Item 9ESOUTHLAKE
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT
SERVICES
MEMORANDUM
February 25, 2020
To: Shana Yelverton, City Manager
From: Ken Baker, AICP — Senior Director of Planning & Development Services
Subject: Item 9E - AT&T - Small Cell Network Node at 351 Central Ave.
Action
Requested: Consider approval of an AT&T Small Cell Network Node on property
located at 351 Central Ave.
Background
Information: The purpose of this item is to seek City Council approval of a small cell
network node and node support pole located within the "DT" Downtown
District, which is identified as a "design district" and is adjacent to street not
more than 50 feet wide and residential property in accordance with the
City's Right -of -Way Management and Design Manual of Ordinance No.
1178.
Ordinance No. 1178, Section 1.08 INSTALLATION IN DESIGN
DISTRICTS
A network provider must obtain advance written consent from the City
Council before collocating new Network Nodes or installing new Node
Support Poles in a design district and if the district has decorative poles.
The network provider shall be required to comply with the General
Aesthetic Requirements described in the City' s Design Manual (See
Sections 3, 4 and 5 in Ord. No. 1178 attached separately). The City has
the authority to designate design districts at a future date.
Ordinance No. 1178, Section 1.09 INSTALLATION IN MUNICIPAL
PARKS AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS
A network provider may not install a new Node Support Pole in a public
right-of-way without the City Council's discretionary, nondiscriminatory and
written consent if the public right-of-way:
1) Is in a municipal park; or
2) Is adjacent to a street or thoroughfare that is:
i. Not more than 50 feet wide; and
ii. Adjacent to single- family residential lots or other multifamily
residences or undeveloped land that is designated for residential
use by zoning, comprehensive plan land use designation or deed
restrictions.
3) In addition to the above, a network provider installing a Network Node
or Node Support Pole in a public right -of way shall comply with private
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deed restrictions and other private restrictions in the area that apply to
those facilities.
4) The network provider shall be further required to comply with
guidelines set out in the City's Design Manual (See Sections 3, 4 and
5 in Ord. No. 1178 attached separately).
Citizen Input/
Board Review: A SPIN meeting was not held for this project.
Attachments: (A) Aerial Map
Link to Plans
Link to Ordinance No. 1178
Staff Contact: Ken Baker (817) 748-8067
Dennis Killough (817) 748-8072
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