Chapter 18.41, Sections 18.41.030 and 18.41.080
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- All zoning districts in Portola Valley; special provisions for utility undergrounding districts and residential districts.
Uses
Extracted standards
37 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Noise
- Noise standard
All facilities shall be designed and operated to conform to the minimum noise standards contained in Chapter 9.10 (Noise Control) of the Portola Valley Municipal Code.
Other
- Backup power duration48 hours
The back-up power system shall be capable of running the facility for at least forty-eight hours.
- Co-location required
All providers shall cooperate in the locating of equipment and antennas to accommodate the maximum number of providers at a given site.
- Color approval
The color of all antennas, cabinets, equipment, and mounting brackets shall be approved by the planning and building director.
- Construction start deadline1 year
Actual construction of a wireless communications facility pursuant to an approved conditional use permit or minor wireless permit must be initiated within one year from the date of final approval.
- Conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit life10 years
If a conditional use permit is granted, the minimum permit life shall be ten years unless a shorter life is allowed for under controlling federal or state of California standards and regulations.
- Fence compliance
Any fencing shall conform to the provisions of Chapter 18.43 of this title.
- Geologic map compliance
Siting of any new personal wireless communication facility shall conform to the 'utility' provisions of town's geologic map and land movement potential map policies.
- Indemnification
The permittee shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the town.
- Landscape maintenance
The landscape maintenance agreement shall specifically provide for timely replacement of any screen planting that has not survived.
- Liability coverage1,000,000 dollars
an amount of at least one million dollars in coverage per occurrence per installation in the public right-of-way.
- Maintenance hours
Except for emergency repairs, testing and maintenance activities that will be audible beyond the property line shall only occur between the hours of eight a.m. and five-thirty p.m. on Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.
- Maintenance requirement
Wireless communications facilities and related equipment... shall be maintained in good condition and repair.
- Maximum antenna heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. (small wireless)4 ft
No small wireless antenna shall exceed four feet from top of antenna to bottom of antenna.
- Maximum antenna protrusion from pole3 ft
No small wireless antenna shall extend more than three feet from the surface of the pole.
- Maximum co-located carriers2 carriers
The permittee or any future owner of a tower facility shall allow for co-location of up to two additional wireless carriers on the facility.
- Maximum equipment enclosure heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.4 ft
No above ground equipment enclosure shall exceed a total of four feet in height.
- Maximum equipment enclosure length6 ft
No above ground equipment enclosure shall exceed a total of six feet in length.
- Maximum equipment enclosure width6 ft
No above ground equipment enclosure shall exceed a total of six feet in width.
- Minor wireless permit life1 year
Minor wireless permits shall have a permit life of one year, unless a longer time period is specified by applicable federal or state law.
- Non-reflective finish
All equipment, antennas, poles, cables, hardware, and towers shall have a non-reflective finish.
Any wireless communications facility that was approved by the town prior to the effective date of this section... shall be considered a lawful non-conforming use.
- Permit renewal
The permittee or any future owner may request an extension of the ten-year life (or five-year life for permits in undergrounding districts) of the permit.
- Public infrastructure compatibility
Facilities shall not block, obstruct, impair or otherwise interfere with the use of public trails, rights-of-way, culverts, storm drains and other public infrastructure.
- Removal after discontinuance90 days
All equipment and improvements associated with a wireless communications facility shall be removed within ninety days of the discontinuation of the use.
- Residential property restriction
In residential zoning districts, antenna and necessary equipment enclosures and support structures shall only be located on properties not residentially developed.
- RF compliance
All wireless communications facilities shall at any and all times comply with the FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology Bulletin 65.
- RF testing frequency1 year
once each year the town may retain... a town approved radio frequency expert to conduct an unannounced radio frequency emissions evaluation.
- Screening required
All wireless communications facilities shall be designed, screened and/or camouflaged to the greatest extent possible.
- Security measures
All wireless communications facilities shall provide sufficient security measures and anti-climbing measures.
- Structural inspection
The town may reasonably require inspection of a tower... by a licensed structural engineer following significant storms.
- Third party review
The planning and building director may require an independent, third-party review, at the expense of the applicant.
- Underground wires
Wires and conduits shall be placed underground and run inside poles where feasible.
- Undergrounding districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. restriction
No new pole, however, shall be permitted in an area designated as a utility undergrounding district, unless applicant shows it is infeasible to locate outside the district.
- Warning signs
All camouflaged facilities including, but not limited to, 'faux trees' that emit radio frequency emissions shall be posted with warning signs to the public as legally required by the FCC.
- Work notification14 days
The permit holder shall notify the town in writing of any work to be completed at the facility at least two weeks prior to the start of work.
Signage
- Signage required
Each owner or operator of a wireless communications facility shall provide signage identifying the name, site number or other unique identifier, and local or toll-free phone number of a party to contact at any time regarding the facility.
From the ordinance
Antenna and support structure may not exceed 50 ft; base of tower shall be at least 50 ft from any adjacent property boundary.