A) The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the city:
(1) To manage its public rights-of-way and to recover its rights-of-way management costs; and
(2) To regulate the use of public rights-of-way by providers of telecommunication services, public utility services and the like, in a fair, efficient, competitively neutral and substantially uniform manner, consistent with and to the extent authorized by state law, specifically M.S. §§ 237.162, 237.163, 237.79, 237.81 and 238.086, as they may be amended from time to time, and State Public Utility Commission Rules 7819.0050 through 7819.9950 where possible.
(B) To the extent any provisions of this chapter cannot be interpreted consistently with the state’s statutes and Public Utility Commission Rules, that interpretation most consistent with state statutes, rules, and other applicable statutory and case law is intended. This chapter shall not be interpreted to limit the regulatory and police power of the city to adopt and enforce general ordinances necessary to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public.
(C) Pursuant to the authority granted to the city under state and federal statutory, administrative and common law, the city hereby elects pursuant to state statute to manage rights-of-way within its jurisdiction.
(Ord. 2004-09, passed 11-23-2004; Ord. 2019-02, passed 1-8-2019)