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Board sends proposed changes to street-mounted telecom rules back to committee after debate over mural fees and box sizing
Summary
Supervisors continued debate on an ordinance to revise surface-mounted facility rules (street telecom cabinets) after disagreement over an Arts Commission in-lieu mural fee and box-size definitions; sponsor duplicated the file and ultimately sent the item back to committee for more work.
The Board of Supervisors on July 18 deferred action on an ordinance that would revise the city's rules for surface-mounted facilities (SMFs) — the cabinets and street furniture used to host telecommunications equipment — after an extended debate over the size of cabinets and the calculation of an in-lieu muralization fee.
Why it matters: Telecommunications companies have sought streamlined permitting to expand small-cell and other wireless infrastructure in public rights-of-way. Opponents have raised concerns about aesthetics, sidewalks and local control. The proposed ordinance would update encroachment, landscaping and mural requirements and…
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