§ 111.35 REGISTRATION, APPLICATION, AGREEMENT.
   (A)   Rights-of-way. Prior to occupying city public rights-of-way, all communications providers shall register with the city pursuant to § 111.21, shall file a franchise application with the city pursuant to § 111.36 below, and shall enter into a franchise agreement with the city.
   (B)   Multiple franchises not required. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this chapter, a communications provider who is a non-breaching party to an unexpired franchise agreement for a service it provides within the city shall not be required to enter into a multiple or different franchise agreements for its provision of a different service within the city as long as the provider has registered all its services with the city pursuant to § 111.21. Further, nothing in this section waives a provider’s duty to pay franchise fees or the right-of-way use fee as required under § 111.41.
   (C)   Any person whose communications facilities occupy the public right-of-way, with or without a valid franchise agreement from the city, must comply with all provisions of this chapter, specifically including payment of any applicable right-of-way fees pursuant to § 111.41.
(Ord. 557-2019, passed 12-9-2020)