.
(A) Preferred Stealth/Concealment Techniques. Applicants should propose to place any pole- mounted accessory equipment in a single cabinet or shroud in the least conspicuous position under the circumstances presented by the proposed pole and location. T he cabinet or shroud shall not exceed 46 inches in height, 18 inches in width and 14 inches in depth .
Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Director may grant an exception when the applicant demonstrates by clear and convincing evidence that compliance with this section would be technically infeasible.
Pole-mounted accessory equipment may be installed behind street, traffic or other signs to the extent that the installation complies with applicable public health and safety regulations.
(B) Minimum Vertical Clearance. The lowest point on any pole- mounted accessory equipment shall be at least eight feet above ground level
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adjacent to the pole. If applicable laws require any pole-mounted accessory equipment component to be placed less than eight feet above ground level, the clearance from ground level shall be no less than required for compliance with such laws.
Figure 4: Pole-mounted accessory equipment shroud on a wood utility pole
(C) Horizontal Projection. Pole-mounted accessory equipment shall not project: (i) more than 14 inches from the pole surface; (ii) over any roadway for vehicular travel; or (iii) over any abutting private property. All pole- mounted accessory equipment shall be mounted flush to the pole surface.
If applicable laws preclude flush- mounted equipment, the separ ation gap between the pole and the accessory equipment may increase the horizontal projection maximum to the extent necessary, provided that the separation gap shall be no greater than required for compliance with such laws and concealed by opaque material (such as cabinet “flaps” or “wings”).
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(D) Orientation. Unless placed behind a street sign or some other stealth elements that dictates the equipment orientation on the pole, all pole- mounted accessory equipment should be oriented away from prominent views. In general, the proper orientation will likely be toward the sidewalk to reduce the overall profile when viewed from the nearest abutting properties.
If orientation toward the sidewalk is not feasible, then the proper orientation will most likely be away from oncoming traffic. If more than one orientation would be technically feasible, the Director may select the most appropriate orientation.
(e) Ground-Mounted Accessory Equipment. The provisions in this subsection ( e) are applicable to all ground- mounted accessory equipment in connection with small wireless facilities.
(1) Ground-Mounted Stealth/Concealment. Accessory equipment shall be pole mounted using stealth concealment techniques to the maximum extent feasible and shall not exceed 12 cubic feet in volume . If additional equipment is necessary to operate the facility and it cannot be located on the pole, then it shall comply with the following standards: On collector roads and local roads, the City prefers ground-mounted accessory equipment to be concealed using stealth elements to the maximum extent feasible as follows: (A) underground, (B) behind the back of sidewalk and painted or wrapped in flat natural colors to blend with the landscape features; and ( C) disguised as other street furniture adjacent to the support structure, such as, for example, mailboxes, benches, trash cans and information kiosks. On arterial roads outside underground utility districts, proposed ground- mounted accessory equipment should be completely shrouded or placed in a cabinet substantially similar in appearance to existing ground- mounted accessory equipment cabinets. Back-up battery systems, in Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones (VHFHSZ) may be mounted above ground on any type of road classification, provided they do not conflict with the public use of the right-of-way or ADA access.
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Figure 7: Ground-mounted accessory equipment stealth
concealed as a mailbox.
(2) Public Safety Visibility. To promote and protect public health and safety and prevent potential hazards hidden behind large equipment cabinets, no individual ground-mounted accessory equipment cabinet may exceed four feet in height or four feet in width. To prevent the accumulation of litter and other objects on g round-mounted equipment cabinets , any horizontal flat surfaces shall be minimized to the greatest extent feasible.
(f) Undergrounded Accessory Equipment. The provisions in this subsection (f) are applicable to all undergrounded accessory equipment in connection with small wireless facilities.
(1) Where Required. The Director may require accessory equipment (other than any electric meter where permitted) to be placed underground when proposed in any (A) underground utility district or (B) any location where the Director finds substantial evidence that the additional above- ground accessory equipment would incommode the public use in the public rights-of-way.
(2) Vaults. All undergrounded accessory equipment must be installed in an environmentally controlled vault that is load-rated to meet the City’s standards and specifications. Underground vaults located beneath a sidewalk must be constructed with a slip- resistant cover and properly secured to prevent unauthorized access , u nless otherwise approved by the Director . Vents for airflow shall be flush- to-grade when placed within the sidewalk and may not exceed two feet above grade when placed off the sidewalk , unless otherwise approved by the Director . Vault lids shall be identif ied by the owner, provided that such identification does not exhibit logos or commercial advertisements.
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Figure 8: Flush-to-grade underground equipment vault
(g) Strand-Mounted Wireless Facilities. The Director shall not approve any ground- mounted equipment in connection with any strand- mounted wireless facility, except as required for a remote power source that delivers power to a cluster of strand-mounted wireless facilities . All equipment and other improvements associated with a strand-mounted wireless facility must comply with all applicable health and safety regulations. Strand-mounted wireless facilities shall not exceed one cubic foot in total volume. Any accessory equipment mounted on the pole shall be finished to match the underlying pole. “Snow shoes” and other spooled fiber or cables are prohibited except as may be approved by the Director and shall be maintained in a neat and clean appearance.
(h) Utilities. The provisions in this subsection (h) are applicable to all utilities and other related improvements that serve small wireless facilities.
(1) Overhead Lines. The Director shall not approve any new overhead utility lines in underground utility district s. In areas with existing overhead lines, new communication lines shall be “overlashed” with existing communication lines to the extent feasible. No new overhead utility service drops shall be permitted to traverse any roadway used for vehicular transit.
(2) Vertical Cable Risers. All cables, wires and other connectors must be routed through conduits within the pole or other support structure, and all conduit attachments, cables, wires and other connectors must be concealed from public view. To the extent that cables, wires and other connectors cannot be
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routed through the pole, such as with wood utility poles, applicants shall route them through a single external conduit or shroud that has been finished to match the underlying pole.
(3) Spools and Coils. To reduce clutter and deter vandalism, excess fiber optic or coaxial cables shall not be spooled, coiled or otherwise stored on the pole outside equipment cabinets or shrouds.
(4) Electric Meters. Small cells shall use flat-rate electric service or other method that obviates the need for a separate above- grade electric meter. If flat -rate service is not available, applicants may install a shrouded smart meter that shall not exceed the width of the pole. If the proposed project involves a ground- mounted equipment cabinet, an electric meter may be integrated with and recessed into the cabinet, but the Director shall not approve a separate ground- mounted electric meter pedestal.
(5) Existing Conduit or Circuits. To reduce unnecessary wear and tear on the public rights-of-way, applicants are encouraged to use existing conduits and/or electric circuits whenever available and technically feasible. Access to any conduit and/or circuits owned by the City shall be subject to the Director’s prior written approval, which the Director may withhold or condition as the Director deems necessary or appropriate to protect the City ’s infrastructure, prevent interference with the City’s municipal functions and public health and safety.
SECTION 12. PREAPPROVED DESIGNS
(a) Purpose. To expedite the review process and encourage collaborative designs among applicants and the City , the City Council authorizes the Director to designate one or more preapproved designs for small wireless facilities. This Section 12 sets out the process to establish or repeal a preapproved design and the expedited review procedures and findings applicable to these applications.
(b) Adoption. The Director may, in the Director’s discretion, establish a preapproved design when the Director finds that a proposed preapproved design substantially complies with the design standards in this Policy. The Director shall post a public notice on the City’s website. The notice must generally describe the preapprov ed design, include a drawing or other visual representation of the preapproved design, specify whether the preapproved design would be limited or restricted in any zones or specified vertical infrastructure and contain a reference to the appeal procedure.
Unless appealed pursuant to the San Marcos Municipal Code, the preapproved design shall become effective 15 days from the notice required in this subsection.
A decision by the Director not to adopt a proposed preapproved design or the Director’s failure to act on a request for a proposed preapproved design is not appealable.
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(c) Repeal. The Director may repeal any preapproved design by written notice posted on the City’s website. The repeal shall be immediately effective. The Director ’s repeal, refusal to repe al or failure to act on a request to repeal a preapproved design is not appealable.
(d) Modified Findings. When an applicant submits a complete application for a preapproved design, the Director shall presume that the findings for approval in Section 8(b)(1) (with respect to design standards) and Section 8(b)(2) are satisfied and shall evaluate the application for compliance with the findings for approval in Section 8(b)(1) (with respect to location standards) and Section 8(b)(3).
(e) Nondiscrimination. Any applicant may propose to use any preapproved design whether the applicant initially requested that the Director adopt such preapproved design or not. The Director’s decision to adopt a preapproved design expresses no preference or requirement that applicants use the specific vendor or manufacturer that fabricated the design depicted in the preapproved plans. Any other vendor or manufacturer that fabricates a facility to the standards and specifications in the preapproved design with like materials, finishes and overall quality shall be acceptable as a preapproved design.
SECTION 13. EXCEPTIONS
(a) Preface. The provisions in this section establish a procedure by which the C ity may grant an exception to the standards in this P olicy but only to the extent necessary to avoid conflict with applicable federal or state law. When the applicant requests an exception, the Director shall consider the findings in Section 13(b) in addition to the findings required under S ection 8(b). Each exception is specific to the facts and circumstances in connection with each application. An exception granted in one instance does not create a presumption or expectation that an exception will be granted in any other instance.
(b) Findings for an Exception. The Director may grant an exception to any provision or requirement in this Policy only if the Director finds that:
(1) a denial based on the application’s noncompliance with a specific provision or requirement would violate federal law, state law or both; or
(2) a provision in this P olicy, as applied to the applicant, would violate any rights or privileges conferred on the applicant by federal or state law.
(c) Scope of Exception. If the Director finds that an exception should be granted, the exception shall be narrowly tailored so that the exception deviates from this Policy to least extent necessary for compliance with federal or state law.
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evidence shall be the same as required by applicable federal or state law for the issue raised in the applicant’s request for an exception.
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EXHIBIT A
City of San Marcos, CA Standard Special Provisions
Supplement to the 2015 Standard Specifications for
Public Works Construction “Greenbook”
City of San Marcos Standard Special Provisions
Greenbook 2015
CITY OF SAN MARCOS, CA
STANDARD SPECIAL PROVISIONS
SPECIFICATIONS FOR PUBLIC WORKS
CONSTRUCTION
Supplement to the 2015 Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction “Greenbook”
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. ........................................... 1 ORGANIZATION .................................................................................................................. ....................................... 1 STANDARD SPECIAL PROVISIONS ................................................................................................................................. 2 PART 1- GENERAL PROVISIONS .................................................................................................... ............................ 3 SECTION 1 – TERMS, DEFINITIONS, ABBREVIATIONS, UNITS OF MEASURES, AND SYMBOLS ........................... 3 1-1 GENERAL ................................................................................................................... ................................. 3 1-2 TERMS AND DEFINITIONS ..................................................................................................... ..................... 3 1-3 ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................................................. ............................ 7 1-4 APPLICABILITY ............................................................................................................. .............................. 7 SECTION 2 – SCOPE AND CONTROL OF WORK ......................................................................................... ........... 9 2-1 AWARD AND EXECUTION OF THE CONTRACT ....................................................................................... .... 9 2-2 ASSIGNMENT ................................................................................................................ .............................. 9 2-3 SUBCONTRACTS .............................................................................................................. .......................... 9 2-5 PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................................. ................ 10 2-9 SURVEYING ................................................................................................................. .............................. 13 2-11 INSPECTION ............................................................................................................... ............................ 18 2-13 REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION .............................................................................................................. 21 SECTION 3 - CHANGES IN WORK ................................................................................................... ..................... 22 3-2 CHANGES INITIATED BY THE AGENCY ........................................................................................... .......... 22 3-3 EXTRA WORK ................................................................................................................ ............................ 22 3-4 CHANGED CONDITIONS ........................................................................................................ ................... 24 3-5 DISPUTED WORK ............................................................................................................. ......................... 25 3-6 VALUE ENGINEERING ......................................................................................................... ...................... 25 3-7 INCENTIVES ................................................................................................................ .............................. 26 SECTION 4 - CONTROL OF MATERIALS .............................................................................................. ................ 27 City of San Marcos Standard Special Provisions
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4-1 MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP ................................................................................................. ........... 27 4-2 MATERIAL PROVIDED BY THE AGENCY ........................................................................................... ......... 28 4-3 TAXES ..................................................................................................................... .................................. 28 SECTION 5 - UTILITIES ........................................................................................................................................ 29 5-1 LOCATION................................................................................................................... .............................. 29 5-2 PROTECTION ................................................................................................................ ............................ 30 5-4 RELOCATION ................................................................................................................ ............................ 31 5-5 DELAY ..................................................................................................................... .................................. 31 5-6 COOPERATION ............................................................................................................... .......................... 31 5-7 COORDINATION .............................................................................................................. ......................... 32 5-8 TEMPORARY UTILITIES ....................................................................................................... ..................... 33 SECTION 6 - PROSECUTION, PROGRESS AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE WORK .................................................... 34 6-1 CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE AND COMMENCEMENT OF THE WORK ...................................................... 34 6-6 DELAYS AND EXTENSIONS OF TIME ......................................................................................................... 36 6-7 TIME OF COMPLETION ........................................................................................................ ..................... 37 6-8 COMPLETION, ACCEPTANCE AND WARRANTY ....................................................................................... . 37 6-9 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES ........................................................................................................ .................... 38 6-10 USE OF IMPROVEMENTS DURING CONSTRUCTION .............................................................................. 39 7-1 THE CONTRaCTOR’S EQUIPMENT AND FACILITES.................................................................................. 40 7-2 LABOR ....................................................................................................................................................... 40 7-3 INSURANCE ................................................................................................................. ............................. 41 7-5 PERMITS ................................................................................................................... ................................ 42 7-6 THE CONTRACTOR’S REPRESENTATIVE .................................................................................................. 43 7-8 WORK SITE MAINTENACE ......................................................................................................................... 43 7-9 PROTECTION AND RESTROATION OF EXISTING IMPROVEMENTS .......................................................... 54 7-10 SAFETY .................................................................................................................................................... 54 City of San Marcos Standard Special Provisions
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7-12 ADVERTISING .......................................................................................................................................... 59 7-13 LAWS TO BE OBSERVED ...................................................................................................... ................... 59 7-15 SUPERVISION AND CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES ............................................................................. 60 7-16 AS BUILT PLANS ........................................................................................................... .......................... 60 7-17 CONSTRUCTION MEETINGS ................................................................................................................... 61 7-18 SALVAGE OF EXISTING FACILITES .......................................................................................................... 61 7-19 PROJECT SIGNAGE .......................................................................................................... ....................... 62 7-20 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL .......................................................................................... 62 7-21 PUBLIC NOTIFICATION ........................................................................................................................... 63 7-22 GROUNDBREAKING/RIBBON CUTTING ............................................................................................ ..... 65 7-23 CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE ......................................................................................... 65 SECTION 8 - FACILITIES FOR AGENCY PERSONNEL ........................................................................................... 67 8-1 GENERAL ................................................................................................................... ............................... 67 8-2 FIELD OFFICE FACILITIES ................................................................................................... ...................... 67 8-6 BASIS OF PAYMENT .......................................................................................................... ........................ 68 SECTION 9 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT ...................................................................................................... 69 9-1 MEASUREMENT OF QUANTITIES FOR UNIT PRICE WORK ....................................................................... 69 9-3 PAYMENT ................................................................................................................... ............................... 69 PART 2- CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS ................................................................................................ .................... 73 SECTION 200 – ROCK MATERIAL ................................................................................................... ..................... 73 200-5 MISCELLANEOUS ROCK MATERIALS .................................................................................................... 74 SECTION 201- CONCRETE, MORTAR, AND RELATED MATERIALS ...................................................................... 76 201-1 PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE .......................................................................................................... 76 201-3 EXPANSION JOINT FILLER AND JOINT SEALANTS .............................................................................. 76 SECTION 202 – MASONRY MATERIALS ............................................................................................... ................ 77 202-4 PAVER SYSYTEMS .......................................................................................................... ....................... 77 City of San Marcos Standard Special Provisions
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SECTION 203 – BITUMINOUS MATERIALS .......................................................................................................... 78 203-5 SLURRY SEAL ............................................................................................................. ........................... 78 203-6 ASPHALT CONCRETE......................................................................................................... ................... 78 203-16 MISCELLANEOUS PAVEMENT TREATMENT ....................................................................................... 79 SECTION 206 - MISCELLANEOUS METAL ITEMS ....................................................................................... ......... 80 206-7 SIGNS, POSTS, AND HARDWARE .......................................................................................................... 80 206-8 [reserved] .............................................................................................................. ............................... 81 206-9 ARCHITECTURAL METALS .................................................................................................... ................ 81 SECTION 207 - GRAVITY PIPE .................................................................................................... ......................... 82 207-2 REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPE (RCP) .......................................................................................... ......... 82 207-17 PVC GRAVITY PIPE ....................................................................................................... ....................... 82 SECTION 210 - PAINT AND PROTECTIVE COATINGS .......................................................................................... 83 SECTION 212 – WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM VALVES AND APPURTENCES ...................................................... 84 SECTION 213 - ENGINEERING GEOSYNTHETICS ................................................................................................ 85 213-5 GEOTEXTILES AND GEOGRIDS ................................................................................................ ............. 85 213-6 GEOMEMBRANES ............................................................................................................ ..................... 85 SECTION 214 – TRAFFIC STRIPING, CURB AND PAVEMENT MARKINGS, AND PAVEMENT MARKERS ............... 87 214-8 CHANNELIZERS ............................................................................................................ ........................ 87 214-8 STENCILS FOR PAVEMENT MARKINGS .......................................................................................... ...... 88 SECTION 215 – MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS ......................................................................................... .......... 89 215-1 STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION ........................................................................................ .. 89 215-2 DETECTABLE WARNING SURFACE .............................................................................................. ......... 89 215-3 [reserved] .............................................................................................................. ............................... 89 SECTION 217 – BEDDING AND BACKFILL MATERIALS ........................................................................................ 91 217-1 BEDDING MATERIAL ........................................................................................................ ..................... 91 217-2 TRENCH BACKFILL ......................................................................................................... ...................... 91 City of San Marcos Standard Special Provisions
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217-5 SLURRY CEMENT BACKFILL .................................................................................................. ............... 92 217-6 CONTROLLED LOW STRENGTH MATERIAL (CLSM) FOR BACKFILL ..................................................... 92 SECTION 218 - SITE FURNISHINGS ................................................................................................ .................... 93 218-1 SEATING AND TABLES ...................................................................................................... .................... 93 218-2 CONTAINERS .............................................................................................................. .......................... 93 218-3 PLAY EQUIPMENT ................................................................................................................................. 94 218-3 MISCELLANEOUS SITE FURNISHINGS .......................................................................................... ....... 94 PART 3 - CONSTRUCTION METHODS ................................................................................................. .................... 96 SECTION 300 - EARTHWORK ....................................................................................................... ....................... 96 300-1 CLEARING AND GRUBBING ................................................................................................... ............... 96 300-2 UNCLASSIFIED EXCAVATION. ............................................................................................................... 99 300-3 STRUCTURE EXCAVATION AND BACKFILL. ...................................................................................... .. 102 300-4 UNCLASSIFIED FILL ....................................................................................................... ..................... 102 300-5 BORROW EXCAVATION ....................................................................................................... ................ 103 300-8 GEOTEXTILES FOR DRAINAGE ............................................................................................................ 104 300-9 GEOTEXTILES FOR EROSION CONTROL ......................................................................................... ... 105 300-10 GEOTEXTILES FOR SEPARATION ............................................................................................. ........ 105 SECTION 301 TREATED SOIL, SUBGRADE PREPARATION, AND PLACEMENT OF BASE MATERIALS ............ 106 301-1 SUBGRADE PREPARATION .................................................................................................... ............. 106 SECTION 302 ROADWAY SURFACING ............................................................................................................. 107 302-1 COLD MILLING OF EXISTING PAVEMENT ....................................................................................... .... 107 302-2 CHIP SEAL ............................................................................................................... ............................ 107 302-4 SLURRY SEAL SURFACING .................................................................................................................. 108 302-5 ASPHALT CONCRETE PAVEMENT................................................................................................ ....... 108 302-14 ASPHALT CONCRETE DIKE .................................................................................................. ............. 110 302-15 ASPHALT CRACK SEALING .................................................................................................. ............. 110 City of San Marcos Standard Special Provisions
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302-16 ASPHALT PATCHING & REPAIR .............................................................................................. .......... 111 SECTION 303 CONCRETE AND MASONRY CONSTRUCTION .......................................................................... 113 303-1 CONCRETE STRUCTURES ..................................................................................................... ............. 113 303-4 MASONRY CONSTRUCTION .................................................................................................... ........... 121 303-5 CONCRETE CURBS, WALKS, GUTTERS, CROSS GUTTERS, ALLEY INTERSECTIONS, ACCESS RAMPS, AND DRIVEWAYS .......................................................................................................... ................... 122 303-6 DECORATIVE CONCRETE FINISHES ............................................................................................ ....... 123 303-7 COLORED CONCRETE ......................................................................................................................... 125 SECTION 304 - METAL FABRICATION AND CONSTRUCTION ........................................................................... 126 304-3 CHAIN LINK FENCE ........................................................................................................ ..................... 126 304-5 GALVANIZED ORNAMENTAL IRON FENCING ...................................................................................... 126 SECTION 306 – OPEN TRENCH CONDUIT CONSTRUCTION ............................................................................. 130 306-2.7 SHUTDOWNS OF EXISTING PIPELINES ........................................................................................... 130 306-3 TRENCH EXCAVATION ....................................................................................................... ................. 130 306-4 SHORING AND BRACING ..................................................................................................... ............... 130 306-6 BEDDING ............................................................................................................................................. 130 306-12 BACKFILLl .............................................................................................................. ........................... 132 306-13 TRENCH RESURFACING .................................................................................................................... 132 306-14 MEASUREMENT ............................................................................................................ .................... 132 306-15 PAYMENT ................................................................................................................ .......................... 133 SECTION 313 - SIGNING .................................................................................................................................... 134 313-1 GENERAL ................................................................................................................. ........................... 134 313-2 TRAFFIC SIGNAGE ......................................................................................................... ..................... 134 313-2.1 GENERAL ............................................................................................................... .......................... 134 313-2.2 LOCATION ........................................................................................................................................ 134 313-2.3 SIGN POSTS ............................................................................................................ ......................... 134 City of San Marcos Standard Special Provisions
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313-2.4 SIGNS ................................................................................................................. .............................. 134 313-2.5 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT ............................................................................................... ....... 135 313-3 WAY FINDING SIGNAGE ..................................................................................................... ................. 135 313-4 MONUMENT SIGNAGE ........................................................................................................ ................ 136 313-5 MISCELLANEOUS SIGNAGE ................................................................................................... ............. 136 SECTION 314 – TRAFFIC STRIPING, CURB AND PAVEMENT MARKINGS, AND PAVEMENT MARKERS ............. 137 314-1 GENERAL ................................................................................................................. ........................... 137 314-2 REMOVAL OF TRAFFIC STIPING AND CURB AND PAVEMENT MARKINGS .......................................... 137 314-4 APPLICATION OF TRAFFIC STRIPING AND CURB AND PAVEMENT MARKINGS ................................. 137 314-5 PAVEMENT MARKERS ........................................................................................................ ................. 139 SECTION 315 – SITE FURNISHINGS .................................................................................................................. 141 315-1 GENERAL ................................................................................................................. ........................... 141 315-2 SUBMITTALS ....................................................................................................................................... 141 315-3 HANDLING AND STORAGE .................................................................................................................. 141 315-4 PLACEMENT AND INSTALLATION .............................................................................................. ........ 141 315-5 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT ................................................................................................. ........ 143 PART 4 – ALTERNATE MATERIALS .................................................................................................. ...................... 144 SECTION 400 – ALTERNATE ROCK PRODUCTS, UNTREATED BASE MATERIALS, AND PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE ...................................................................................................................... .................................. 144 PART 5 – PIPELINE SYSTEM REHABILITATION ....................................................................................... .............. 145 SECTION 500 – PIPELINE, MANHOLE AND STRUCTURE REHABILITATION ..................................................... 145 500-5 INSPECTION AND CLEANING ................................................................................................. ............ 145 PART 6 – TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROL ............................................................................................ ............... 152 SECTION 600 – ACCESS .......................................................................................................... .......................... 152 600-1 GENERAL ................................................................................................................. ........................... 152 600-2 VEHICULAR ACCESS ........................................................................................................ ................... 152 City of San Marcos Standard Special Provisions
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600-3 PEDESTRIAN ACCESS ....................................................................................................... .................. 152 600-4 BICYCLE ACCESS .......................................................................................................... ...................... 153 600-5 WASTE COLLECTION AND POSTAL SERVICE ACCESS ........................................................................ 154 SECTION 601- WORK AREA TRAFFIC CONTROL ........................................................................................ ....... 155 601-1 GENERAL ................................................................................................................. ........................... 155 601-2 TRAFFIC CONTROL PLAN (TCP) .............................................................................................. ........... 155 601-3 TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES ................................................................................................. ............. 157 601-4 PLACEMENT OF TRAFFIC CONTROL ............................................................................................ ...... 160 601-5 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT ................................................................................................. ........ 161 PART 7 – ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ................................................................................................... ........................ 162 SECTION 86 – LIGHTING AND SIGNAL SYSTEMS .............................................................................................. 162 86-1.01 GENERAL ............................................................................................................... .......................... 162 86-1.01A SUMMARY .............................................................................................................. ........................ 162 86-1.01B DEFINITIONS .......................................................................................................... ....................... 162 86-2.01C(3) INSTALLATION OF PULL BOXES ....................................................................................... ....... 185 86-2.01C(18) SIGNAL HEADS .................................................................................................... ................... 187 PART 8 – LANDSCAPING AND IRRIGATION ........................................................................................... ................ 191 SECTION 800 – MATEIRALS ....................................................................................................... ....................... 191 800-2 IRRIGATION SYSTEM MATERIALS ....................................................................................................... 200 800-3 ELECTRICAL MATERIALS .................................................................................................... ................ 202 800-4 SYNTHETIC LANDSCAPE MATERIALS ................................................................................................. 205 SECTION 801 – INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................................... 206 801-1 GENERAL ................................................................................................................. ........................... 206 801-2 EARTHWORK AND TOPSOIL PLACEMENT .......................................................................................... 206 801-3 GENERAL LANDSCAPE MATERIAL INSTALLATION ............................................................................. 207 801-4 PLANTING ................................................................................................................ ........................... 208 City of San Marcos Standard Special Provisions
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801-5 IRRIGATION SYSTEM INSTALLATION .......................................................................................... ....... 210 801-6 MAINTENANCE AND PLANT ESTABLISHMENT ................................................................................... 213 801-7 CARE AND MAINTENANCE .................................................................................................... .............. 214 801-8 PAYMENT ................................................................................................................. ........................... 215 SECTION 802 – HABITAT PROTECTION, INSTALLATION MAINTENACE AND MONITORING ............................ 216 SECTION 802-1 CONSTRUCTION FENCING ......................................................................................... ...... 216 802-2 PAYMENT ....................................................................................................................... ............. 216
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INTRODUCTION
This document is the City of San Marcos Supplement to the 2015 Edition of Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction, also known as th e Greenbook. This document is structured to modify, add, replace, and delete sections of the Greenbook and is applicable to all contracts for the construction of Public Improvements.
ORGANIZATION
The City of San Marcos has organized these specifications consistent with the Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction. The specifications contained within this document are modifications to the Standards Specifications and are referenced as “Standard Special Provisions” by the City.
Part 700 of this supplement is organized to follow se ction 86 of the Modified 2010 California Department of Transportation (CalTrans) standard specifications.
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ST ANDARD SPECIAL PROVISIONS
Amendments to the 2015 Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction “Greenbook” In accordance with Resolution 2020-8797 of the City Co uncil of the City of San Marcos has adopted the 2015 Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction “Greenbook” and th e City supplement to the Greenbook referenced as the “Standard Special Provisions” as periodically updated by the City Engineer.
REVISION TABLE
APPROVAL
Rev # Revision Date Sections Revised
0 7/30/2020 Introduction, 1-2, 1-4, 5-7.1, 7-23, 9-2.1, 601-2, 601-4.1
July 30, 2020
Matt Little, City Engineer Date:
R.C.E No. 60569, Expires 12-31-2020
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PART 7 – ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
DELETE PART 7 AND REPLACE WITH SECTION 86, “ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS”, EX CLUDING SECTIONS 86-7 THROUGH 86-8, OF THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CALTRANS) 2010 REVISED STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS AS MODIFIED HEREIN.
SECTION 86 – LIGHTING AND SIGNAL SYSTEMS
Where Greenbook refers to Section 700 refer Section 86.
Signal, lighting, and electrical systems material and inst allation work shall be done in accordance with the Caltrans Standard Plans and specifications except as amended herein.
References to Sections 10 through 95 of the Standard Spec ifications of the State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) shall apply where shown in Section 86. References in the State Standard Specifications to the State of California, its agencies, or agents shall be construed to refer to the City, its corresponding agencies or agents.
These specifications shall be used in conjunction with Section 701, “Construction”. 86-1.01 GENERAL
86-1.01A SUMMARY
ADD THE FOLLOWING
Where this manual refers to METS, METS shall mean a 3rd party testing facility as approved by the Engineer. 86-1.01B DEFINITIONS
ADD THE FOLLOWING
Roadway Crossings: Refers to full and/or partially signalized intersections.
Traveled Way: Refers to the driving surface as measures from the back of curb to back of curb. In areas where there is no curb, it refers to edge of pavement.
Driveway: Refers to a non-concrete surface adjacent to the roadway for vehicles existing the street.
ADD THE FOLLOWING SUBSECTION
86-1.01C(12) FIBER OPTIC CABLE
Cable sample and certifications will be provided to the City for review and approval prior to installation.
Laboratory test reports will be provided from representa tive samples of similar cable design to demonstrate compliance with the provisions of Section 86-1.02F. Th e manufacturer certification must demonstrate the cable complies the optical and mechanical properties of these specifications. 86-1.02B Conduit and Accessories
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86-1.02B(1) GENERAL
ADD THE FOLLOWING
Unless otherwise specified in the Plans or Project Specia l Provisions all conduit owned by the Agency shall be Type 3, schedule 80 HDPE.
All conduits for use in traffic signal and fiber optic systems shall have a minimum nominal inside diameter of (4”) encased in a minimum of twelve inches (12”) of 56-C-3250 psi concrete (8” minimum concrete cover over top of pipe) for roadway crossings. A minimum inside diameter of three inches (3”) shall be used for all other conduits.
86-1.02C PULL BOXES
86-1.02C(1) GENERAL
ADD THE FOLLOWING
Pull box lids shall not be bolted down.
Unless otherwise specified all pull boxes (box, lid, extension) shall be concrete and size No. 6 and marked as “Traffic Signal”. Pull boxe s shall be Christy® concrete enclosures p r o d u c e d b y O l d c a s t l e , m o d e l n u m b e r s conforming to Table 86-10.C, or approved equal.
TABLE 86-1.02C
PULL BOX MODEL NUMBERS
Size Part Number
# 5 Box C30B-N30 Box
#5 Box Lid FL30 Lid
#6 Box C36B-N36 Box
#6 Box Fiberlyte Lid FL36T86-FL36T Lid
A No. 5 pull box may be used for advance loops.
The pull box cover marking for an interconnect conduit and cable system shall be marked ”TS COMMUNICATION”.
REPLACE THE SUBSECTION WITH THE FOLLOWING
86-1.02C(4) STREET LIGHT PULL BOXES
Pull Boxes shall be in accordance with the City of San Marcos Street Lighting Standards and Specifications manual and shall be installed as follows:
1) Located at the end of the conduit run and three feet (3’) from SDG&E service point and five feet (5’) clear of curb face (NOTE: if the street light is within ten feet (10’) of the service point only one pull box is required.
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2) Located within five feet (5’) of each street light.
3) Located at conduit interval runs of not more than 200 LF. Additional #3-1/2 pull boxes will be required for conduit runs over 200 LF long.
The bottom of the pull box shall rest firmly on a six-inch (6”) thick bed of three-quarter-inch (3/4”) crushed rock extending six inches (6”) beyond the outside edges of the box. Pull boxes shall be installed behind sidewalk or five feet (5’) behind the face of curb or dike and, where prac tical, shall be installed with the short side parallel to the curb. They shall not be installed in any part of a driveway or other traveled way. Pull box covers shall be inscribed “STREET LIGHTING” and shall be secured with 3/8” bolts, cap screws or studs and nuts made of stainless steel or non-corroding materials. Anti-seize shall be used. (1) OES Rex Key shall be provided for each installed pull box to the City.
ADD THE FOLLOWING SUBSECTION
86-1.02C(5) INTERCONNECT PULL BOXES AND VAULTS
All interconnect pull boxes shall be 6T concrete with ex tension and installed per Calt rans Standard Plans ES-8 unless otherwise specified in the Plans or Project Special Provisions.
Interconnect pull box and vault lids shall be galvanized steel and stamped or welded “TS COMMUNICATION”.
Boxes shall be installed between 800 feet (minimum) and 1,000 feet (maximum) apart unless otherwise approved by the Engineer.
A 30” x 60” x 14” concrete electrical vault with two (2 ) extensions (total depth approximately 3 feet) and a galvanized steel lid shall be installed at each signalized intersection on the corner near the traffic signal controller.
Signal Interconnect conduit shall be installed in pull boxes using 45-degree, UL approved elbows. These elbows shall be placed as far apart in the pull box as possible, oriented in the direction of the cable, and offset to one side to facilitate cable pulling and coiling.
Approximately 200-feet of SIC slack shall be coiled inside of each vault box (12 and 144 SMFOC).
Approximately 20-feet of SIC slack shall be coiled inside of each pull box.
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86-1.02E ETHERNET AND VIDEO
All Ethernet components shall provide a lifetime warrant y option on parts and 1 year “live” technical support (either in person or over the phone) during business hours (Pacific time) 9AM to 5PM Monday through Friday, from the date of installation Warranty parts replacement sh all be within three business days. A warranty certificate meeting these requirements shall be provided on the date of installation. 86-1.02E(1) ETHERNET SWITCHES
ADD THE FOLLOWING
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All switches shall be managed and support advanced features including:
a. Port based VLAN segregation.
b. DHCP snooping and/or IGMP snooping
c. MAC address filtering
d. Quality of Service
e. SNMP
f. Remote management
Fiber uplinks shall be single mode and support 10/10 0/1000 Duplex Ethernet ports and provide long haul capability.
In addition to the above requirements, local switches (located at intersections) shall meet the following requirements:
a. Shall be environmentally hardened (-40 to 160 degrees F) and NEMA TS-2 rated. b. Switch ports minimum requirements:
i. Ethernet Switches (Cabinet Switch Locations – All City of San Marcos Locations):
1. Provide a minimum of eight 10/100 Base TX copper ports and one duplex fiber port. ii. Ethernet Switches Caltrans Locations:
1. Provide a minimum of six 10/100 Base TX copper ports and two duplex fiber ports. iii. Aggregate Switches (Hub Switch Locations):
1. Provide a minimum of four 10/100 Base TX copper ports, three 1000 Base TX copper ports, and sixteen (16) duplex fiber ports.
2. The switch shall support rack mount on 19” rack chassis c. The fiber uplink ports shall be SC, LX or LC type connectors utilizing SFP modules. d. Power supply shall support 120 VAC and/or 24 VDC.
e. The switch shall support standard 332L rack mount, DIN rail or 19” rack mountable.
The Contractor shall furnish and install all Ethernet switches at the local intersections. Communication between the field switch and the City of San Marcos Traffic Ma nagement Center shall be tested prior to acceptance.
Contractor shall coordi nate with Engineer and provide 48hours notice prior to test. Configuration of Ethernet switches shall be performed by others.
Approved manufacturers of Ethernet communications solutions include: Etherwan, Siemens, and Comnet. Non- listed manufacturers shall be approved by the Engineer.
86-1.02E(2) BROADBAND WIRELESS ETHERNET COMMUNICATION
ADD THE FOLLOWING
The broadband wireless ethernet communication system shall provide traffic signal and CCTV video and control communication. The Contractor shall fu rnish and install such other items or details not mentioned below, that are required to construct a complete and operational sy stem including, antennas, radios, mounting equipment, hardware, cabling, and incidental materials shall be performed, placed, constructed or installed.
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The Contractor shall follow the manufacturer recommendations and instructions for installation.
Wireless communication shall provide the following functionality:
a. Support Ethernet communications.
b. Support mesh network topology and point-to-point and point-to-multipoint configuration. c. 802.11 Compliant and operate on a license free band. d. Provide a minimum of 108 Mbps data rate.
e. Provide a minimum range of 10 miles.
f. Provide security encryption (WPA, WPA2, MAC, and Radius). g. Be compatible with Ethernet switching and routing protocols including:
1. VLAN
2. VPN
3. DHCP snooping
4. Quality of Service
5. SNMP
6. Remote management
h. Be a NEMA rated enclosure.
i. Power supply shall support 120 VAC and/or 24 VDC.
The Contractor shall perform a wireless site survey to determine the radio path and signal strength values assigned to each wireless site. The results of the survey (path quality, data integrity, and spectrum analysis) shall be provided to the Engineer to determine optimized system configuration and performance.
The Contractor shall test the completed system and ensure the proper functioning of all wireless components and connected devices to the satisfaction of the Engineer.
Approved manufacturers of Wireless Ethernet communications solutions include: Comnet, Iteris, Encom, and Ubiquity Networks, or approved equal. Non-listed manufacturers shall be approved by the Engineer. 86-1.02E(3) CCTV VIDEO NETWORK
ADD THE FOLLOWING
All new traffic signal installations shall include, as part of the standard safe ty systems, the installation of CCTV camera equipment and transmission eq uipment and any additional wiring or hardware required to support an operational CCTV system.
All CCTV communication protocol shall be Ethernet.
A License Key shall be provided for each CCTV camera installed for the City’s Video Management System.
The CCTV system shall be installed per manufacturer’s installation recommendations.
Power for CCTV systems at new intersections shall consis t of a Power on Ethernet with a rugged rated power injector.
The CCTV transmission equipment shall be installed and tested for operation by the contractor to the satisfaction of the City Engineer before acceptance of the system.
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CCTV Encoders for the inclusion of existing Analog video cameras will require a video encoder device. a. The Video Encoder shall provide Pan Tilt Zoom (PTZ) capability through a Web GUI. b. The Video Encoder shall provide H.264 video compression algorithms. c. The Video Encoder shall provide Pelco D PTZ protocol and integrated coaxitron. d. The Video Encoder shall provide streams up to 4CIF (704x480) resolution.
CCTV Camera and Transmission components required to accommodate a typical CCTV installation are shown in Table No. 86-1.02E below or City approved equal.
Table 86-1.02E CCTV Camera and Transmission Equipment
Description Manufacturer Model
IP Outdoor Dome
Camera
Pelco P1220-ESR1
Network Camera or
approved equal
Video Encoder Pelco NET5401T or
approved equal
Network Cable Generic CAT6 OSP 24 AWG
Wall Mount Pelco IWM24-SR with
integrated 24 VAC
Transformer
Pole Adapter Pelco PA101 Pole Mount
86-1.02E(4) VIDEO DETECTION
ADD THE FOLLOWING
Video detection shall be used only with express written approval from the City Engineer. The video detection system shall be Iteris VantageNext system or approved equal. All installations shall include video processor(s), a flat panel monitor (10.4” TFT LCD video monitor or approved equal), SURGEPAN assembly, on VantageNext Wide Dynamic Range camera or approved eq ual, and sufficient extension modules to satisfy the presence detection requirement of the intersection.
Cameras shall be Iteris Vantage Vector Hybrid or approved equal. Camera shall include all related setup equipment including but not limited to Vector Setup T ool (VST). Camera shall have 110VC power provided, operate within temperature limits of -35°F to 165°F with a humidity range of 0-95% relative humidity, and have an IP67 rated enclosure. The Camera image sensor shall be ¼”CCD, 380,000 effective pixels, 550 Horizontal TV lines, >50dB S?N ration, 1.0 lux minimum illumination, 2D/3D Nois e Reduction, automatic white balance, and 1.0 Vp-p (sync negative). The lens shall be 12x optical zoom with f=3.7mm (wide) to 44.4mm(tele). The camera shall communicate with the video processor via data embedde d on a video signal. The radar shall operate at a frequency of 24GHz (K-band), with an accuracy to detect vehicles from 0 to 150 mph, have the ability to track up to 20 objects, and be able to detect across (4) four lanes of traffic. 86-1.02F(1)CONDUCTORS
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86-1.02F(1)(A) GENERAL
ADD THE FOLLOWING
All field installed wiring shall be Megger-Ohm tested. The Contractor shall provide documentation showing results that the wiring has passed the test.
Conductors for Safety Lighting shall be No. 10 THW as defined in Section 86-2.08B. The conductors shall be black and white.
All traffic signal field conductors shall have a 5-foot coil of extra wire in each pull box to allow for servicing. The signal conductors shall be organized in a bundle to allow for easy identification of wires and cables. 86-1.02F(1)(B) STREET LIGHT CONDUCTORS AND SERVICE RUNS
ADD THE FOLLOWING
All conductors shall be stranded copper, THWN, #8 AWG minimum. Neither aluminum nor direct-burial cable shall be accepted.
W i r e s h a l l c o n f o r m t o t h e a p p l i c a b l e p o r t i o n o f A S T M B 3 a n d B 8 . W i r e c o n n e c t o r s s h a l l b e a p p r o v e d b y t h e Engineer and shall bear the UL seal of approval. The in stallation procedure, connector size and crimping tools shall conform to the manufacturer’s recommendations. Wire size shall be indicated on the “As-Built” plans.
Wire from the base of the pole to the luminaire shall be #10. For the 120-volt installations, the wires shall be black and white, with black being the hot wire and fused. For 240-volt installations, one hot wire shall be black and the other shall be red. Both hot wires shall be fused. An y ground wires shall be green and connected to a clamp attached to an anchor bolt.
Service runs parallel to the street shall be installed under the sidewalk where new sidewalk is being constructed or directly behind the existing sidewalk. Voltage drop shall not exceed five percent (5%).
86-1.02F(2)(D) COPPER CABLES
86-1.02F(2)(D)(II)CONDUCTOR SIGNAL CABLES
ADD THE FOLLOWING
Signal cable shall be labeled at the cabinet indicating th e cable/wire type and signal standard to which it is connected and at the end of the run in the pull box nearest to the termination point. #14 gauge/3 conductor and #14 gauge/12 conductor shall be co ntinuous from the signal cabinet to the terminal block on the signal standard it services.
REVISE TABLE TO READ AS FOLLOWS
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Cable
typea
Conductor
quantity and
type
Cable jacket
thickness
(mils)
Maximum
nominal
outside
diameter
(inch)
Conductor color code
Average Minimum
3CSC 3 no. 14 44 36 0.40 Blue/black, blue/orange, white/black stripe
12CSC 11 no. 14
1 no. 12
60 48 0.80 No. 12 - white,
no. 14 - red, yellow, brown, red/black
stripe, yellow/black stripe, brown/black
stripe, black/red stripe, black/white
stripe, black, red/white stripe,
brown/white stripe
(86-1.02F(2)(D)(III)) DETECTOR LEAD IN CABLES
ADD THE FOLLOWING
Loop detector lead-in cable shall be Type B Caltrans Standard 16 AWG and lo op detector wire shall be Type 2 unless otherwise specified by the Engineer. All lead-in DLCs shall be labeled in the cabinet with lane number and phase assignment.
86-1.02F(2)(D)(V) SIGNAL INTERCONNECT CABLES
DELETE SECTIONAND REPLACE WITH THE FOLLOWING
All traffic signal interconnect designs shall be fiber optic unless otherwise indicated on the plans or in the Project Special Provisions. Existing copper signal interconnect is to be retained unless otherwise indicated on the plans or in the Project Special Provisions.
REPLACE THE SUBSECTION WITH THE FOLLOWING
86-1.02F(2)(E) FIBER OPTIC CABLE FOR SIGNAL INTERCONNECT
ADD THE FOLLOWING SUBSECTIONS
86-1.02F(2)(E)(1)GENERAL
The cable shall not be shipped, stored, or placed in a location where temperatures will exceed the cables operating temperature range. No cable shall be stored or placed in a wet or moist location prior to installation.
No cable will be allowed to be stored in direct sunlight.
Unless otherwise specified fiber optic cable will be single mode Corning Altos Gel-Free Cable, or approved equal.
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All cables will be all-dielectric, single mode with 144 fiber count unless otherwise indicated on the plans or Project Special Provisions.
Fiber optic cable shall be suitable for direct installati on in 1-1/4 inch to 3-inch conduit in an underground environment. Cable must conform to the latest issue of the following standards:
EIA-455: Standard Test Procedures for Fiber Optic Fibers, Cables, Transducers, Connecting and Terminating Devices.
EIA-359: Standard Colors for Color Identification and Coding. MIL-202: Test Methods for Electronic and Electrical Component Parts MIL-454: Standard General Requirements for Electronic Equipment MIL-810: Environmental Test Methods and Engineering Guidelines EIA-598: Color Coding of Fiber Optic Cables
ANSI/ICEA Standard for Fiber Optic Outside Plant Communication Cable ANSI/ICEA S-87-640-2006
Telcordia GR-20, Issue 3
US Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service (RUS) 7 CFR 1755.900 (PE-90)
Unless otherwise specified, all fiber optic cable will be single mode, gel free loose tube cables.
Fiber optic cable shall only be spliced at the locations sh own on the Plans or as indicated in the Project Special Provisions. Splices are to be made in splice enclosures in fiber optic vaults only. Si gnal interconnect cable shall be continuous and unspliced between cabinets.
Splicing shall be performed by the fusion technique. Cables shall prepared and sliced in accordance with the cable manufacturer’s recommendations. Completed splices shall be protected by either heat-shrink tubing, or metal protective sleeves unless otherwise specified.
Completed splices shall be enclosed in re-enterable splice enclosures that seal to form a moisture resistant enclosure. Splice enclosures shall be as shown on the Plans or Standard Plans. The splice case or enclosure shall contain a removable splice organizer or crib that shall se cure the individual fibers and protect the splices. The splice organizer or crib shall be attached to the steel strength members in the fiber optic cable an shall be bonded to a ground stud on the exterior of the splice case or enclosure. There shall be adequate space inside the enclosure to hold at least 5 feet of cable.
Cable installed in runs between splice enclosures and termination equipment shall be minimum 12 fiber count.
A patch panel shall be installed to terminate the 12” single-mode fiber optic cable.
Components for vaults and signal cabinets shall be termin ated and/or spliced per assignment by the Engineer.
Requests for assignment shall be submitted 5 days prior to signal turn-on at the latest. Components shall be per the table below or approved equal.
Description Manufacturer Model
Splice Closures Corning SCF-6C22-02
Splice Closure Splice Tray Corning SCF-ST-099
Splice Housing Corning CSH-03U
12 Port Panels Corning CCH-CP12-59
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Splice Trays Corning M67-048
Cabinet Termination Corning CCS-01U
6 Port Panels Corning CCH-CP06-3C
Fiber Optic Splice Tray Corning
Fiber Distribution Unit Corning C-MIC-012
Prefabricated Panel Corning Zeux
Jumpers Corning
Connectors Corning SC
Connectors Corning SC
86-1.02F(2)(E)(2)OPTICAL FIBER REQUIREMENTS
Each optical fiber shall be glass and consist of a doped si lica core surrounded by concentric silica cladding. All fibers shall be useable and shall be su fficiently free of surface imperfections and inclusions. The coating shall be a dual layered, UV cured acrylate. Optical fiber will conform to Table 86-2.08F(2)(E).
TABLE 86-2.08F(2)(E)
OPTICAL FIBER PROPERTIES
Properties Requirement
Core Mode Field Diameter (Petermann II)
@1310 nm 9.3 ± 0.5 mm
@1550 nm 10.5 ± 1.0 mm
Core Diameter Variation ± 3 mm
Core-to-Cladding Concentricity ≤ 0.5 mm
Cladding Diameter 125 mm ± 2 mm
Cladding Non-circularity ≤ 1.0% *
Attenuation
@ 1310 nm ≤ 0.4 dB/km
@ 1550 nm ≤ 0.3 dB/km
Chromatic Dispersion
Zero Dispersion Wavelength 1304 to 1324 nm
Zero Dispersion Slope ˂ 2.5 ps/(nm2•km)
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Total Dispersion
@ 1550 nm ˂ 18.0 ps/(nm•km)
@ 1625 nm ˂ 22 ps/(nm•km)
Cut-off Wavelength ˂ 1260 nm
*defined as: 1-(min cladding diameter/max cladding diameter) x100 Maximum short term and long term tensile loads shall be 600lbf and 200lbf, respectively. 86-1.02F(2)(E)(3)CABLE CONSTRUCTION
Optical fibers shall be placed inside of loose buffer tubes. The nominal outer diameter of the buffer tube shall be
2.5 mm. Each buffer tube shall contain no more than 12 fibers. The buffer tubes shall not allow any adherence of the optical fiber to the inside of the buffer tube. Buffer tubes shall be color coded with distinct and recognizable colors in accordance with TIA/EIA-59 8-B, “Optical Fiber Cable Color Coding .” Buffer tubes shall be stranded around the dielectric central member using the reverse oscillation, or “S-Z”, stranding process.
Each buffer tube shall contain water blocking material em bedded uniformly in the inside wall of the buffer tube to protect from water intrusion. The water blocking mate rial shall be non-nutritive to fungus, electrically non- conductive, and homogenous. It shall also be free from dirt or foreign matter. Water blocking material will preclude the need for other water-blocking material such as gels, yarns, foams, or tables. All buffer tubes shall be gel-free.
Each fiber shall be distinguished by means of color coding in accordance with TIA/EIA-598-B, “Optical Fiber Cable Color Coding.”
For cables containing more than 12 buffer tubes, standard colors shall be used for tubes 1 through 12 and striped tubes used to denote tubes 13 through 24. The color sequence applies only to tubes containing fiber. If fillers are required, they shall be placed in the inner layer of the cable.
All coloration of buffer tubes, cable and optical fiber must remain stable across operating temperatures and not subject to fading, smearing, or transferring.
Fillers may be included in the cable core to lend symme try to the cable cross-section where needed. Fillers shall be placed so that they do not interrupt the consecutive po sitioning of the buffer tubers. In dual layer cables, any fillers shall be placed in the inner layer. Fillers shall be nominally 2.5 mm in outer diameter.
The central member shall consist of a dielectric, glass re inforced plastic (GRP) rod. The purpose of the central member is to provide tensile strength and prevent buck ling. The central member shall be over coated with a thermoplastic when required to achieve dimensional sizi ng to accommodate buffer tube/filler. Water swellable yarn(s) shall be applied longitudinal ly along the central member during stranding. The central member shall provide the cable with all its tensile strength.
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Water swellable yarn(s) shall be applied longitudinally contra helically with sufficient tension to secure each buffer tube layer to the dielectric central member without crus hing or deforming the buffer tubes. The binders shall be non-hygroscopic, non-wicking, and dielectric with low shrinkage.
Any tear feature shall allow for each sheath removal withou t the need for ripcords. Tear features shall open only when pulled apart at the ends of the sheath or a mid-span ring-cut openings. Tear features shall not open during handling, installation, or operation.
Cables shall be sheathed with polyethylene (PE). The minimum nominal jacket thickness shall be 1.3 mm and be of a consistent thickness. Jacketing material shall be ap plied directly over cable core and water swellable tape.
Jacketing must resist ultraviolet damage and not promote the growth of fungus. PE material shall be as defined by ASTM D1248, Type II, Clas s C, Category 4 and Grades J4, E7, and E8. Jacket or sheath shall be free of holes, splits, and blisters. The jacket shall contain no metal elements. Markings on Cable jacketing or sheath shall have the communication handset symbol as required by Sectio n 350G of the National Electrical Safety Code, fiber count, and fiber type. All markings will be a contrasting color to the sheath or jacketing material. 86-1.02J STANDARDS, POLES PEDESTALS, AND POSTS
86-1.02J(1)(A) IDENTIFICATION TAGS
ADD THE FOLLOWING
Standards tags shall be placed on the pole opposite from the pedestrian ramp. 86-1.02J(2) BOLTED CONNECTIONS
ADD THE FOLLOWING
Pole anchor bolts shall be cut and finished one-half inch (1/2”) above the nut. Base plate bolt covers shall be installed for all standards.
86-1.02J(3) STANDARDS AND POLES
86-1.02J(3)(A) GENERAL
ADD THE FOLLOWING
All poles shall meet wind load specifications per the latest Caltrans Standard Plans.
Pole and pull boxes shall be located outside of the pedestrian ramps and ramp slopes.
Where modifications leave holes in the standard pole, the ho les shall be repaired pursuant to State of California Standard Specifications, Section 86-2.04.
ADD THE FOLLOWING SUBSECTIONS
86-1.02J(5) CONCRETE POLES
When telecommunications (“telecom”) facilities are to be pl aced on a pole, the pole to be used will comply with the corresponding telecom pole standard as indicated by location adjacent to functional classification.
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RESIDENTIAL STREETS: Ameron DWG. 1203-036 Rev. 4
COLLECTOR AND ARTERIAL STREETS: Ameron DWG 1203-037 Rev. 4 RESIDENTIAL STREETS (TELECOM): Ameron DWG 1912-028 Rev. D COLLECTOR AND ARTERIAL STREETS (TELECOM): Ameron DWG 2021-006 Note: Use 8’ arm poles located adjacent to the sidewalk on residential, collector and arterial streets Concrete poles shall be tapered, centrifugally cast and prestressed. Poles shall be round black and white marble aggregate or natural exposed aggregate. Pole shape and color shall be uniform for any one project. Replacement poles shall match existing.
The ultimate strength of a pole shall be calculated in a ccordance with the latest revi sion of American Concrete Institute (A.C.I.) standard 318. Under working loads (includi ng wind loading, as specified in the latest edition of AASHTO standards), the pole must not be stressed beyond the cracking strength. The pole and mast arm must be capable of handling the EPA and weight of the luminaire.
Aggregates shall conform to current re quirements of ASTM C33, except that abrasion requirements therein shall not apply and that no more than seven percent (7%) shall pass a #100 mesh sieve. No dye or sealer shall be used.
The centrifugal casting process shall produce a center duct throughout the length of the pole, which shall be free from sharp projections or edges and shall be a minimum of one and one-half inch (1-1/2”) in diameter. All reinforcing steel shall have a minimum cover of five-eighths inch (5/8”) of concrete. After curing, the surface of the pole shall be treated to remove cement laitance and to develop the surface texture. When finished, poles shall be without cracks or crazing and shall have a uniform su rface (without objectionable mold marks) and texture throughout the entire length. Maximum deviation from string line at any point shall no t exceed 0.03” per foot of length.
Hand hole cover plates shall be alum inum and securing bolts shall be stai nless steel tamper-proof bolts of the type installed with a pent-head wrench. Anti-seize shall be used.
All poles shall be provided with a clear, factory applied Amershield Anti-Graffiti coating, or equal. 86-1.02J(6) STREET LIGHT POLE FOUNDATIONS
Street lighting pole foundations will be as shown on SDRSD E-1 and E-2, Anchor base foundation. For E-2, use No. 4 for ground wire in place of ground rods shown.
Anchor bolts shall be the type and size shown on SDRSD E-1 and shall conform to the specifications of ASTM A 307 and be provided with two nuts and two washer each. Bolt s, nuts and washers shall be galvanized by the hot-dip process conforming to ASTM A 153.
86-1.02J(7) STREET LIGHT MAST ARMS
Mast arms will be 8-foot long and made of aluminum.
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Mast arms shall be two inch (2”) I.P.S. galvanized steel or aluminum and shall be self-supporting without braces, scrolls or rods. Mounting shall be perpendicular to the street centerline unless otherwise directed by the City Engineer. They shall have a minimum of six inches (6”) of horizontal straight section at the end of the arm to mount a two inch (2”) I.P.S. slipfitter type luminaire mount.
Mast arms shall be eight feet (8’) long for all luminaires unless otherwise specified in the plans and shall be capable of handling the EPA and weight of the luminaire. Steel arms shall conform to ASTM A 120. Aluminum arms shall be corrosion resistant alloys such as Aluminum Association wrought alloys 6061 or 6062 or cast alloys 319 or 356.
All exposed hardware shall be stainle ss steel. All protected hardware not visi ble after installation shall be cast aluminum and / or stainless steel, hot-dipped galvanized. Anti-seize shall be used . 86-1.02K LUMINAIRES
86-1.02K(1) GENERAL
DELETE AND REPLACE WITH
Luminaire must be Light Emitting Diode (LED) type.
86-1.02K(2) LED LUMINAIRES
DELETE FIRST SENTENCE AND REPLACE WITH:
Luminaires shall conform to the latest City of San Marc os Street Lighting Standards and Specifications manual.
Unless otherwise specified on the plans or Project Special Provisions the operating voltage shall be 120V(ac) and be mounted to 15’ long mast arm. All luminaires shall have NEMA twist –lock receptacle integral to the luminaire with type IV photoelectric control unit, per section 86-1.02M, installed.
ADD THE FOLLOWING
LED streetlight luminaries shall meet the applicable requirements of the following industry standards:
ANSI/NEMA/ANSLG C78.377-2011-Specifications for th e Chromaticity of Solid-State Lighting (SSL) Products
IES LM-79-08 – Approved Method: Electrical and Ph otometric Measurements of Solid-State Lighting Products
IESNA LM-80-08 – Approved Method measuring Lumen Maintenance of LED chips / Fixture Manufacturer must provide extrapolation explan ation for Lumen Maintenance deri ved from In-Situ testing upon request.
IEEE C62.41.2-2002-IEEE Recommended Practice on Char acterization of Surges in Low-Voltage (1000 V and less) AC Power Circuits
IESNA TM-15-11 & Addendum A (replaces TM-15-07 and TM-15-07 Addendum A) – Luminaire Classification System for Outdoor Luminaires; Backlight, Uplight, and Glare (BUG) Ratings ANSI/UL 1598 – Poles & luminaires; UL
ANSI/UL 8750: Additional requirements for LED luminaires as well as drivers and LED arrays
Test data that establishes compliance with the industry standards listed above shall be provided with the project approval submittals.
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Each LED luminaire shall have the manufacturer’s name, trademark, model number, serial number, date of manufacture (month-year), and lot number as identification permanently marked inside each unit and the outside of each packaging box.
The operation characteristics such as rated voltage and rated power in watts and Volt-Ampere shall be permanently marked inside each LED luminaire unit.
LED luminaire manufacturer shall provide a 10.5 year warranty on LED luminaires that includes LEDs, housing, drivers, and finish.
LED luminaire manufacturer shall use IESNA LM-80 data to predict luminaire lifetime and shall demonstrate a suitable testing program incorporating high heat, high humidity and thermal shock test regimens to ensure system reliability and to substantiate lifetime claims.
Electrical and light technical properties shall be recorded for each LED luminaire during manufacture. This should include lumen output, CCT, and CRI at a minimum. Each luminaire shall utilize a unique serial numbering scheme. Technical properties must be made available for a minimum of 5 years after the date of manufacture.
Luminaires shall be fully assembled and individually electrically tested prior to shipment.
Fixtures shall be one of the following or approved equal:
STREET LIGHTING (3,000K)
GE Evolve Catalog #: ERL1004B330AGRAYL (LED System watts = 45; residential) GE Evolve Catalog #: ERL1004D330AGRAYL (LED System watts = 45; tilted 2.5 degrees up; cul-de-sacs) GE Evolve Catalog #: ERL1007C330AGRAYL (LED System watts = 95; Type 5; collectors) GE Evolve Catalog #: ERLH011D330AGRAYL (LED System watts = 148; arterials) SAFETY LIGHTING AT SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS (4,000K)
GE Evolve Catalog #: ERLH010C340AGRAYL (LED System watts = 90; residential/residential intersections) GE Evolve Catalog #: ERLH011C340AGRAYL (LED System wa tts = 108; collector/residential, collector/collector, collector/major, residential/major intersections)
GE Evolve Catalog #: ERLH013C340AGRAYL (LED System watts = 125; major/major intersections) General description of LED – Standard fixture utilizes terminal block for power input suitable for #6 - #14 AWG wire operates at 700mA. Drive current is not field switchable . A three-pole terminal block capable of accepting #14 to #10 AWG shall be mounted to the housing inside the electr ical compartment. Luminair e shall be provided with capability for optional backlight control. Complete assembly weight shall not exceed 45 lbs. Fixture is designed to mount on a schedule 40, 2” nominal pipe size (NPS) horizontal tenon (minimum 8’ in length) and is adjustable +/- 5 degrees to allow for fixture leveling (includes two axis T-level to aid in this process). Fixture, including the LEDs, drivers and electrical components, shall carry a limited ten year warranty and housing paint and finish shall carry a ten year warranty.
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Color temperature and CRI:
3000K color temperature for street lighting, minimum 70 CRI 4000K color temperature for safety lighting, minimum 70 CRI
OPTICAL DISTRIBUTION METHOD & CONFIGURATIONS
Optical configurations shall meet the following criteria:
1. Close contact refractors to be employed for optical distribution.
2. Refractors are to be polymeric material rated 5VA, f1 rating
3. Lumen maintenance at 50,000 hours of life to be no less than 88% of initial lumen output
4. Shall have 95% survival rate at 50,000 hours
5. Integral 10K surge suppressor for diode and entire system protection
STREET LIGHTING (3,000K)
Fixture Application
(@100 hours)
LED Fixture
Wattage
Minimum Lumens Light Distribution Type
Residential Streets 45 Watts 3,500 Lumens IESNA Type V
Cul-de-sacs 45 Watts 3,400 Lumens IESNA Type III
Collectors 95 Watts 5,600 Lumens IESNA Type V
Arterials 148 Watts 8,600 Lumens IESNA Type V
SAFETY LIGHTING (4,000K)
Fixture Application (@100
hours)
LED Fixture
Watta
ge
Minimum
Lumens
Light Distribution Type
Residential/Residential
Intersections
95 Watts 8,000 Lumens IESNA Type III
Collector/Residential
Intersections
130 Watts 9,100 Lumens IESNA Type III
Collector/Collector
Intersections
130 Watts 9,100 Lumens IESNA Type III
Collector/Major Intersections 130 Watts 9,100 Lumens IESNA Type III Residential/Major
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130 Watts 9,100 Lumens IESNA Type III
Major/Major Intersections 148 Watts 10,300 Lumens IESNA Type III
86-1.02K(3) LOW PRESSURE SODIUM LUMINAIRES
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86-1.02K(4) LUMINAIR HOUSINGS
Luminaire housing shall be furnished with an optical assembly, be powder-coated silver, include a level bubble to facilitate installation, allow for tool-less entry and sh all include an integral twistlock type receptacle for City of San Marcos Standard Special Provisions
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photoelectric cell control in accordance with the latest EEI-NEMA standa rds which is adjustable with respect to north and pre-wired to the terminal board.
Luminaire external housing shall have a minimum rating of IP56 as specified in IEC 60529, with the ability to shed water from inside the housing (i.e. weep holes).
The LED luminaire shall be designed for horizontal mounting. The LED assembly shall have a slip-fitted mounting bracket capable of attaching to a two-inch (2”) pipe with out the need for special mounting parts. They shall be installed in a horizontal position with leveling and clam ping to the mast arm pipe accomplished by tightening mounting bolts, which are externally or internally accessible. Bolts shall be minimum 5/8” x2” size stainless steel.
Luminaire circuitry shall include quick connect / disconnects to allow easy separation and removal of driver and power door. See City of San Marcos Standard Drawing ELE-3. Grounding requirements: ANSI/UL Standards and NFPA 70.
The luminaire power unit assembly shall consist of an integral driver, capacitor, 10K surge suppressor, and heavy- duty terminal block. The power unit assembly shall be mounted on a separate component of the luminaire to facilitate replacement.
The luminaire optical chamber shall have a minimum rating of IP66 as specified in IEC 60529.
The luminaire housing cooling system shall consist of a passive heat sink with no fans, pumps, or liquids and shall be designed and constructed to accept a standard pl ug type, locking, three-pole, three-wire, streetlight photocontrol. The fixture and finish endurance tested to withstand 5,000 hours of elevated ambient salt fog conditions as defined in ASTM Standard B 117.
All fasteners shall be stainless steel and all polycarbonate components shall be UV stabilized.
An easily-viewable nameplate shall be permanently affi xed to the inside of each luminaire housing. The nameplate shall contain the following information: manufacturer’s name, manufacturer’s catalog number, date of manufacture (month and year), plant location, input power consumption, driver output current, IEC IP Rating, correlated color temperature (CCT), IES light distributi on type, IESNA TM-15 BUG ratings, and serial number.
Utility approved luminescent name plate with light so urce and wattage shall be permanently affixed on the exterior of the Luminaire to be visible from the ground.
The driver assembly shall be enclosed in a separate co mpartment from the optical assembly. The entire fixture shall be ‘wet listed’ with the optical assembly compar tment being rated at IP66. The LED Luminaire shall be constructed to provide the required light distribution with the lower edge of the Luminaire housing below the entire light source close contact refractors. The Luminair e must be Dark Sky Compliant with U0 bug rating. The light distribution pattern shall be per Section 86-1.02(K)2. 86-1.02K(5) DRIVERS
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Light Emitting Diode (LED) drivers shall be component- type consisting of precision wound coils and welded magnetic steel laminations assembled together and im pregnated with baked-on, insulating, weatherproof varnish; and metal-cased, hermetically-sealed capacitor, su itable for use on multiple distribution circuits with City of San Marcos Standard Special Provisions
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60Hz, 120 or 240 Volt rating. The operating sound pressure noise level shall not exceed the ambient noise level by more than five (5) decibels at a 30 feet when measur ed by a sound level meter conforming to the American Standards for Sound Level Meters. Where the ambient noise level is less, a minimum of 40 decibels shall be assumed.
Power supply / driver shall be field replaceable by means quick-disconnect connectors and easy access mounting hardware. Power supply / driver shall be wet-listed in the US and Canada, UL, ROHS compliant, meet Caltrans 611 vibration testing and GR-63-CORE section 4.4.1/5.4.2 earthquake zone 4.
DRIVER SPECIFICATIONS
Electronic; voltage range = universal 120 – 277 v +/- 10%; frequency = 50/60 Hz; power factor > 90% @ full load; THD < 20% @ full load; output ripple < 10%; output shall be isolated; case temperature rated for -40 to 60C; fully encased and potted; overheat protection, self limited short circuit protection, and overload protected – minimum integral 10k surge protection tested in accordance with IEEE C62.41 and ANSI standard 62.41.2; Driver Life Rating not less than 100,000 hours.
86-1.02K(6) FUSES
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Fuses shall be slow blow 13/32” x 1 ½” in-line type in 10 amp size unless specified otherwise in the project special provisions. The fuse shall be installed in the hot leg of the lighting conductor. The circuit shall be fused in the base of the pole. 240-volt installations require each leg to be fused using a double fuse holder and two fuses of appropriate size. Heat shrink both crimp ends.
Fuseholders shall be completely waterproof, shall grip the fuse in the load side section when opened, and be able to take a 13/32” x 1 ½” fuse, with crimp-type tubular terminals of a proper size for the cable in the particular light. 86-1.02L CONFLICT MONITOR
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The conflict monitor shall be model 2212-HV-MC or approved equal. The monitor shall have 32 channel capability with a 10/100 Ethernet port, be capable of monitoring 5 section heads, display active colors independently during operation and at time of fault, and shall e compatible with Omni eX software.
86-1.02M PHOTOELECTRIC CONTROLS
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Unless otherwise specified by the Project Special Provisio ns the photoelectric control units for City street and safety lighting shall be a Type IV control, Fisher-Pierce # TRS-2 105-305 VAC LED control or approved equal.
The control unit shall contain a unifor mly coated cadmium-sulfide photoelectric cell suitable for operation with 120 or 240 volt line supply with surge protection to prev ent damage and made to fail in the “ON” position. The unit shall have a HID load rating of 1,800 VA with a Tungsten load rating of 1,000 watts.
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The response level of the unit to changing light levels sh all remain stable throughout the life of the unit (5,000 operations).
Type IV photoelectric unit shall consist of a photoelectric cell in a weatherproof housing which plugs into an EEI- NEMA twist-lock receptacle integral with the luminaire and shall be installed with the clear UV-stabilized photocell window facing north.
86-1.02N FUSED SPLICE CONNECTORS
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Install a fuse splice connector in each ungrounded conductor for luminaires mounted on standards. The connector must be located in the hand hole to the standard.
Crimp the connector terminals onto the ungrounded conductors using a tool under the manufacturer's instructions. Insulate the terminals and make them watertight. 86-1.02P(2) SERVICE EQUIPMENT ENCLOSURE
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Unless specified on the Plans or Project Special provisio ns new or replaced service equipment enclosures must be a Type III-C dual meter electrical service enclosure. 86-1.02P(3) LIGHTING AND SIGN ILLUMINATION ENCLOSURES
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86-1.02Q(2) DEPARTMENT FURNISHED CONTROLLER CABINETS
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86-1.02Q(3) CONTROLLER CABINETS
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Controller cabinet shall be McCain 352i ATC with anodized aluminum finish and front and back door switches, or approved equal. The cabinet shall be wired for full 8-phase capability.
The controller cabinet shall have an internal rack mounted document dr awer assembly for the purposes of document storage, writing surface, and laptop computer placement. The document drawer shall have a minimum depth of 1.5 inches, drawer glides made of anodized al uminum, mounting brackets made of stainless steel, and have a hinged lift top writing area with textured powder coat surface.
The controller cabinet shall be equipped with two LED lights activated by door switches and equipped with fuses (AVA Technology Part #US2324 or approved equal).
The controller cabinet shall be wired for red monitoring and door alarm monitoring. 86-1.02Q(4) TELEPHONE DEMARCATION CABINETS
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86-1.02Q(5) BATTERY BACKUP SYSTEM CABINETS
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The battery back-up system (BBS) cabinet shall:
1. Be housed in a standalone City approved cabinet in a location approved by the Engineer.
2. When being installed as a modification to an existing signal, the BBS can be installed as a side mounted piggy back cabinet, subject to approval by the Engineer.
3. The BBS cabinet shall have an auxiliary generator plug installed.
4. Be Ethernet/IP compatible and wire s for communication to the City Tr affic Management Center and for an alarm output to the controller unit.
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86-1.02Q(6) SERVICE AND ELECTRIC SERVICE CABINET
The electrical service cabinet shall:
1. Be fabricated with an anodized aluminum finish.
2. Provide Type III-C dual meter electrical service for all new signal installation.
3. Meet the SDG&E Service Guide service requirements and the Caltrans Standard Plan Drawing ES-2C cabinet specifications.
5. Have separate main disconnect circuit breakers for metered and unmetered sections.
6. Have plug-in type circuit breakers. Cable bussing is not allowed.
7. Be a model, part, class or type number fabricated by a manufacturer listed in the City’s Manual for Traffic Signal Design and Installations, or approved equal. 86-1.02R SIGNAL HEADS
86-1.02R(1) GENERAL
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Except for anodized components, all exposed metal signal housings, doors, visors, backplates and framework parts shall have a powder coated finish and be a City approved process. The minimum requirements are as follows:
1. A 3-5 stage pretreatment consisting of: Degrease, Rinse, Iron Phosphate, Rinse, and Seal.
Note: Degrease and Iron Phosphate can be combined, thereby eliminating Rinse, making this a 3-stage process.
2. A dry off cycle for at least 10 minutes at 300° to 400° F.
3. Electrostatically applied powder at 75-90KV.
4. Thermal setting cycle for 20 minutes at 400° F.
5. All parts shall be coated with an ultraviolet resistant polyester powder. The only exception is for items of flat black, which can be coated with a self-cleaning flat black epoxy.
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The CONTRACTOR shall furnish manufacturer's certificat e of compliance with City approved powder coating process prior to installation of equipment.
86-1.02R(4)B SIGNAL MODULES
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All signal modules shall be manufactured by either GE or Dialight. All signal modules shall be certified by the Intertek LED Traffic Signal Modules Program. Proof of ce rtification must be submitted to the City as part of material submittal.
All (red, yellow, and green) LED signal modules shall be Type 1 and meet the following specifications:
1. LED signal modules for all balls and arro ws shall be twelve-inch diameter (12").
2. LED signal modules shall be complete and fa ctory installed in aluminum signal sections
3. LED signal modules shall be mounted an d soldered onto a printed circuit board
The normal failure of one LED signal module shall not deactivate any other LED signal module.
LED signal module shall have a minimum 5-year warranty beginning after traffic signal system has been accepted by the City.
When modifying existing signalized intersections, if the ma st arms do not currently extend to within site of the midpoint of a single left-turn lane or to the dividing lane line between dual left-turn lanes, and it is cost prohibitive to replace the pole and mast arm, Programmed Visibility (PV) heads shall be used. All PV heads shall have LED lamps. GE Lamination DR3-RCFB-01A (Red), DR3-YCFB-01A (Yellow), and DR3-GCFB-01A (Red) or approved equals shall be used.
All signal faces shall have one-piece retro-reflective backplates and tunnel visors.
Left turn signal modules shall be all arrows
86-1.02S PEDESTRIAN SIGNAL HEADS
86-1.02S(3)(A) GENERAL
Pedestrian heads shall not be plastic.
Pedestrian indication shall be “countdown type”.
86-1.02U PUSH BUTTON ASSEMBLIES
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Pedestrian push button housings shall be a telescoping, vandal -proof design, painted a Federal Standard color approved by the Traffic Engineer, and shall be die cast aluminum.
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Pedestrian push buttons shall ne 2-inch minimum in diameter.
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The assembly shall be Type B with a five inch (5”) by seven inch (7”) international symbol push button per the latest edition of the Caltrans Standard Specifications. Fasteners for the sign plate shall be installed with anti-seize compound.
A dedicated 3 conductor signal cable shall be wired for each push button.
Push button actuator shall be a Polara Model #BDLM2-G or approved equal.
The push button frame shall include adjustable mounting brackets to accommodate standard Caltrans traffic signal poles.
86-1.02T ACCESSIBLE PEDESTRIAN SIGNALS
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Accessible Pedestrian Signals shall be field wired mode ls utilizing pedestrian he ad mounted control boards, Polara 2-wire Navigator or approved equal. Such system s shall be installed per the manufacturer’s instructions.
When installing a system requiring a programmer unit, one such programmer unit shall be provided to the City with each installed system.
86-1.02V EMERGENCY VEHICLE PREEMPTION
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Emergency vehicle pre-emption shall conform to the provisions in Section 86-3.08B, Preemption Equipment, of the State Standard Specifications and these Special Provisions.
The emergency vehicle preemption (EVPE) detector shall be an Opticom Model no. 721 or approved equal.
The emergency vehicle preemption (EVPE) discriminator module shall be an Opticom Model No. 764 or approved equal.
The detector shall be mounted on the mast arm using an astro bracket with threaded nipple and lock washers. 86-1.02W(4) HOT-MELT RUBBERIZED ASPHALT SEALANT
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Loop detectors in asphalt shall use rubberized Brewer/Flex hot melt type sealant or approved equal. 86-1.02X MISCELLANEOUS SIGNS
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86-1.02X(A) RADAR FEEDBACK SIGNS
Signs shall be Information Display Company SpeedCheck SC-15 or approved equal.
Signs shall be solar powered and ca pable of fully autonomous operatio n and shall adhere to CA MUTCD requirements. Signs shall be 30” wide by 42” high with 15-inch display digits. A “slow-down” message shall be LED characters approximately 6-inches in heights formed with amber or red LEDs.
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86-1.02X(B) LED BLANCK-OUT SIGNS
Window dimensions shall be 24”x24” for near side signs and 30”x30” for far side signs. All signs shall be compliant with the latest CA MUTCD requirements.
86-2.01A(4) QUALITY CONTROL AND ASSURANCE
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Start the operational test of the system between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Tuesday or Wednesday, with exception to any working hour restrictions as defined in Section 6-1.7 & 6-1.8. 86-2.01C CONSTRUCTION
86-2.01C(1) GENERAL
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Service points shall be located within the City’s right-of-way. 86-2.01C(2) CONDUIT INSTALLATION
86-2.01C(2)(A) GENERAL
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Limit the number of bends in a cond uit run to no more than 270 between pull points. Sweep radii shall be a minimum of 24”.
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Install 3-4 inch conduits between controller cabinet base and adjacent home run pull box. Install the signal cable in the first conduit, interconnect conductors in the second, and the balance of conductors in the third.
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Conduit sweep radii shall be a minimum of 24”.
All conduit entering pull boxes, vaults and cabinets and at all street light conduit terminations shall be protected with duct seal. No open holes are allowed.
All conduit for use in traffic signal systems in the traveled way (including driveways) shall be buried a minimum of thirty inches (30”) of total cover from the top of pipe to finished grade. All Conduits shall be sealed upon completion.
All legs of the intersection shall have a conduit crossing installed (one spare with pull rope).
All conduits shall contain “detectable mule tape” pull rope per State of California Standard Specifications 86-
2.05C and a No.8 THWN stranded insulated green trace wire.
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All conduits with three or more conductors shall not exceed 40% fill unless approved by the Engineer.
All conduits must be buried beneath the structural pavement section.
86-2.01C(2)(C) CONDUIT INSTALLATION UNDERGROUND
86-2.01C(2)(C)(i) GENERAL
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Install conduit to a minimum depth measured from top of pipe to finished grade as follows:
1. 14 inches for the trench-in-pavement method
2. 18 inches, minimum, under raised sidewalk and curbed paved median areas
3. 42 inches, minimum, below the bottom of the rail of railroad tracks
4. 30 inches, minimum, everywhere else below grade, including the traveled way and driveways
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A l l c o n d u i t s w i t h i n t h e t r a v e l e d w a y o f r o a d w a y s o r d r i v e w a y s s h a l l b e f o u r i n c h ( 4 ” ) s c h e d u l e 8 0 r i g i d P V C , encased in 560-C-3250 concrete, with a minimum of 30” of cover.
As much as practical, conduit crossing streets for use with a signal system sh all be laid out perpendicular to the curb line of the street crossing under the center of the crosswalk. 86-2.01C(2)(G) CONDUIT INSTALLATION BY THE JACKING OR DRILLING METHOD
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Installation of conduits by directional boring are subject to approval by the Engineer. 86-2.01C(2)(H) CONDUIT INSTALLATION BY THE TRENCH-IN-PAVEMENT METHOD DELETE PARAGRAPH 7 AND ADD:
When conduit sits within the roadway including driveways, the Contractor shall backfill the trench with concrete in the pipe zone. Trench backfill will conform to Section 217. Concrete shall be 560-C-3250. Concrete used to encase fiber optic systems owned by the agency shall be colored dark red or orange through the addition of 2 lbs of pigment per sac of concrete. Concrete encasement for traffic signal system conduit located behind the curb is not required.
86-2.01C(3) INSTALLATION OF PULL BOXES
86-2.01C(3)(A) GENERAL
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No poles or pull boxes are allowed within the limits of pedestrian ramps including the ramp slopes.
Pull boxes shall not be placed in raised or painted medians, in a paved shoulder, in the traveled way, in driveways, or within one foot of a sidewalk access ramp or flares unless otherwise indicated in the Project Special Provisions.
Pull boxes shall be located beyond the door opening paths of traffic signal controller cabinets and service cabinets.
When retrofitting pedestrian ramps and relocating existing boxes is cost prohibitive, existing pull boxes must be replaced with traffic-rated models and non-skid steel lids and re-installed flush with the concrete surface.
The tops of pull boxes installed in the sidewalk area shal l be flush with the surrounding grade or the top of the adjacent curb.
Electrical power pull box shall be No. 5 and shall be placed no more than 20 feet from the service cabinet
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86-2.01C(4) GROUNDING AND BONDING
The grounding jumper shall be attached by a 3/16 inch or larger brass bolt in the signal standard or controller pedestal and shall be run to the conduit, ground rod, or bonding wire in the adjacent pullbox. The grounding jumper shall be visible after the cap has been poured on the foundation. Equipment grounding conductor #8 AWG is required in all conduit.
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86-2.01C(12)(B)(IV) ELECTRICAL SERVICE FOR STREET LIGHTS Contractor shall coordinate with SDG&E for a service point. SDG&E will identify what service is available and where it is located. A new streetlight can be connected to an existing streetlight circuit only with express written permission from the Engineer. New voltage drop calculations shall be required to verify that existing circuit can handle additional load.
The service point shall be in the City’s right-of-way or easement.
When the street light is being installed for the purp oses of telecommunication use, all telecommunication equipment electrical power shall be separated from street light connections. Separate circuits shall be provided and any necessary pull box will be installed, to provide a point of connection. Equipment fusible disconnect must be within the equipment enclosure or within pull box. No fusible disconnect will be allowed within the pole.
Electrical connections will be metered separately from Public Street Lights. Wireless telecommunication facilities must utilize SDG&E wireless metering.
Upon completion of all street light construction, the Contractor shall submit one (1) digital and two (2) sets of professionally drafted streetlight “As-Built” plans on 11” x 17” size mylar sheets to the Engineering Department, showing the following information:
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a. Layout of curbs, gutter, sidewalks, driveways and other improvements, drawn to scale b. Location of street lights, with dimensions from the nearest cross street intersection and between streetlights
c. Location of pull boxes dimensioned from the streetlights, curbs or other features d. Location of service point (power source) and SDG&E identification number e. Location of conduit service runs dimensioned from face of curb, edge of pavement or back of sidewalk as applicable
f. Size and type of wire used
g. Size (wattage and voltage rating) and type (LED) of each lamp and number of lamps used h. North arrow
i. Contractor’s name, address and telephone number
j. Identifying project name and number
Contractor shall provide a minimum of 5 working days for City review and approval of submittal. 86-2.01C(17) CABINETS
86-2.01C(17)(A) GENERAL
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Apply polyurethane caulking compound before installing the cabinet on the foundation to seal the openings.
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Controller cabinet foundations shall be installed per 2015 Caltrans Standard Plan ES-3C. 86-2.01C(17)(D) TELEPHONE DEMARCATION CABINETS
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86-2.01C(18) SIGNAL HEADS
86-2.01C(18)(A) GENERAL
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Signal heads for the trough movement shall be visible within a 40 degree cone measures at the center of the approach at a point 10’ behind the minit line (20 degrees to the right and 20 degrees to the left of the center of the approach, See CAMUTCD, Figure 4D-4)
Terminal block shall be mounted in red section on MAS/MAT signal heads. There shall be a drip loop for field installed signal wires.
86-2.01C(22) DETECTORS
86-2.01C(22)(A) GENERAL
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If an approach has advance detection, install two loops per lane spaced 10 feet apart starting 1’ behind the crosswalk or stop bar. Install four loops spaced 10 feet ap art in advance of the crosswalk or limit line in left-turn lanes and for approach lanes without advance detection.
Right-turn only lanes shall have 2 loops spaced 10 feet apart. If there is no right-turn only lane, install on loop at the limit line, adjacent to the curb for sneak-by traffic.
Install a single loop per lane with one DLC per loop for advance detection.
Single speed and count detection shall be installed on the departure side of the major street. The departure side system detection shall be one loop per lane grouped separately and located appr oximately 150 feet from the approach limit line. All speed and count detection cabl es and cards shall be labeled in the cabinet with lane number and phase assignment.
Loop detector splices shall be soldered and sealed with heat-shrink containing waterproof sealant.
Sensor unit shall be Reno Model C-1101 SS Vehicle Detector or approved equal. Four (4)-channel senso units shall not be used.
Sealant shall be placed into and over the loop cut with a sealing disc. The final band shall be no more than one- eighth of an inche thick and shall be between 2 and 4 inches wide.
After installation of the loops, pavement shall be repaired and a type 2 slurry seal coat shall be applied to the area unless otherwise indicated by the Engineer.
86-2.01C(22)(B) INDUCTIVE LOOP DETECTORS
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Vehicle loops shall be circular Type E (6’ diameter) installed per California Standard Plans ES-5.
Loops at the crosswalk or stop bar (limit line) shall be Modified Type “E” loops per City of San Diego Drawing SDE- 104. Loops shall be installed 1-foot behind the limit line.
All bicycle lane detector loops shall be Type Q, six feet long. Width varies 6” to 12” inside bike lane line and 6” to 12” outside gutter or other channelization line, providing a 3-foot wide to 4-foot wide loop.
Loop detectors shall have 3 clockwise turns of loop wire for each detector. The “home-run” part of the loop wore which is the segment from the 3 clockwise turns of the loop detection zone to the pullbox, shall be twisted clockwise with a minimum of 2 turns per foot.
The “home-run” saw cut shall be a minimum of 5” deep and no more than 8 wires per sawcut slot.
Loop detector saw cut shall be a minimum of 3” deep for the detection zone loop detector wire. 86-2.03 SIGN ILLUMINATION SYSTEMS
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86-2.04 SIGNAL AND LIGHTING SYSTEMS
86-2.04A(1) SUMMARY
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Safety Lighting conductors may be spliced to branch the circuit as it progresses around the intersection. Fused splice connectors shall be installed in the pole hand hole for each luminaire.
Splices for street lighting shall be permitted in pull boxe s and lighting standard bases only. All splices shall be waterproof. Penatrox, or approved equal, shall be used with butt splice and adhesive lines heat shrink tubing. 86-2.04A(4)(B) BATTERY BACKUP SYSTEM
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Notify the Engineer 48 hours before testing the battery backup system.
Test the system in the presence of the Engineer by tu rning off the power to the signal system at the service equipment enclosure. The signal system must run continuously for 30 minutes. If the battery backup system fails, correct the problem and retest the system for another 30 minutes. After successful completion of the test, turn the power on for the signal system.
86-2.04B(3) INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED STREET NAME SIGNS
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86-2.04C(3) INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED STREET NAME SIGNS
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86-2.05 RAMP METERING SYSTEMS
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86-2.06 TRAFFIC MONITORING STATION SYSTEMS
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86-2.12 CHANGEABLE MESSAGE SIGN SYSTEMS
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86-2.18 INTERCONNECT CONDUIT AND CABLE
86-2.18(C) CONSTRUCTION
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The Contractor will be responsible for ensuring the operability and quality of the SIC delivered from the manufacturer before installation. SIC shall not be removed from the reel or installed until it has been successfully tested by the Contractor. The pre-installation test resu lts shall be documented and provided to the Engineering City of San Marcos Standard Special Provisions
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Department Inspector for approval. SIC found to be defective or damaged shall be returned to the source for replacement by the Contractor.
Fiber optic SIC shall be installed, spliced, terminat ed, and tested in accordance with NECA/FOA 301-2009 standards. This includes pre-installation and post installation testing of the cable.
Pre-installation testing shall be performed on all fibers using an Optical Time-Domain Reflectometer (OTDR) to preclude manufacturing and shipping damage. The Contract or shall perform such testing either on-site or at a holding facility prior to installing the cable into conduit.
Post-installation testing of all terminated fibers shall be performed using launch cables at both ends as specified in NECA/FOA 301-2009 Annex B.3. The contractor shall pe rform such testing on-site after all termination and splicing work is completed.
Test results, in the form of pre-installation test data an d post installation OTDR traces, shall be provided to the Engineering Division Inspector in a bound hard copy format along with the electronic file and appropriate viewing software, for review and approval after installation and splicing/termination work is completed.
The pre-installation test results shall be in the form of a spreadsheet detailing the length and loss/km for each fiber as well as the parameters used for testing. The post-installation OTDR traces shall clearly show each continuous fiber, the connectors on each end, and the loss for each event.
The Engineering Division Inspector shall approve the test results before final acceptance.