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“City conduit” shall mean city owned conduits suitable for electrical or communications purposes located in the public way or in city light poles or alley poles.
“City light poles” shall mean city owned light poles including but not limited to light poles which support traffic signalization equipment referred to as “traffic signal poles”, ordinary light poles and alley poles.
“Commissioner” shall mean the commissioner of transportation.
“Executive director” shall mean the executive director of emergency management and communications.
“Public property” shall mean property owned or controlled by the city other than the public way, including, but not limited to city light poles and conduit.
“Wire” shall mean and shall be deemed to include, but not be limited to antennas and peripheral transmitters, receivers, repeaters, converters, amplifiers, connectors, fiber optic cables, power supplies and other related electrical or communications equipment and wiring, but shall not include any wire subject to Chapter 4-280 of the Municipal Code of Chicago.
(Added Coun. J. 4-13-94, p. 48633; Amend Coun. J. 12-7-05, p. 64870, § 1.9; Amend Coun. J. 12-14-05, p. 66662, § 1)
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No person or entity shall install any wire, pipe, cable or conduit on, under or over the surface of any public way or public property without first having obtained a permit issued by the department of transportation after consultation with the office of emergency management and communications. Applications and permits shall be in such form and shall require such plans and specifications as prescribed by the commissioner. This chapter shall not apply to the installation or maintenance of telecommunications equipment on, over or under the public way by telecommunications providers as provided in Chapter 10-30, but shall apply to the use of public property by private users.
(Added Coun. J. 4-13-94, p. 48633; Amend Coun. J. 10-1-97, p. 53280; Amend Coun. J. 12-7-05, p. 64870, § 1.9; Amend Coun. J. 12-14-05, p. 66662, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. IX, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 1-13-10, p. 83228, § 2)
A permit shall be issued only if the commissioner determines that granting the permit and allowing the installation or maintenance of wire, pipe, cable or conduit would: 1) not endanger public health or safety; 2) be consistent with the sound maintenance and administration of the public way or public property; 3) not constitute undue physical or visual obstruction of the public way or public property; and 4) not overburden the limited capacity of the space on, under or over the surface of the public way or public property. In addition, a permit shall be issued only if all applicable fees have been paid, all applicable agreements have been executed pursuant to Section 10-29-040, and the applicant provides such surety, insurance and indemnification as the city may require.
(Added Coun. J. 4-13-94, p. 48633)
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