REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
October 20, 2016
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: ANDREW J. BENELLI, PE, City Engineer/Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Traffic and Engineering Services Division
SUBJECT
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Consideration of Policy and Procedure TR 1.3.1, Titled "Wireless Telecommunications Facilities within the Public Right-Of-Way" (Citywide)
1. Consider the Finding of No Possibility that the project will have impacts on the environment pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines
2. RESOLUTION - Approving Policy and Procedure No. TR 1.3.1, Wireless Telecommunications Facilities within Public Right-of-Way
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council take the following action:
1. Adopt the environmental finding prepared for Policy and Procedure TR 1.3.1, approving a Finding of No Possibility pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines
2. Adopt a Resolution approving Policy and Procedure No. TR 1.3.1, Wireless Telecommunications Facilities within Public Right-of-Way
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Fresno Public Works Department, with the assistance of the Development and Resource Management Department, is proposing a new policy on Wireless Telecommunications Facilities within the public right-of-way. The policy addresses technical requirements for installing wireless facilities (including cell towers and antenna poles) in City right-of-way.
Fresno Municipal Code Section 15-2759 provides that "Telecommunications and Wireless Facilities shall comply with the City's policy pertaining to said uses." The City's current Wireless Telecommunications Policy does not specifically address facilities within the street right-of-way. Many providers are now seeking to install wireless telecommunications facilities within City right-of-way, creating the need for a specific policy. The proposed policy...
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