{"id":19738,"date":"2022-03-29T03:06:37","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T07:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/?p=19738"},"modified":"2022-03-29T03:06:51","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T07:06:51","slug":"brick-sets-standards-for-5g-small-cell-nodes-heres-what-theyll-look-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2022\/03\/brick-sets-standards-for-5g-small-cell-nodes-heres-what-theyll-look-like\/","title":{"rendered":"Brick Sets Standards for 5G ‘Small Cell’ Nodes: Here’s What They’ll Look Like"},"content":{"rendered":"
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5G network infrastructure along Route 35 in Ocean County, N.J. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n

Brick Township officials introduced an ordinance regulating the placement of 5G mobile network nodes in the township. Commonly known as \u201csmall cells,\u201d the nodes are wireless antennas that are placed closer to the street-level \u2013 usually on utility poles or street lights \u2013 instead of on tall towers.<\/p>\n

Municipal governments have little room to regulate 5G network infrastructure. The Federal Communications Commission has enacted a set of rules that greatly restrict local governments, and even state governments, from creating policies that overly regulate or prohibit the next-generation technology. Brick, like several towns statewide, is taking a limited regulatory approach from a land use perspective. The ordinance regulates the siting of \u201csmall cell facilities and wireless poles\u201d in the public right-of-way.<\/p>\n

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5G network infrastructure along Route 35 in Ocean County, N.J. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n

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5G network infrastructure along Route 35 in Ocean County, N.J. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n

Brick\u2019s proposed ordinance is aimed at establishing a single 5G node policy for the township, conserving space in the right-of-way, ensuring that equipment complies with laws and regulations, and protecting safety.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was researched by the township\u2019s telecommunications expert,\u201d said Councilman Art Halloran. \u201cThe ordinance gives the township the ability to have some say in the 5G technology that is coming into municipalities across the state.\u201d<\/p>\n

Halloran said the township\u2019s ordinance only applies to the public right-of-way. If a 5G node is to be sited on private property, it would require a site plan to be submitted to the township for review, and depending on the zone and design of the proposal, a hearing before the zoning board could be required.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe cannot stop the technology,\u201d said Halloran. \u201cThe only actions municipalities can do is regulate the equipment. This ordinance allows the township to drive the aesthetics.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ordinance is lengthy and spans 10 pages. A full text appears embedded in PDF format below.<\/p>\n

Some of the highlights of the ordinance for 5G nodes include:<\/p>\n