(A) Excavation permit fee. The county shall establish an excavation permit fee in an amount sufficient to recover the following costs:
(1) The county's actual management costs; and
(2) Degradation costs, if applicable; and county engineering, make-ready, and construction costs associated with collocation of small wireless facilities.
(B) Conditions. The county may impose conditions on the issuance of the permit and the performance of the applicant thereunder to protect the public's health, safety, and welfare, or when necessary to protect the right-of-way and its current use, including the recovery of any unusual management costs not recovered through the standard permit fee, including, the cost of assigning a police officer to provide traffic management or the cost of assigning a field observer.
(C) Obstruction permit fee. The county shall establish the obstruction permit fee and shall be in an amount sufficient to recover the county management costs and county engineering, make-ready, and construction costs associated with collocation of small wireless facilities.
(D) Payment of permit fees. No right-of-way permit shall be issued without payment of right-of-way permit fees unless the county allows the applicant to pay such fees within 30 days of billing. Government agencies and non-profit organizations are exempt from right-of-way permit fees, but are required to obtain the appropriate right-of-way permit.
(E) Non-refundable. Permit fees that were paid for a permit that the county has revoked for a breach as stated in § 93.23 are not refundable.
(F) Application to franchises. Unless otherwise agreed to in a franchise, management costs may be charged separately from and in addition to the franchise fees imposed on a right-of-way user in the franchise.
(Ord. 91-2019, passed 2-5-19)