Antennas and Other Equipment

Consistent with
Texas Local Government Code, Chapter 284
, and the FCC regulations (see
Generally in the Matter of Accelerating Wireless Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment
, Declaratory Ruling and Third Report and Order, WT Docket No. 17-79, WC Docket No. 17-84, FCC 18-133 (released September 27, 2018).):
  1. Each Antenna that does not have exposed elements and is attached to an existing Pole or Department Service Structure:
    1. must be located inside an enclosure of no more than six cubic feet in volume;
    2. unless otherwise approved by the Department, may not exceed a height of 3' above the existing structure or pole and may not be more than 10 percent taller than other adjacent structures and may not be extended to a height of more than 10 percent above its preexisting height as a result of the collocation of new antenna facilities; and
    3. may not protrude from the outer circumference of the existing structure or pole by more than 2'.
  2. If an Antenna has exposed elements and is attached to an existing Pole or Department Service Structure, then, unless otherwise approved by the Department, the Antenna and all of the Antenna's exposed elements:
    1. must fit within an imaginary enclosure of not more than 6 cubic feet;
    2. may not exceed a height of 3' above the existing structure or pole and may not be more than 10 percent taller than other adjacent structures; and
    3. may not protrude from the outer circumference of the existing structure or pole by more than 2'.
  3. The cumulative size of other broadband equipment associated with the Network Node attached to an existing Pole or Department Service Structure may not:
    1. be more than 28 cubic feet in volume; or
    2. protrude from the outer circumference of the existing structure or pole by more than 2';
    3. Ground-based enclosures, separate from the Pole or Department Service Structure, may not be higher than 3' 6" from grade, wider than 3' 6", or deeper than 3' 6"; and
    4. Pole-mounted enclosures may not be taller than 5'.
  4. The following types of associated ancillary equipment are not included in the calculation of equipment volume under Subsection (3)(A):
    1. electric meters;
    2. Concealment Elements;
    3. telecommunications demarcation boxes;
    4. grounding equipment;
    5. power transfer switches;
    6. cut-off switches; and
    7. vertical cable runs for the connection of power and other services.
  5. Equipment attached to a Utility Pole must be installed per the National Electrical Safety Code, subject to Applicable Codes, and the Utility Pole owner's construction standards.
  6. The facility is not located on tribal lands, as defined under 36 C.F.R. § 800.16(x).