Small Cell Right of Way Permits

Annual Registration Fee

$45.00

Insurance

• $5 million or more coverage (general liability and umbrella aggregate combined)
• $1 million auto liability
• $1 million in workers compensation

Performance Bond

Two options:

• $100K for unlimited permits for the duration of the bond
• $10K bond per permit

• A fully completed and signed permit application as noted above.
  • The permit will be issued in the name of the network provider applying for the permit.
• All application fees must be paid at time of submittal.
  • Applications will not be reviewed until payment has been made.

Collocation Requirement

If applicable:

City-owned Service Pole

An applicant proposing collocation on a City-owned service pole must submit a specific address to include a GPS coordinate for that pole at the time of filing the permit application.

Any Other Pole

An applicant proposing collocation on any other pole must submit a signed agreement with the pole’s owner allowing for the collocation at the pole’s specific address at the time of filing the permit application.

Example: If small cell facilities will be attached to a CPS pole, approval from CPS is required for each pole with the specific CPS assigned address for the pole.

Addressing

On the application, each proposed small cell facility installation location shall have an address. Address assignment can be obtained by contacting the Development Services Department (DSD) at 210-207-1111; or by visiting the DSD website.

Listing multiple addresses on an application is acceptable.

Please provide an aerial map of exact locations of proposed facilities.

Design District Disclosure

The applicant shall disclose where the proposed facilities will be located in a design district, as outlined in Chapter 37’s “Design Manual”, which includes:

• Downtown
• Historic Districts and/or Historic Landmarks
• River Improvement Overlay
• Neighborhood Conservation District
• Corridor Improvement Overlay
• Viewshed and Mission Protection
• Airport/Military Airport Overlay
• Form-Based Zoning District
• Undergrounding Utility Requirement Areas
• Parks
• Within a Residential District

All submitted requests will be considered on a case by case basis.

Plans & Documentation

One set of plans in PDF format and Network Provider PIF  shall be emailed and/or attached to the permit application and shall include the following:

Approval

Approval from the public utility owner of the structure, such a CPS Energy, granting permission to the wireless service provider to collocate equipment on each existing structure associated with such permit.

Vicinity Map

Vicinity map showing the locations of existing structure(s) to which small cell facilities shown on each application are proposed to be attached.

All locations will be reviewed for potential conflicts with pending Cit's Capital Improvements Projects and Infrastructure Management Program (IMP) projects.

Any identified conflicts may require revisions to the proposed small cell facility-installation location(s).

Identify other small cell installations within the vicinity.

Equipment Types

The type(s) of equipment to be attached and/or installed at each location.

Elevation Profile

The plans shall show an elevation profile indicating the height and dimensions of each existing structure.

Infrastructure Information

The plans shall depict and dimension any and all infrastructure proposed to be installed to support the small cell facility, including but not limited to:

• any equipment located within the right-of-way
• antennas
• meters
• concealment boxes
• grounding equipment
• power transfer or cut-off switches
• cabinets
• vertical cable runs
• horizontal fiber runs
• power source locations

Include:

• cubic feet of antennae
• cubic feet ancillary wireless equipment associated with each facility installation location
• total cubic feet combined.

Engineering Requirements

For equipment attached to poles, State of Texas engineer’s seal, signature and date may be required.

Site Photos

Provide a dated aerial photograph of the overall site depicting the site’s relation to major streets and highways and poles.

For any application requesting a new pole, “street view” photos are required showing the before and after conditions.

Transport Service Documentation

For transport service, if third-party transport services are used, the applicant must provide both:

• documentation that the third-party provider is paying city fees and that the applicant has received and
• written permission to use the specifically addressed transport services.

NOTE: All permit application fees must be paid in full prior to departmental review. Any permit submitted without payment will not be considered complete.

The following fees are due at time of submittal of the application:

• Node Permit Application: $500 for each permit application containing up to five network nodes.
  • $250 for each additional network nodes beyond five.
  • Maximum of 30 network nodes per application.
• Installation of Proprietary Pole: $1,000 for each new network-node-support pole.
• Small Cell 49 Feet or Less Power: $170
• Small Cell 50 Feet or More Power: $50

Make a Payment

Permit application fee payments can be made online, by phone or in person.

The following review processes are applicable based upon the type of permit listed below:

The City has the indicated number of days to complete the initial review of each type of permit application.

• Network Node Permit: 30 days
• Support Pole Permit: 30 days
• Transport Facility Permit: 10 days

Applicants will be notified by the City's ROW division whether the permit application is incomplete and what specific Information is missing.

Once the application is deemed complete during initial reviews, the City’s ROW division will review the entire permit and notify the applicant of approval or denial as follows:

• Network nodes: within 60 days
• Support poles: within 150 days
• Transport facilities: within 21 days