§ 74.212. Designations; concealment requirement.

(a)

Design districts. For the purposes of this article, the city herein designates the following areas as design districts:

(1)

The area known as the central business area.

(2)

Areas zoned T5 and T5-D.

(3)

The area of the Victory Gardens Subdivision where decorative light poles have been installed; specifically, Patton Street from the Interstate Highway 35 frontage road to Roosevelt Street, on Roosevelt Street from Patton Street to Guadalupe Street, and on Wavell Street from Patton Street toward the eastern dead-end in front of the HEB Park.

(b)

Municipal parks. For the purposes of this article, the city herein designates any land zoned as a municipal park for the purposes of recreational activity as a designated area.

(c)

Historic districts. For the purposes of this article, the city herein designates any area that is designated as a historic district pursuant to local, state or federal law as a historic district as a designated area.

(d)

Liberal construction. Designations provided by this section shall be liberally construed. Additional areas may be designated at any time.

(e)

Concealment. Concealment of network nodes and node support poles shall be required by the city in design districts and in historic districts pursuant to V.T.C.A., Local Government Code Ch. 284.105.

(1)

It is the city's preference that all new node support poles be camouflaged, except those located in an area zoned or predominantly industrial area. Companies shall submit their proposal for camouflage with the permit application.

(2)

The network node facilities shall be concealed or enclosed as much as reasonably possible in an equipment box, cabinet, or other unit that may include ventilation openings. External cables and wires hanging off a pole shall be sheathed or enclosed in a conduit, so that wires are protected and not visible or visually minimized to the extent possible in strict accordance with the city's rights-of-way management ordinance, and other applicable ordinances, except to the extent not consistent with Chapter 284.

(Ord. No. 2017-56 , § 1, 11-8-17)