A. Federal Law. Review of the site locations proposed by the applicant will be governed by the provisions of 47 USC 253 and 47 USC 332 and applicable law. Applicants will be treated in a competitively neutral and nondiscriminatory manner with other service providers whose facilities are similarly situated in terms of structure, placement, or cumulative impacts.

B. Concealment. The city will permit small wireless facility deployment on existing or replacement poles or structures conforming to the city’s generally applicable pole design standards, the city’s engineering design and construction standards, the concealment element plan approved as part of the small wireless facilities permit(s), and consistent with the relevant franchise exhibit (if applicable). Small wireless facilities may not be expanded unless the expansion does not defeat the facility’s concealment elements.

C. The director will review applications for small wireless facilities permits for consistency with relevant franchise exhibits, design standards, and applicable law.

D. Small wireless facilities applications to install facilities will be processed within the time frames set by applicable federal regulations.

E. The decision of the director to approve a small wireless facility permit will be final and is not subject to appeal under city code or further legislative review. (Ord. 6798 § 3 (Exh. C), 2020; Ord. 6707 § 1 (Exh. A), 2018.)