§ 100-5. Requirements for small wireless facility permit.  


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  • A. 
    Design. All small wireless facilities shall be designed, constructed, operated, maintained, repaired, modified and removed in strict compliance with all current applicable technical, safety and safety-related codes, including but not limited to the most recent editions of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Code, National Electrical Safety Code, and National Electrical Code. All small wireless facilities shall at all times be kept and maintained in good condition, order and repair by qualified maintenance and construction personnel, so that the same shall not endanger the life of any person or any property in the Village.
    B. 
    Wind and ice. All small wireless facilities structures shall be designed to withstand the effects of wind gusts and ice to the standard designed by the American National Standards Institute as prepared by the engineering departments of the Electronics Industry Association, and Telecommunications Industry Association (ANSI/EIA/TIA-222, as amended).
    C. 
    Aviation safety. Small wireless facilities shall comply with all federal and state laws and regulations concerning aviation safety.
    D. 
    Public safety communications. Small wireless facilities shall not interfere with public safety communications or the reception of broadband, television, radio or other communication services enjoyed by occupants of nearby properties.
    E. 
    Radio frequency emissions. A small wireless facility shall not, by itself or in conjunction with other WCFs, generate radio frequency emissions in excess of the standards and regulations of the FCC, including but not limited to the FCC Office of Engineering Technology Bulletin 65 entitled "Evaluating Compliance with FCC Guidelines for Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields," as amended. When a small wireless facility is complete, as-built readings will be taken and submitted to the Village.
    F. 
    Maintenance. To the maximum extent practicable, the following maintenance requirements shall apply:
    (1) 
    Small wireless facilities shall be fully automated and unattended on a daily basis and shall be visited only for maintenance or emergency repair.
    (2) 
    Such maintenance shall be performed to ensure the upkeep of the facility in order to promote the safety and security of the Village's residents.
    (3) 
    All maintenance activities shall utilize nothing less than the best available technology for preventing failures and accidents.
    (4) 
    The owner or operator of a small wireless facility shall maintain standby power generators or batteries capable of powering the small wireless facility for at least 12 hours without additional public utility power and indefinitely with a continuous or replenished fuel supply, where appropriate. Such standby power shall activate automatically upon the failure of public utility power to the site.