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DRAFT - SMALL CELL DEPLOYMENT REGULATION

The Planning Commission has recommended to the Council a draft ordinance concerning the deployment of small cell facilities. These facilities are antennas and related equipment that are attached to utility poles to provide wireless telecommunication. Under an FCC order, the Town must permit these facilities within the Town rights-of-way. The proposed ordinance establishes the process to approve proposed small cell facilities and limit their visual impact. Within the Historic District and all areas where the utilities have been moved underground, small cell facilities will have their cables and wiring inside utility poles, and the antennas made to look like a part of the pole.

The ordinance will be introduced at the July 2 Town Council meeting, and a public hearing will be held at the July 16 Council meeting. For more information, contact Doug Fortner, Town Planner, at (253) 581-1912 or doug.fortner@ci.steilacoom.wa.us

Draft Ordinance - Small Cell Deployment Regulation