(A) All permit fees shall be submitted to the city with the application. Permit fees shall be set to recover the city management costs and, where applicable, restoration costs. The permit fees shall be established as set forth in Chapter 35 and by City Council resolution. No permit fee shall be refundable. No permit fees shall be required for any obstruction or excavation permit issued to the city, although the city shall be allocated its full portion of the city management costs in calculating the permit fees. Except where an extension permit has been granted, the permittee shall, as a delay penalty, be required to obtain a new permit and pay the associated fee for failure to complete the project work under the initial permit within the required time period. Applicants may jointly apply for permits to excavate or obstruct the right-of-way at the same place and time. There shall be a single permit and permit fee for joint excavation and obstruction permit applications. Applicants must agree among themselves as to the portion each will pay and indicate the same on the application.
(B) (1) A fee for a conditional use permit as may be required herein for small wireless facilities shall be in addition to any obstruction or excavation permit fee and is governed by Chapter 155 of this code.
(2) Total application fees for a small wireless facility permit must comply with this chapter with respect to costs related to the permit. For each small wireless facility attached to a wireless support structure owned by the city, the small wireless provider shall pay the following fees:
(a) $150.00 per year for rent to occupy space on a wireless support structure;
(b) $25.00 per year for maintenance associated with the space occupied on a wireless support structure; and
(c) A monthly fee for electricity used to operate a small wireless facility, if not purchased directly from the applicable electrical utility provider, at the rate of:
1. $73.00 per radio node less than or equal to 100 maximum watts;
2. $182.00 per radio node over 100 maximum watts; or
3. The actual costs of electricity, if the actual costs exceed the amount in 1. or 2. above.
(C) (1) Permit fee for small wireless facilities. As required by state law, a person is not required to pay a small wireless facility permit fee, obtain a small wireless facility permit, or enter into a small wireless facility collocation agreement to solely conduct any of the following activities:
(a) Routine maintenance of a small wireless facility;
(b) Replacement of a small wireless facility with a new facility that is substantially similar or smaller in size, weight, height, and wind or structural loading than the small wireless facility being replaced; or
(c) Installation, placement, maintenance, operation, or replacement of micro wireless facilities that are suspended on cables strung between existing utility poles in compliance with national safety codes.
(2) Prior to the performance of any of the above excepted activities, the small wireless facility provider shall provide the city advance notification of these activities if the work will obstruct a public right-of-way.
(Ord. 715, passed 5-23-02; Am. Ord. 1038, passed 2-8-18)