CHAPTER 10-30
TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT ON, OVER OR UNDER PUBLIC WAYS

10-30-010   Definitions.

10-30-020   Permit required.

10-30-030   Notice.

10-30-040   Permit fees; security; compensation for use of other property.

10-30-050   Rules and regulations.

10-30-060   Violation – Penalty – Revocation – Removal.

10-30-010 Definitions.

   (a)   “Commissioner” means the commissioner of the department of transportation of the City of Chicago.

   (b)   “Department” means the office of emergency management and communications of the City of Chicago.

   (b-1) “Executive director” means the executive director of emergency management and communications of the City of Chicago.

   (c)   “Public way” or “public ways” means city highways, streets, alleys, public rights-of-way dedicated or commonly used for utility purposes and water. Public way shall not include any city property that is not specifically described in the previous sentence, and shall not include city buildings and other structures and improvements, regardless of whether they are situated in the public ways. However, the commissioner may, when necessary for the purposes of this chapter, designate other city property, that is functionally similar to the public way, as the public way for some or all purposes of this chapter. The designation shall be made pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated under Section 10-30-050.

   (d)   “Telecommunications” has the meaning ascribed to the term in Section 3-73-020 of this Code.

   (e)   “Telecommunications provider” means any person who provides telecommunications services.

   (f)   “Telecommunications equipment” does not include pay telephones that are subject to Section 10-28-265 of this Code.

   For purposes of this chapter, the definitions in this section shall control over any other definition of the same term contained in another chapter of this Code.

(Added Coun. J. 10-1-97, p. 53280, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 12-7-05, p. 64870, § 1.9; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. IX, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-8-12, p. 38872, § 191)

 

Notes

3-73-020

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10-30-020 Permit required.

   (a)   No telecommunications provider shall install or maintain any telecommunications equipment on, over or under the public way without first having obtained a telecommunications provider permit issued by the commissioner pursuant to this chapter, after consultation with the executive director.

   (b)   The commissioner shall deny the issuance of a permit under this chapter, or shall revoke any such permit, only if:

      (1)   the commissioner determines that the installation or maintenance of the telecommunications equipment would endanger public health or safety or otherwise inconvenience the public; or

      (2)   the commissioner determines that the telecommunications provider has not paid any applicable infrastructure maintenance fee or license fee; has not provided any security required pursuant to this chapter or regulations issued thereunder; has not complied with specifications prescribed under this chapter; or has otherwise failed to comply with the provisions of this Code, or any rules or regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

(Added Coun. J. 10-1-97, p. 53280, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 12-7-05, p. 64870, § 1.9; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. IX, § 1)