(a) Initial Registration. Any Service Provider with initial presumed registration to Occupy or Use the Public Rights-of-Way as provided in division (b) of Section 510.02 shall file an initial registration with the City within ninety (90) days of the effective date of this chapter, on a form provided by the Director, which shall include the information in division (c)(2) of Section 510.02.
(b) Annual Registration Required. All Service Providers registered to Occupy or Use the Public Right- of-Way shall register with the City each calendar year between January 1 and January 31 on a form provided by the Director. Service Providers who file an Initial Registration before January 1, 2008 need not file an Annual Registration for calendar year 2008.
(c) Purpose of Annual Registration. The purpose of the annual registration under division (b) of this section is to:
(1) Compile, update and supplement the City’s database so that the City has accurate and current information concerning the Service Providers that own or operate Facilities, and/or provide Services, in the Public Right-of-Way;
(2) Assist the City in monitoring the usage of the Public Right-of-Way in order to ensure that the public receives the maximum possible benefit from that use and the use is consistent with the best management and care of the Public Right-of-Way;
(3) Assist the City in the collection and enforcement of any municipal taxes, franchise fees, compliance fees or charges that may be due the City; and
(4) Assist the City in monitoring compliance with local, State and federal laws.
(d) Information Required for Annual Registration. Service Providers shall provide the following information with the annual registration under division (b) of this section:
(1) Any changes to the information the Service Provider provided the City in the Service Provider’s previous registration under divisions (c)(2)A. through (c)(2)D., division (c)(2)G., and division (c)(2)I. of Section 510.02;
(2) Evidence that the Service Provider is in compliance with the insurance requirement under division (e) of Section 510.02;
(3) A preliminary Construction schedule and completion date for all Capital Improvements planned, as of the date of registration, for the twelve (12) months following the date of registration;
(4) If the Service Provider is Constructing a new System or Reconstructing substantially all of its existing System, a general description of the Services to be provided, transmission medium to be used, and the Facilities to be utilized with the new or Reconstructed System in detail acceptable to the Director after consultation with the Service Provider;
(5) Such other information as the Director may reasonably require related to the City’s five (5) year capital plan.
(e) Facilities Maps. The City shall have the right to access and review all the Service Provider’s maps and/or as-built plans showing the location of its Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way, on ten (10) days notice to the Service Provider.
(f) Registration Fee. Each Service Provider shall pay an annual registration fee as determined by the Director, and approved by the Board of Control, to reimburse the City for its administrative costs related to maintaining annual registration and as provided in Section 510.07.
(Ord. No. 1242-A-07. Passed 10-8-07, eff. 10-11-07)