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Cupertino adopts small-cell rules, tightens placement preferences and public notice
Summary
The City Council approved an ordinance and implementing regulations for small wireless facilities in the public right-of-way, establishing a tiered preference list for siting, design standards and a 1,000-foot spacing preference for installations by the same carrier.
The Cupertino City Council on Wednesday adopted an ordinance and companion regulations governing small wireless facilities in the public right-of-way, seeking to preserve local aesthetic control while staying within federal and state limits on wireless siting.
The council unanimously approved an ordinance to require wireless-right-of-way permits for small facilities, to adopt design and concealment standards, and to set a 12-tiered preference list for siting. The new rules also require applicants to provide radio-frequency compliance information, allow peer review at the applicant's expense and set a 1,000-foot preferred separation for facilities from the same…
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