Ordinance 2018-43 UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE
KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
ORDINANCE NO.2018-43
AN ORDINANCE OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE,KENDALL COUNTY,
ILLINOIS,AMENDING THE YORKVILLE ZONING ORDINANCE BY ADDING
SMALL WIRELESS FACILITIES
Passed by the City Council of the
United City of Yorkville,Kendall County,Illinois
This 24d'day of July,2018
Published in pamphlet form by the
authority of the Mayor and City Council
of the United City of Yorkville,Kendall
County,Illinois on August 7,2018.
Ordinance No. 2018-�
AN ORDINANCE OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE,KENDALL COUNTY,
ILLINOIS,AMENDING THE YORKVILLE ZONING ORDINANCE BY ADDING
SMALL WIRELESS FACILITIES
WHEREAS, the United City of Yorkville (the "City") is a duly organized and validly
existing non home-rule municipality created in accordance with the Constitution of the State of
Illinois of 1970 and the laws of the State; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 10-4-10 of the Yorkville Zoning Ordinance the City
may initiate amendments to the Yorkville Zoning Ordinance; and,
WHEREAS, the City filed seeking an amendment to the Yorkville Zoning Ordinance to
comply with Public Act 100-0585, effective June 1, 2018, adopting the Small Wireless Facilities
Deployment Act which specifies how municipalities may regulate certain conditions of the
collocation of small wireless facilities; and,
WHEREAS, the Corporate Authorities desires to regulate the installation and location of
small wireless facilities to minimize these adverse impacts and to equitably allocate opportunities
to install and maintain such facilities at locations within the City in accordance with applicable
federal Law and the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act; and,
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission convened and held a public hearing
on July 18, 2018, to consider the request and made Findings of Fact and Recommendations to the
City Council to approve the requested text amendments.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and City Council of the
United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, as follows:
Section 1: The above recitals are incorporated and made a part of this Ordinance.
Section 2: That Section 10-18-1,Definitions, of Chapter 18, Telecommunication Tower
and Antenna Regulations, of the United City of Yorkville Zoning Ordinance of the Yorkville
City Code is hereby amended as follows:
A. The definition of"ANTENNA"is amended to read as follows: "Communications
equipment that transmits or receives electromagnetic radio signals used in the
provision of any type of wireless communications services not including small
wireless facilities."
B. The definition of"Personal Wireless Facility"and"Personal Wireless Services"be
and are hereby deleted.
C. The definition of"SMALL WIRELESS FACILITY' is added to read as follows:
"SMALL WIRELESS FACILITY: A wireless facility that meets both of the
following qualifications: (i) each antenna is located inside an enclosure of no more
than 6 cubic feet in volume or, in the case of an antenna that has exposed elements,
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the antenna and all of its exposed elements could fit within an imaginary enclosure of
no more than 6 cubic feet; and(ii) all other wireless equipment attached directly to a
utility pole associated with the facility is cumulatively no more than 25 cubic feet in
volume. The following types of associated ancillary equipment are not included in the
calculation of equipment volume: electric meter, concealment elements,
telecommunications demarcation box, ground-based enclosures, grounding
equipment,power transfer switch, cut-off switch, and vertical cable runs for the
connection of power and other services. Small wireless facilities are permitted uses if
they are collocated in right-of-way in any zoning district or outside rights-of-way in
property zoned exclusively for commercial or industrial use."
Section 3: That Subsection 10-18-5A.1, of Section 10-18-5, Special Uses and Accessory
Uses, of Chapter 18, Telecommunication Tower and Antenna Regulations, of the United City of
Yorkville Zoning Ordinance of the Yorkville City Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
I. Radio and telecommunications antennas, antenna structures and towers used for radio
transmission, or television transmission shall be subject to the special use provisions contained
within section 10-4-9 of this title and applications for special use permits shall be subject to the
procedures and requirements of this title, except as modified in this chapter."
Section 4: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect after its passage, publication,
and approval as provided by law.
Passed by the City Council of the United City of Yorkville,Kendall County, Illinois,this
o�day of (/L , 2018.
City Clerk
CARLO COLOSIMO KEN KOCH
JACKIE MILSCHEWSKI ARDEN JOE PLOCHER
CHRIS FUNKHOUSER JOEL FRIEDERS
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SEAVER TARULIS ALEX HERNANDEZ
Approved by me, as Mayor of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, this
60 day of A(.(C L(5% , 2018.
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