(A) Definitions. For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
PERMIT. Any local permit, license, certificate, approval registration, or similar form of approval required by policy, administrative rule, regulations, ordinance, or resolution with respect to a project.
PROJECT. The construction or deployment of wireline or wireless communications facilities to provide communications services, as defined in I.C. 8-1-32.5-3 in a unit.
(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the following shall apply to a project:
(1) The Cass County Board of Commissioners appoints the Logansport/Cass County Planning Department as the single point of contact for all matters related to a project;
(2) They shall establish procedures to allow all forms and applications for a permit related to a project to be filled or submitted and signed by electronic means;
(3) They shall review and approve or reject all applications for a permit related to a project within ten business days after an application is filed and submitted; and
(4) They shall assure that after an application is approved pursuant to division (B)(2), any inspections, including any additional necessary approvals, related to a project will occur in a timely and expeditious manner.
(C) The Cass County Board of Commissioners shall adopt adequate processes and procedures to implement the provisions of division (B) above. Such processes and procedures established may not do the following:
(1) Require an applicant to designate a final contractor to complete a project;
(2) Impose a fee to review an application or issue a permit for a project;
(3) Impose a seasonal moratorium on the issuance of permits for a project; or
(4) Discriminate among communication service providers or utilities with respect to an action described in this section or otherwise related to a project, including granting access to public rights-of-way, infrastructure and poles, river and bridge crossings, and any other physical assets owned or controlled by Cass County Board of Commissioners.
(Ord. 20-10, passed 10-19-2020)