Wireless Communication Facilities | Development Standards
i. For a non-City-owned structure in the public right- of-way onto which an applicant or network provider proposes to attach a small wireless facility, if the owner of the structure requires more restrictive standards than those in this chapter, then the more restrictive standards shall apply. If any portion of the privately owned structure is on private property, prior to installation the applicant must first obtain all applicable zoning and building/electrical permits in addition to right-of-way permits. j. Small wireless facilities within access easements over residential property are permitted if: i. The owner of the residential property upon which the small wireless facility will be located has granted permission in writing to locate the facility in the desired location and has provided proof of authority to grant such permission; ii. The terms of the access easement allow the installation of the small wireless facility in the proposed location; iii. The installation of the small wireless facility in the proposed location does not create any access or safety issues; iv. Any new structure complies with the requirements of the City’s Wireless Facility Design Standards; v. Any new structure complies with all applicable requirements of the City code, including any applicable land use regulations; and
vi. Any covenants or easements recorded on the property allow the deployment of the small wireless facility on the property.
2. Review Process.
a. Expedited Wireless Use Permit (Type 1 Review).
i. Standards. Small wireless facilities that meet all of the applicable criteria set forth below qualify for processing pursuant to an expedited wireless use permit: a) Small wireless facilities to be attached to an existing or replacement support structure or a building (such structure may be removed and replaced with a new support structure so long as the replacement structure is located within 10 feet of the existing structure, measured from the center point of the existing structure to the center point of the replacement structure); or b) Small wireless facilities to utilize a new pole or support structure to be located in the NB, CB, O, and TCA-E zones; and c) The proposal is compliant with the Wireless Facility Design Standards; and d) An application proposing attachment to poles owned by a homeowners’ association (HOA) shall submit with the application(s) a signed affidavit of approval from the HOA authorizing attachment to the HOA poles/structures. The
Effective | January 1, 2022
Title 21: Sammamish Development Code | 371
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