Sec. 711.432. - Objective design standards.
(a) Purpose and intent. Small Wireless Facilities shall be designed in such a manner that the Small Wireless Facilities are Collocated in a safe location that do not interfere with the traveling public, and shall be designed to maximize compatibility with the Surrounding Neighborhood and to minimize any negative visual impact on the Surrounding Neighborhood. The following objective design standards regulating the location context, color, design, appearance and concealment of the proposed Small Wireless Facility shall apply, unless waived pursuant to Subpart C.
(b) Objective design standards. All proposed Collocated Small Wireless Facilities shall meet the following objective design standards:
Collocation on Existing Poles in City Rights-of-Way
Generally applicable standards:
Standards applicable to all existing and new pole types (streetlight, transmission, signal, other) and materials:
(1) Shall at all times comply with and abide by all applicable provisions of the State and Federal law and City ordinances, codes and regulations when placing, maintaining or collocating a Communications Facility or Small Wireless Utility Pole in City Rights-of-Way; no guy wires are allowed.
(2) No signage allowed, unless legally required; no advertising or company information allowed.
(3) No lights unless required by FAA.
Collocation on existing poles in City Rights-of-Way:
Eligible poles | City, JEA and Private Utility poles in use at time of collocation permit application, which either have a dedicated power service to pole or are on the same side of the street as transmission and/or distribution lines. Prohibited on historic street lights and any pole less than 15 feet in height.
Antenna
Maximum Height of antenna | 10 feet above top of existing pole. No extensions of pole height below the antenna is permitted.
Max Height above replacement pole | 10 feet above replacement pole height.
Antenna location | For antennae providing 4G service, flush mounted to top of pole only, in line with the pole. For antennae related to 5G, must be placed flush with pole, immediately below 4G antenna, if present; otherwise as close as possible to the pole top.
Max volume of antenna | 6 Cu. feet.
Enclosure required | For antennae providing 4G service, antenna and its connection to pole must be completely shrouded, in line with the pole and must smoothly transition around pole top. No enclosure shall be required for 5G antennae, however such antennae shall match the color of the pole and shall have as reasonably minimal a profile as possible.
Size of antenna shroud | Diameter no more than 2× greater than the diameter of the pole top (cylinder).
Shroud Color/Material | For 4G antennae, shroud must match color and style of pole. However, in all instances, all wiring and other equipment must be enclosed in shroud or internal to pole.
Number of antennae shrouds allowed | One, 6 cu. foot antenna shroud allowed per pole, but no limit on number of antennae within shroud.
Replacement pole
Appearance | Must be of same design, material and color as existing pole, unless original pole owner has a planned project to replace poles, in which case the pole must conform to the updated design, color and material.
Location | Must be in substantially same location and continue to serve primary function as original pole and in residential areas, replacement pole must be located a minimum of 10-feet from a driveway and 30-feet from a hydrant, so long as the relocation is approved by the entity who owns the original pole.
Diameter of replacement pole | Diameter cannot be greater than 1.5× diameter of existing pole.
Height of replacement pole | Same height as original pole (not including antenna), unless otherwise allowed. For traffic signal poles and streetlights, replacement pole must be the same height as the original pole; provided, however, for a streetlight with an overhead power feed, the height of the streetlight pole may be increased up to five feet if reasonably necessary to accommodate the top mounted antenna and any related equipment. For transmission/distribution poles, replacement pole may be up to five feet above the original pole height.
Wood replacement poles | Prohibited unless wood poles are the predominant pole in the corridor and if there are no plans to upgrade poles to a different material.
Hollow replacement poles | Non-wood replacement poles such as aluminum, fiberglass, concrete, etc. must be capable of accommodating an internal chase, and all wiring shall be interior to pole; provided, however, this requirement for concrete poles applies to concrete streetlight poles and not to concrete transmission and distribution line poles if such requirement is not reasonably practical.
Wireless Equipment
Max cumulative volume | Cumulative maximum volume of all Wireless Equipment shall not exceed 30 Cu. Ft.
Location of Wireless Equipment | Up to 28 cu. feet by volume may be pole mounted, flush with the pole, provided the depth of any such equipment shall not exceed 20 inches and width shall not exceed 2.5× the diameter of pole, provided that the following types of associated ancillary equipment are not included in the calculation of equipment volume: electric meters, concealment elements, telecommunications demarcation boxes, ground-based enclosures, grounding equipment, power transfer switches, cutoff switches, vertical cable runs for the connection of power and other services, and utility poles or other support structures. Wireless Equipment shall not obstruct the view of commercial business signs or the front/principal façade of any business or single family residence, as determined by the Planning and Development Department. Wireless Equipment may also be located underground or in an architectural pedestal base not exceeding 36 inches high and a square shape not exceeding 18 inches wide by 18 inches in depth; and having architectural molding on all flat surfaces. All grounding rods must be below grade and inside a pull box which meets FDOT standards and must not be placed on a pedestrian ramp.
Pole mounted Wireless Equipment location | Free mounted disconnect may be pole located, must comply with the National Electric Safety Code requirements, and must have a minimum separation of 12" to pole mounted surge protector or meter, if any. Radio and other equipment cabinet must be no less than 10 ft. and no more than 18 ft. above grade. All exterior-mounted equipment must be located at least 12" below communication cables, if any. For distribution/transmission poles, must comply with applicable JEA standards.
Pole Mounted Wireless Equipment color/material | On all poles, except wood poles where allowed, all wires and cabling shall be placed internal to the pole; all pole mounted equipment, including external wires and cables, if allowed, shall be flush mounted, and shrouded or encased in a covering that matches the pole in color and texture; mounting straps shall only be allowed on poles where direct mount is not possible or impairs pole structure and in the event external straps are used, they must match pole color.
Ground mounted Wireless Equipment location (if available through waiver) | Must be located in areas of existing foliage. Must be located within ten-foot radius of pole. Shall not impede pedestrian access or interfere with planned road widening or utility infrastructure projects.
Ground mounted Color/Material (if available through waiver) | All equipment, cables, etc. must be enclosed; must use camouflage; may use wraps to conceal equipment.
(Ord. 2017-863-E, § 4; Ord. 2019-770-E, § 10)
