DS+O SECTION
Source Type Comment
Ordinance
Limited Exceptions
CC
(input 2/26/24)
Ordinance Allow the Director to grant limited exceptions without having to demonstrate prohibition of services.
Ordinance
Appeals
CC
(input 2/26/24)
Appeals Revise to use a different arbiter for appeals than the SIC. Suggests using the City Manager.
Design Standards
Pole Selection
CC
(input 2/26/24)
Design Standard -
More Options
Revise to allow existing non-standard, decorative, and/or traffic signals for support options.
Design Standards
Aesthetic Standards
CC
(input 2/26/24)
Definition and
Clarification
Revise to be less subjective and remove reference that may inferr the ability to regulate technology being proposed.
Design Standards
Aesthetic Standards
CC
(input 2/26/24)
Design Standard -
Compliance Update
Revise all volume limits to match Federal Law limits
Design Standards
Aesthetic Standards
CC
(input 2/26/24)
Design Standard -
Compliance Update
Revise to be consistent with standard PG&E requirements such as ground mounted meter pedestals where facilities are proposed within a median.
Design Standards
Aesthetic Standards
CC
(input 2/26/24)
Definition and
Clarification
Revise to clarify if the preference of pole-top attachment is not allowed by the pole owner, that pole-mounted or side-arm is acceptable.
Design Standards
Aesthetic Standards
CC
(input 2/26/24)
Design Standards -
Aesthetics
Remove language restriction that new overhead service drops are not allowed. CC states that if overhead service drops are in the area, this restriction will be discriminative. PUC 7901.1.
Design Standards
Aesthetic Standards
CC
(input 2/26/24)
Remove or clarify the language on existing overhead lines and requiring to overlash. CC states one company cannot overlash on another company.
Design Standards
Installation Standards
MLA
(Meeting 3/6/24)
Application - Circuit
tracing
Clarify that circuit tracing shall be performed under a separate permit.
Design Standards
Installation Standards
CC
(input 2/26/24)
Design - Technical Increase the maximum allowable voltage drop on streetlight circuits from 3% to 5%.
Design Standards
Installation Standards
CC
(input 2/26/24)
Design Standard -
Compliance Update
Remove smart meters from shrouding requirement as PG&E does not allow smart meters to be within shrouds (must be accessable to PG&E).
Design Standards
Installation Standards
CC
(input 2/26/24)
Design Standards -
Aesthetics
Remove restriction on warning stickers to not have their backgrounds match the pole color. Conceal/camo of the warning stickers defeats their purpose.
Design Standards
Installation Standards
CC
(input 2/26/24)
Application - Power
walks
Remove power walks from the streetlight requirements as City has never provided this service.
Application
Submission Form
CC
(input 2/26/24)
Application - Cost
Estimate
Remove Construction Cost estimate from the from. It has no merit on anything related to the permit review nor the fees.
Application
Construction Plans
CC
(input 2/26/24)
Application - Site
Survey
Remove requirement for a full site and boundary survey of entire blocks. CC claims this is "overly burdensom and can be
discriminatory"
Application
Construction Plans
CC
(input 2/26/24)
Application -
Elevation Views
Reduce number of elevation views from 4 different angles to 2.
Application
Prior Permits
CC
(input 2/26/24)
Compliance Update -
Application
Remove language for federal build-out requirements as that is a remnant of Macro facilities.
Application
Pole Owner Auth
CC
(input 2/26/24)
Application -
Verification
Remove structural certification from pole owner authorizations since pole owners (PG&E and AT&T) do not provide this.
Application
RF Report
CC
(input 2/26/24)
Application - RF
Emissions Detail
Clarify cumulative effects to be assessed where any nearby facility is within 150-ft of the proposed site.
INDUSTRY INPUT
Industry Input 1 of 2
ATTACHMENT 2 - CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRY REQUEST LIST
DS+O SECTION
Source Type Comment
INDUSTRY INPUT
Application
Noise Report
CC
(input 2/26/24)
Application - License
requirement
Replace licensed engineer certification with "acoustical expert" Application
Purpose and Technical
Objectives
CC
(input 2/26/24)
Coverage Remove requirement asking whether the project is to for coverage or capacity gaps. CC claims City cannot legally require proof of gap of coverage/capacity nor regulate based on gaps of
coverage/capacity.
Application
Purpose and Technical
Objectives
CC
(input 2/26/24)
Coverage Remove requirement asking if drive tests were performed for the data if they were.
Application
Purpose and Technical
Objectives
CC
(input 2/26/24)
Application -
Targeted use
Remove requirement to describe uses within the target service area and the negative impact if the project does not move forward.
Application
Purpose and Technical
Objectives
CC
(input 2/26/24)
Application - design
justification
Remove requirement to explain the factual reasons why a proposed location, antenna height, and equipment are necessary.
Application
Alt Sites Analysis
CC
(input 2/26/24)
Application - reduce
the ASA radius from
500feet to 250 feet.
Revise to reduce the ASA radius from 500-ft to 250-ft. CC claims this more accurately reflects the range of the technology.
Application
Alt Sites Analysis
CC
(input 2/26/24)
Application - Site
Analysis
Clarify that conceptual design info should only be required where an alternate site is considered feasible.
Application
Alt Sites Analysis
MLA
(Meeting 3/6/24)
Application - Site
Analysis
Clarify that the assessment should only consider existing poles in the ROW or frontyard PUEs, not within private property
(backyards).
Application
Structural Analysis
CC
(input 2/26/24)
Application -
Structural
Allow civils along with structurals to prepare and stamp the structural analysis reports.
Application
Structural Analysis
CC
(input 2/26/24)
Application
Structural
Revise to assess to Risk Category II instead of IV as these facilities and the proposed support structures fall under Risk Cat II per CBC.
REFERENCES
CC (Input 2/26/24) Doc files containing markups/revisions/comments from Crown Castle, Inc 2/26/2024 MLA (Meeting 3/6/24) A virtual meeting hosted by City and Wireless Providers with MLAs 3/6/2024 Industry Input 2 of 2