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health, safety and general welfare of the City to adopt the ordinance below in order to establish generally applicable standards for such facilities, systems, and installations within the public rights-of-way; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the lack of current standards and regulations in the Municipal Code for wireless facilities in the public rights-of-way, the substantial number of anticipated applications for wireless facilities in the public rights- of-way, and the potential liabilities and negative consequences for noncompliance with state and federal regulations (including, without limitation, automatic approvals) present a current and immediate threat to public health, safety, and welfare; and WHEREAS, the public rights-of-way in Redwood City are uniquely valuable public resources, closely linked with the City's residential and historic character and natural beauty. While the reasonably regulated and orderly deployment of wireless facilities in the public rights-of-way is desirable, unregulated or disorderly deployment represents an ever-increasing and true threat to the health, welfare, and safety of the community; and WHEREAS, the regulations of wireless installations in the public rights-of-way are necessary to protect and preserve community aesthetics, as well as the values of properties within the City, and to ensure that all wireless facilities are installed using the least intrusive means possible; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Federal Communications Commission regulations, the City cannot adopt a moratorium ordinance to toll the time period for review, even when needed to maintain the status quo while the City reviews and revises its policies for compliance with changes in state or federal law; and WHEREAS, this ordinance is adopted as an urgency ordinance pursuant to California Government Code section 36937(b), which allows the City to preserve public peace, health, or safety. With a four-fifths vote of the City Council the urgency ordinance will become effective immediately. Given the increased interest in construction of small-cell facilities in public rights-of-way, it is critical that the City update its regulations to reflect current federal and state law and recent trends in wireless facilities. The adoption of urgency standards will ensure that the City is able to limit disruption to the public rights-of-way as well as impose aesthetic regulations on new facilities; and WHEREAS, The City Council finds and declares that the immediate implementation of the ordinance is necessary to preserve and protect public health, safety, and welfare. NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: ATTY/ORD.475/RC WIRELESS RIGHT OF WAY ORDINANCE REV: 12-12-18 VR Page 2 of 4 ORDINANCE NO. 2453. MUFF NO. 305