TO: Chair Wastchak and Planning Commission Members
FROM: Kevin Burke, Town Manager
DATE: July 11, 2017
DEPARTMENT: Town Manager
Staff Contact Kevin Burke, 480-348-3690
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AGENDA TITLE:
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Citizen Review of Ordinance Changes to include an Administrative Review of Small Cell Wireless Facilities
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Council Goals or Other Policies / Statutory Requirements:
Responsiveness to Residents - Identify and consider resident concerns in a timely manner and seek solutions to the best of the Town's ability - Cell Service.
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
[The first two paragraphs are the same as the June 20 Action Report, then new material thereafter.]
The Town Council adopted a Statement of Direction (SOD) regarding amending the Personal Wireless Service Facility (PWSF) chapter of the Zoning Code. The SOD is attached and largely consistent with the discussion of the May 25 joint meeting of the Council and Commission.
The purpose of the revision is first and foremost to come into compliance with the new State statute in terms of objective design standards, undergrounding, stealth and concealment, and timely processing. In short, the Council has directed that the objective design standard for "new small cells in the right-of-way" model the New Path/Crown Castle faux cactus. Second, the Council has directed that "small cell antennas attached to existing utility poles in the ROW" model the antenna on the southwest traffic signal post of 56th Street and Lincoln Drive.
To that end, Town Attorney Andrew Miller drafted an ordinance amendment. That amendment was presented at the June 20, 2017 Planning Commission meeting. The draft ordinance placed the review process in Chapter 2 of the Town Code to make this an administrative process rather than a zoning process depending upon the compatibility of the proposed small wireless facility (SWF) to the objective design standards. There are still zoning amendments which necessitate that the ordinance be reviewed an...
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