G-1199 - 11/23/2021 - GOVERNMENT LEGISLATION - Ordinances THE VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK
COOK AND DUPAGE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS
ORDINANCE
NUMBER 2021-PW-5G-UT-G-1199
A ORDINANCE
AMENDING TITLE 8 CHAPTER 6 OF
THE VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK
CODE OF ORDINANCES
GOPAL G. LALMALANI, Village President
CHARLOTTE K. PRUSS, Village Clerk
LAURENCE HERMAN
MICHAEL MANZO
JAMES NAGLE
A. SURESH REDDY
EDWARD TIESENGA
ASIF YUSUF
Village Board
Published in pamphlet form by authority of the
President and the Board of Trustees of the Village of Oak Brook
on this the 23rd day of November, 2021
ORDINANCE NO. 2021-PW-5G-UT-G-1199
A ORDINANCE
AMENDING TITLE 8 CHAPTER 6 OF
THE VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK
CODE OF ORDINANCES
WHEREAS, the Village of Oak Brook (the "Village") is a municipal corporation with
authority provided for and granted pursuant to the Illinois Municipal Code to exercise certain
powers and perform certain functions pertaining to its local government and affairs;
WHEREAS, the Village has in full force and effect a codified set of those ordinances of
the Village which are of a general and permanent nature, which said codified set is known and
designated as the Village Code of the Village of Oak Brook, as amended;
WHEREAS, Title 8 (Public Works) Chapter 6 (Construction of Facilities in the Rights-of-
Way) Section 4 (PERMIT REQUIRED; APPLICATIONS AND FEES) provides for the application
requirements for the contruction of facilities in the rights-of-way within the Village;
WHEREAS, the Corporate Authorities of the Village desire to amend the Village Code to
require applicants proposing the construction of new small cell wireless facilities to submit
documentation certifying that the equipment being installed meets the requirements established
by the Federal Communications Commission; and
WHEREAS, the Corporate Authorities of the Village of Oak Brook are of the opinion that
the aforementioned amendment to the Village's Code of Ordinances is in the best interest of the
public safety, health and welfare of the residents of the Village of Oak Brook.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, in open meeting assembled, the Village
President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Oak Brook, DuPage and Cook Counties, Illinois
as follows:
Section One - Recitals
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The Corporate Authorities hereby find that all of the recitals hereinbefore stated as
contained in the preamble to this Ordinance are full, true and correct and do hereby, by reference,
incorporate and make them part of this Ordinance as legislative findings.
Section Two-Amendment to Section 8-6-4
Title 8 (Public Works) Chapter 6 (Construction of Facilities in the Rights-of-Way) Section 4
(PERMIT REQUIRED; APPLICATIONS AND FEES) shall be amended as follows:
A. Permit Required: No person shall construct (as defined in this chapter) any facility
on, over, above, along, upon, under, across, or within any Village right-of-way which: 1)
changes the location of the facility, 2) adds a new facility, 3) disrupts the right-of-way (as
defined in this chapter), or 4) materially increases the amount of area or space occupied
by the facility on, over, above, along, under, across or within the right-of-way, without first
filing an application with the Village Engineer and obtaining a permit from the Village
therefor, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
No application, approval, or permit shall be required for routine maintenance-,44e
smaller, if the wireless provider notifies the Village at least ten (10) days prior to the
planned replacement, or the installation, placement, maintenance, operation, or
replacement of micro wireless facilities that are suspended on cables strung between
existing utility poles in compliance with applicable Safety Codes. The Village may require
a permit to work within the right-of-way for activities that affect traffic patterns or that
require lane closures.
B. Permit Application: All applications for permits pursuant to this chapter shall be filed
on a form provided by the Village and shall be filed in such number of duplicate copies as
the Village may designate. The applicant may designate those portions of its application
materials that it reasonably believes contain proprietary or confidential information as
"proprietary" or"confidential" by clearly marking each page of such materials accordingly.
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The application for a small wireless facility, along with supporting information and notices,
must be submitted to the Village Engineer.
C. Minimum General Application Requirements: The application shall be made by the
wireless provider or utility or the duly authorized representative and shall contain, at a
minimum, the following:
1. The applicant's name and address and telephone and telecopy numbers;
2. The applicant's name and address, if different than the wireless provider or utility,
its telephone, telecopy numbers, e-mail address, and its interest in the work;
3. The names, addresses and telephone and telecopy numbers and e-mail addresses
of all professional consultants, if any, advising the applicant with respect to the application;
4. A general description of the proposed work and the purposes and intent of the
facility and the uses to which the facility will be put. The scope and detail of such
description shall be appropriate to the nature and character of the work to be performed,
with special emphasis on those matters likely to be affected or impacted by the work
proposed;
5. Evidence that the wireless provider or utility has placed on file with the Village:
a. A written traffic control plan demonstrating the protective measures and devices
that will be employed consistent with the Illinois Manual On Uniform Traffic Control
Devices, to prevent injury or damage to persons or property and to minimize disruptions
to efficient pedestrian and vehicular traffic; and
b. An emergency contingency plan which shall specify the nature of potential
emergencies, including, without limitation, construction and hazardous materials
emergencies, and the intended response by the applicant. The intended response shall
include notification to the Village and shall promote protection of the safety and
convenience of the public. Compliance with ICC regulations for emergency contingency
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plans constitutes compliance with this section unless the Village finds that additional
information or assurances are needed:
6. Evidence of insurance as required in section 8-6-9 of this chapter; and
7. Evidence of posting of the Security Fund as required in section 8-6-11 of this
chapter;
8. Any request for a variance from one or more provisions of this chapter(see section
8-6-22 of this chapter);
9. Drawings, plans and specifications showing the work proposed, including the
certification of an engineer that such drawings, plans, and specifications comply with
applicable codes, rules, and regulations; and
10. Such additional information as maybe reasonably required by the Village.
D. Supplemental Application Requirements For Specific Types Of Facilities:The permit
application shall include the following items, as applicable to the specific facility that is the
subject of the permit application:
1. In the case of the installation of a new electric power, communications, cable
television service, video service or natural gas distribution system, evidence that any
"Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity" or other regulatory authorization that
the applicant is required by law to obtain, or that the applicant has elected to obtain, has
been issued by the ICC or other jurisdictional authority;
2. In the case of natural gas systems, state the proposed pipe size, design,
construction class, and operating pressures;
3. In the case of water lines, indicate that all requirements of the Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency, Division of Public Water Supplies, have been satisfied;
4. In the case of sewer line installations, indicate that the land and water pollution
requirements of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Division of Water Pollution
Control and other local or State entities with jurisdiction, have been satisfied; or
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5. In the case of petroleum products pipelines, state the type or types of petroleum
products, pipe size, maximum working pressure, and the design standard to be followed.
6. Applications for small wireless facilities must also include the following:
a. Drawings and site plans for each proposed small wireless facility covered by the
application;
b. The location where each proposed small wireless facility or utility pole will be
installed and photographs of the location and its immediate surroundings;
c. A site specific structural analysis and engineering drawing for each proposed
small wireless facility covered by the application, prepared and stamped by a professional
engineer, which demonstrates the utility pole or Municipally-owned infrastructure is safely
capable of supporting the small wireless facility in all reasonably foreseeable weather
conditions without creating a risk to public health and safety. The structural analysis will
also describe the method by which the facility is designed to fail and demonstrate that any
structural failure to the facility shall not cause harm to any residential structure;
d. The equipment type and model numbers for the antennas and all other wireless
equipment associated with the small wireless facility;
e. A proposed schedule for the installation and completion of each small wireless
facility covered by the application;
f. Certification that the collocation complies with section 8-6-16 of this chapter; aPA
g. Applications must include the screening and stealth concealment methods used
for each proposed small wireless facility covered by the application-.Land
h. Applications must include the applicable Certification of compliance issued by
the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") detailing that the specific wireless
equipment being installed meets the regulated limits for ionizing radiation.
E. Applicant's Duty To Update Information: Throughout the entire permit application
review period and the construction period authorized by the permit, any amendments to
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information contained in a permit application shall be submitted by the applicant in writing
to the Village within thirty (30) days after the change necessitating the amendment.
F. Application Fees: Unless otherwise provided by franchise, license, or similar
agreement, applications for permits pursuant to this chapter shall be accompanied by a
fee in the amount established in the Village fee schedule. No application fee is required to
be paid by any electricity utility that is paying the Municipal electricity infrastructure
maintenance fee pursuant to the Electricity Infrastructure Maintenance Fee Act.
G. Application Fees For Small Wireless Facilities: All applications for the collocation of
a single small wireless facility on an existing utility pole or wireless support structure shall
be accompanied by a fee in the amount of six hundred fifty dollars ($650.00). All
applications for the collocation of more than one small wireless facility on an existing utility
pole or wireless support structure shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount of three
hundred fifty dollars ($350.00) for each small wireless facility addressed in said
application. An application for the installation of a small wireless facility that will require a
new utility pole must be accompanied by a fee in the amount of one thousand dollars
($1,000.00).
H. Consolidated Applications For Small Wireless Facilities: Applications for small
wireless facilities may be submitted on a consolidated basis provided they involve the
same type of small wireless facility and the same type of structure. The Village may, at its
discretion, remove small wireless facility collocations from the consolidated application
and treat them separately for purposes of deeming the application incomplete or denied.
Section Three—Codification
The title, chapter(s) and section(s) adopted by this Ordinance shall be numbered and
placed in an appropriate title, chapter(s), and sections(s) sections when and during the
codification of the Oak Brook Municipal Code.
Section Four— Home Rule Preemption
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This Ordinance represents an exercise of the home rule powers conferred upon the Village
of Oak Brook by the Constitution of the State of Illinois. This Ordinance is specifically intended to
preempt state law pertaining to the extent permitted under the Constitution of the State of Illinois.
Section Five— Effective Date:
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and
publication as provided by law.
Section Six - Publication
This Ordinance shall be published in book or pamphlet form as provided by the Illinois
Municipal Code.
Section Seven - Conflict Clause
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the terms of this Ordinance shall
be repealed to the extent of said conflict.
Section Eight—Saving Clause
If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this Ordinance is declared by a court of
law to be invalid or unconstitutional, the invalidity or unconstitutionality thereof shall not affect the
validity of the remaining provisions of the Village's Municipal Code, which are hereby declared to
be separable.
Section Nine -Recording
This Ordinance shall be entered into the minutes and upon the journals of the Board of
Trustees of the Village of Oak Brook.
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DECIDED pursuant to a Roll Call Vote:
YES NO ABSENT PRESENT
LAURENCE HERMAN x x
MICHAEL MANZO x x
JAMES NAGLE x x
A. SURESH REDDY x x
EDWARD TIESENGA x x
ASIF YUSUF x x
x
GOPAL G. LALMALANI (if necessary)
TOTAL 6 7
PASSED AND APPROVED by the Village of Oak ook Board of Trustees on the 23rd
day of November, 2021:
Gopal G. Lalmalani
Village President
ATTEST:
VT 0
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Charlotte K. Pruss
Village Clerk
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