The city hereby declares that its policy and intent in adopting this chapter is to fully comply with the requirements of the
, and the provisions hereof should be construed in such a manner as to achieve that purpose. The city
comply in all respects with the requirements of the
, including but not limited to the following:
(a) Exempting certain route maps from the Freedom of Information Act, Public Act 442 of 1976, being M.C.L.A. §§ 15.231 to 15.246, as provided in § 1486.04(c) of this chapter;
(b) Allowing certain previously issued permits to satisfy the
requirements hereof, in accordance with § 1486.04(f) of this chapter;
(c) Allowing existing providers additional time in which to submit an application for a
, and excusing such providers from the $500 application fee, in accordance with § 1486.04(g) of this chapter;
(d) Approving or denying an application for a
within 45 days from the date a telecommunications provider files an application for a
for access to and usage of a
within the city, in accordance with § 1486.05(a) of this chapter;
(e) Notifying the
when the city has granted or denied a
, in accordance with § 1486.05(a) of this chapter;
(f) Not unreasonably denying an application for a
, in accordance with § 1486.05(a) of this chapter;
(g) Issuing a
in the form approved by the
, with or without additional or different
terms, as provided in § 1486.05(b) of this chapter;
(h) Limiting the conditions imposed on the issuance of a
to the telecommunications provider’s access and usage of the
, in accordance with § 1486.05(c) of this chapter;
(i) Not requiring a bond of a telecommunications provider which exceeds the reasonable cost to ensure that the
is returned to its original condition during and after the
’s access and use, in accordance with § 1486.05(d) of this chapter;
(j) Not charging any telecommunications providers any additional fees for construction or engineering permits, in accordance with § 1486.06 of this chapter;
(k) Providing each telecommunications provider affected by the city’s right-of-way fees with a copy of this chapter, in accordance with § 1486.11 of this chapter;
(l) Submitting an annual report to the
, in accordance with § 1486.14 of this chapter; and
(m) Not holding a cable television operator in default for a failure to pay certain franchise fees, in accordance with § 1486.15 of this chapter.
(Ord. 02-02, passed 10-9-2002)