§ 90.005   PERMIT ISSUANCE.
   (A)   Approval or denial.  The authority to approve or deny an application for a permit is hereby delegated to the Mayor.  Pursuant to § 15(3) of the Act, the Mayor shall approve or deny an application for a permit within 45 days from the date a telecommunications provider files an application for a permit under § 90.004(B) of this code for access to a public right-of-way within the city.  Pursuant to § 6(6) of the Act, the Mayor shall notify the MPSC when the Mayor has granted or denied a permit, including information regarding the date on which the application was filed and the date on which the permit was granted or denied.  The Mayor shall not unreasonably deny an application for a permit.
   (B)   Form of permit.  If an application for permit is approved, the Mayor shall issue the permit in the form approved by the MPSC, with or without additional or different permit terms, in accordance with §§ 6(1), 6(2), and 15 of the Act.
   (C)   Conditions.  Pursuant to § 15(4) of the Act, the Mayor may impose conditions on the issuance of a permit, which conditions shall be limited to the telecommunications provider’s access and usage of the public right-of-way.
   (D)   Bond requirement.  Pursuant to § 15(3) of the Act, and without limitation on subsection (C) above, the Mayor may require that a bond be posted by the telecommunications provider as a condition of the permit.  If a bond is required, it shall not exceed the reasonable cost to ensure that the public right- of-way is returned to its original condition during and after the telecommunications provider’s access and use.