(A) Permitted use. Collocation of a small wireless facility or installation, modification or replacement of a utility pole for the collocation of a small wireless facility, as defined herein, is permitted within all zoning districts of the IDO, subject to all applicable use specific standards, and within all rights- of-way as defined by this article, subject only to the restrictions in § 5-10-5.
(B) Permit required. No person shall place a small wireless facility in any right-of-way, without first filing a small wireless facility application and obtaining a permit therefor, except as otherwise provided in this article. An applicant may submit a consolidated application for up to 25 small wireless facilities so long as they are all of substantially the same type, and on substantially the same types of structures, however no more than one such consolidated application may be filed within any five business-day period. The city's denial of one or more small wireless facilities in a consolidated application shall not delay the processing of any other small wireless facilities submitted in the same application;
(C) Permit application form. All small wireless facility applications for permits filed pursuant to this article shall be on a form, paper or electronic, provided by the city.
(D) Permit application requirements. Applications submitted to the city for a small wireless facility shall include the following:
(1) All relevant information otherwise required for a general wireless telecommunications collocation permit administered under the IDO;
(2) A certification by the applicant that the small wireless facility or facilities to be collocated conform with the Federal Communications Commission's regulations concerning radio frequency emissions;
(3) A certification by the applicant that unless a delay is caused by the lack of commercial power or fiber at the site, the collocation must begin within 180 days of permit issuance, after which time the permit shall be void; and
(4) A reasonably acceptable showing through the application materials that the facility or facilities comply with all applicable codes.
(E) Routine Maintenance and Replacement. An application shall not be required for:
(1) Routine maintenance; and
(2) The replacement of a small wireless facility with another small wireless facility that is substantially similar to or the same size or smaller in size and weight and height as long as the wireless provider that owns the wireless facility notifies the authority and provides details of the proposed replacement demonstrating the substantial similarity of the replacement at least ten days before the replacement is made.
(F) Information updates. Any amendment to information contained in a permit application shall be submitted in writing to the city within 30 days after the change necessitating the amendment.
(G) Application fees. Application fees shall be subject to the following requirements:
(1) All applications for permits pursuant to this article shall be accompanied by a fee related to processing the application, but shall not exceed $500 for non-recurring fees, including a single up-front application that includes up to five small wireless facilities and an additional $100 for each small wireless facility beyond five but not to exceed any application limits from § 5-10-4(B).
(2) The application fee for the installation, modification or replacement of a utility pole for the collocation of a small wireless facility that is permitted in accordance with this article shall not exceed $750 for non-recurring fees per utility pole in the rights-of-way. No additional application fee shall be required for the small wireless facility to be collocated on the newly installed, modified or replaced pole.