A telecommunications provider desiring a telecommunications license or franchise shall file an application with the City Manager requesting, at the applicant’s election, either a franchise or license, in the form prescribed by the City Manager, together with that part of the non-refundable application processing fee in the amount of $75. The full fee shall be paid on demand from the city and shall be in an amount established by the City Manager as necessary to recover all related costs directly incurred by the city to review and process the application. At the discretion of the Department, an application for a telecommunications license may be processed simultaneously with the same applicant’s application for an encroachment permit for the installation of the telecommunication system facilities. The city may retain outside experts to assist in the review and processing of complex telecommunications license and encroachment permit applications and all related costs incurred by the city for the experts shall be recovered through the application processing fee.
(Prior Code, § 18-6-3)