(a) Any City department may enter into a lease granting the privilege of placing a tower, antenna, or other similar structure, including but not limited to commercial broadcasting towers, two (2) way radio towers, fixed point microwave dishes, commercial satellites and receiving dishes, cellular or personal communication service towers, and their ancillary structures, and fencing and landscaping, as applicable, on City-owned buildings, structures, land, or other property that is under the jurisdiction of the leasing department.
(b) The lease payments and lease term shall be as determined by the Department of Public Utilities, Office of Radio Communications. The lease agreement shall contain such provisions as the Director of Law deems necessary to protect the public interest and shall be executed by the Department of Public Utilities, Office of Radio Communications and the director of the leasing department.
(c) Payments received under a lease agreement authorized pursuant to this section shall be earmarked to go toward the Cleveland Municipal Schools.
(d) A lease shall not be construed as the conveyance of any right, title, or interest in public property but merely as the grant of the privilege to use the property for the purposes described in the lease. This right shall not be construed as exclusionary.
(e) A lessee’s tower, antenna, or other similar structure located within the limits of the City of Cleveland shall also comply with all provisions of the Codified Ordinances, including, but not limited to, the requirements contained in Chapter 354.
(f) Prior to placement of a tower in a ward, the Councilperson shall be notified in writing.
(Ord. No. 2307-2000. Passed 5-21-01, eff. 5-31-01)