A. Permit Required: A company may not construct, install, repair, remove or relocate facilities, or any part thereof, in, on, over, under or along public ground without first obtaining a permit from the city.
B. Application: Application for a permit is made to the director.
C. Permit Fee: The application must be accompanied by the permit fee set by the city council by resolution.
D. Acceptance Of Requirements: By receiving a permit pursuant to this chapter, the company accepts and agrees to comply with all of the requirements of this chapter.
E. Issuance:
1. Permit Approval: If the director determines that the applicant has satisfied the requirements of this chapter, the director may issue a permit to the company.
2. Hearing:
a. Request For Hearing: An applicant may contest a permit denial or the conditions of approval by written notice to the city clerk requesting a city council review within fourteen (14) days of the director's action.
b. Time For Hearing: The city council shall hear any contest of the director's actions under this chapter within forty five (45) days of the city clerk's receipt of the contest notice.
3. Franchise Agreement: Nothing in this chapter precludes the city from requiring a franchise agreement with the applicant, as allowed by law, in addition to the issuance of a permit set forth herein. (Ord. 223, 9-5-1995)