Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on an Ordinance Amendment for Deployment of Small Cell Network Nodes Technology within the City of McKinney
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Operational Excellence
MEETING DATE: September 19, 2017
DEPARTMENT: Public Works Department
CONTACT: David T. Brown, PE, Director of Public Works
Alan Latham, City Attorney's Office
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* Approval of the Ordinance.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* Senate Bill 1004 (SB 1004) allows the deployment of network nodes in the public right-of-way (ROW) and became effective on September 1, 2017, at the sole discretion of the provider and without the typical control the City imposes on uses of the rights-of-way by third-parties. SB 1004 specifically restricts the ability of cities to regulate the use of City ROW for these network node installations. SB 1004 allows a city to adopt police-power-based regulations and a Design Manual that can be used to provide guidance to the providers on the technical criteria and details necessary for a proper installation so long as the requirements do not conflict with the rules set out in SB 1004.
* SB 1004 allows network node providers four options for installation within the public ROW, which are described below:
1. On a "Utility Pole" - a non-City owned pole that provides electric distribution (i.e. Oncor power poles.)
2. Installed via a "Transport Facility" - a path within the ROW, extending with a physical line from a network node directly to the network, for purposes of providing a backhaul for network nodes (i.e. a fiber line directly installed in the ground between network node and network tower.)
3. On a "Service Pole" - on a pole owned or operated by the City and in the public ROW (i.e. a signal pole, sign pole, a light pole, or similar structure owned or operated by the City.)
4. On a "Node Support Pole" - a pole installed by a network provider for the primary purpose of supporting a network node.
* The amendments to Chapter 90, entitled ...
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