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Chapter 22 Revisions & Small Wireless Facility Update June 2019

Small Wireless Facilities Arlington is proactively working to comply with State and Federal regulations around Small Wireless Facility (SWF) to provide a robust cellular network in the County.

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What are Small Wireless Facilities (SWF)?

• Type of wireless broadband infrastructure.
• Antennas that are placed on existing

infrastructure, as defined by FCC.

• Allows County to move towards 5G deployment

& next generation wireless for the public.

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Difference Between Macrocells and SWFs

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Macrocells

• Better for large, low-density populations like quiet

residential areas, such as largely single family homes and low rise multi-family units.

• Towers can reach up 199 feet in height – rarely

shorter than 50 feet.

Small Cells

• Perfect for small, dense-population areas with high-

capacity needs like Rosalyn, Ballston, Crystal City

• r Columbia Pike.
• Antennas are typically only a few feet tall, roughly

the size of a large backpack. They are also often accompanied by an equipment cabinet the size of a utility box or refrigerator.

Quantity and Quality Macrocells cover much larger areas than small cells — miles versus feet — but small cells have higher-quality coverage that works well in dense areas, like Arlington.

Macrocell Small Cell

4G to 5G Enhancements

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SPECTRUM CONNECTIONS THROUGHPUT SPEED CAPACITY EFFICIENCY

Benefits of Next Generation Wireless

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Autonomous Vehicles

Legislative Timeline

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2017 2017 2018 2018 2019 2017 2018 2019

VA General Assembly adopts SB 1282 (Link)

April

VA General Assembly adopts HB 1258 and SB

• 405. (Link & Link)

April

FCC issues Declaratory Ruling and Third Report and Order. (Link)

September

FCC Declaratory Ruling and Third Report and Order adopted

January

FCC Circulates Proposal to Accelerate Wireless Deployment (Link).

March

County adopts Chapter 22 Ordinance changes to allow SWF on Third Party poles in public right of

• way. (Link)

July

County adopts Zoning change to conform to Virginia State Code 15.2- 2316.4.

July

County posts draft Small Wireless Facility pole standards, before FCC ruling and

• rder.

January

Current 5G/SWF Deployments

• County approved ordinance (July 2017) to allow SWF on

third-party infrastructure in public right of way.

• In 2018, DOT staff evaluated the various impacts of

allowing attachments on County transportation facilities.

• As of March 2019, the County has issued:
• 11+ permits in right of way
• 75+ zoning permits on private property

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When determining where best to attach these facilities to public infrastructure, Arlington has to balance aesthetics along with public safety,

• perational, maintenance,

and public safety needs.

SWF Deployment in Arlington

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South Fern St & 23rd St – 3rd Party Pole (Dominion Energy)

Allowed Attachments & Ownership

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• DOT evaluation concluded that attachments should not be allowed on

traffic signals due to public safety concerns.

• County will maintain ownership of pole. Also, SWF vendors will purchase

a replacement pole.

• Proposing to only allow attachments on existing streetlight poles. No

vendor poles allowed for just SWFs.

• All streetlights will follow new Streetlight Management Plan guide &

specifications.

Examples of SWF Streetlights

Current Streetlight Current Streetlight Streetlight with SWF Streetlight with SWF

Arlington Pole Specifications

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Cobra Streetlight Carlyle Streetlight

Current Progress & Next Steps

* Timeline is dependent on responses and requested changes to the MLA. Posted standard streetlight pole specifications. Develop master license agreement (MLA) with third party vendors. Create SWF permit process workflow Meet with County departments & vendors to discuss proposed MLA

• Transportation staff reviewed
• perational impacts.
• June Board meeting Request

to Advertise for Chapter 22 revisions.

• July Board meeting for MLA

& Ordinance change.

Public Engagement

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County Manager Recommendation

• Recommendation: Authorize the advertisement of a

public hearing on July 13, 2019, for the County Board to consider enacting and ordinance to amend, reenact and recodify Chapter 22 (Street Development and Construction) Section 22-8.2 of the County Code of Arlington County, Virginia, 1957, to remove the current prohibition on installation and maintenance of small cell facilities on County-owned structures in the public right-

• f-way of the County, to be effective August 1, 2019.

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Questions?

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