City of Albuquerque - File #: O-18-27

• File #: O-18-27
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 8/20/2018
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 11/5/2018
• Enactment date: 12/3/2018
• Enactment #: O-2018-026
• Title: F/S Adopting Small Wireless Facilities Regulations To Authorize And Regulate Certain Small Wireless Facilities Installations Within City Rights Of Ways Or On City-Owned Utility Poles (Davis, Jones, Pe?a, Sanchez

Date	Action By	Action	Result
12/3/2018	City Clerk	Published
12/3/2018	Mayor	Not Signed by the Mayor
11/15/2018	City Council	Sent to Mayor for Signature
11/5/2018	City Council	Passed as Substituted	Pass
11/5/2018	City Council	Motion	Pass
11/5/2018	City Council	Substituted	Pass
10/15/2018	City Council	Accepted Without Recommendation, As Substituted
10/8/2018	Finance & Government Operations Committee	Sent to Council Without Recommendation, as substituted	Pass
10/8/2018	Finance & Government Operations Committee	Substituted	Pass
8/20/2018	City Council	Introduced and Referred
8/20/2018	President	Referred

CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY THIRD COUNCIL


COUNCIL BILL NO. F/S O-18-27 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________

SPONSORED BY: Pat Davis, Trudy Jones, Klarissa Pe?a, Ken Sanchez


ORDINANCE
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F/S Adopting Small Wireless Facilities Regulations To Authorize And Regulate Certain Small Wireless Facilities Installations Within City Rights Of Ways Or On City-Owned Utility Poles (Davis, Jones, Pe?a, Sanchez
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ADOPTING SMALL WIRELESS FACILITIES REGULATIONS TO AUTHORIZE AND REGULATE CERTAIN SMALL WIRELESS FACILITIES INSTALLATIONS WITHIN CITY RIGHTS OF WAYS OR ON CITY-OWNED UTILITY POLES.
WHEREAS, the City desires to encourage wireless infrastructure investment by providing a fair and predictable process for the deployment of small wireless facilities, while enabling the City to manage the rights-of-way in the overall interests of the public health, safety and welfare; and
WHEREAS, the City recognizes that small wireless facilities are critical to delivering wireless access to advanced technology, broadband and 9-1-1 services to homes, businesses, and schools within the City; and
WHEREAS, the City recognizes that small wireless facilities, including facilities commonly referred to as small cells and distributed antenna systems, often may be deployed most effectively in the public rights-of-way; and
WHEREAS, certain state and federal laws relating to wireless telecommunications facilities may pre-empt some local regulation of wireless facilities, including small wireless facilities, where the preempted local regulation would have prohibited or would have had the effect of prohibiting the ability of any entity to provide telecommunications services; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance is intended to comply with and complement any such state and federal laws or regulations.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
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