Acting ahead of pending state legislation that could preempt certain local regulation, the Sandy Springs City Council has adopted an ordinance applicable to small wireless providers.
The measure anticipates so-called small-cell towers with the rollout of 5G cellular service. Under the ordinance, “realigned” during its drafting with the proposed state law, a wireless provider must try to use an existing pole for its equipment before seeking permission to install a new pole, City Manager John McDonough said in an agenda report to the council.
The measure specifies timelines for relocating small wireless facilities for road improvement projects, and sets height and other restrictions, McDonough said.
The ordinance also sets application fees of $100 for co-locations, $250 for replacement poles and $1,000 for new poles; and annual use-of-right-of-way rates of $100 for co-locations on existing or replacement poles and $200 for new poles, and a $40 attachment rate for each co-location on a city pole.
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