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� <br /> CITY OF PEQUOT LAKES <br /> SMALL WIRELESS FACILITY DESIGN GUIDELINES � <br /> I. PURPOSE AND COMPLIANCE <br /> In implementing City Code,the City Council of the City of Pequot Lakes(the"City") <br /> finds that in order to protect the public health, safety and welfare of its citizens and to <br /> reasonably manage and protect the public rights-of-way (the"ROW') and its uses in the <br /> City,it is in the best interest of the City and its residents and businesses to establish Small <br /> Wireless Facility Design Guidelines (the"Guidelines")to provide the aesthetic <br /> requirements and other specifications and reasonable conditions that small wireless ' <br /> facilities and wireless support structures installed within the public ROW must meet prior <br /> to and following installation. <br /> The objective of these Guidelines is to strike a balance between preserving and protecting <br /> the character of the City through careful design, siting, and camouflaging techniques to <br /> blend these facilities into their surrounding environment and provide other reasonable <br /> conditions upon such placement and use of the ROW,while enhancing the ability of , <br /> small wireless facilities carriers to deploy small wireless facilities and wireless support <br /> structures in the City effectively and efficiently so that residents,businesses, and visitors <br /> benefit from ubiquitous and robust wireless service availability. <br /> These Guidelines apply to requests to locate small wireless facilities in the ROW and <br /> ongoing use of the ROW for such purposes. These Guidelines are established pursuant to <br /> City Code and applicable law. These Guidelines aze administered through the permitting <br /> process contained therein as conducted by the Public Works and/or Planning and Zoning <br /> Departments. <br /> Placement or modification of a small wireless facilities and/or wireless support structures <br /> shall comply with these Guidelines at the time the permit for installation or modification <br /> is approved and as amended from time to time. Wireless service providers and <br /> permittees are required to comply with the City Code. <br /> II. DEFINITIONS <br /> The definitions contained in Minn. Stat. § 237.162 are incorporated into this policy by <br /> reference as though fully set forth herein. <br /> III. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS <br /> 1 <br />