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County staff outlines framework for small wireless facilities requests as 5G expands
Summary
Officials said proposed county procedures aim to manage requests from wireless carriers and utilities for small wireless facilities and potential lease payments as 5G infrastructure is deployed.
County staff reported that the county is preparing policies and procedures to handle increasing requests from wireless carriers and utilities to install small wireless facilities as 5G deployment expands.
A staff speaker described the proposed framework as a way for the county to navigate requests whether the infrastructure is placed under roadways or attached to public buildings, and to preserve negotiation points such as lease payments and site terms. “What this does is put a framework in place, to be able to navigate those requests,” the staff speaker said.
The county official said the framework is intended to ensure consistent review and to protect county interests if utilities or carriers request attachments to county-owned property or rights-of-way. No ordinance or final policy was presented at the meeting; staff described the item as preparatory and a request to establish review procedures.
