It is unlawful to erect or maintain any poles or wires on or over any public street, alley, or other public way without having first secured permission from the Village Board.
(A) The template agreement adopted in Table I: Agreements in the Table of Special Ordinances of this code as the Master License Agreement for Fiber Optic Installation (a "MLAFOI") is the approved license for fiber optic installations within the rights-of-way and property of the village.
(1) No fiber optic company or telecommunications company or their contractors or subcontractors shall install fiber optic facilities in or on village rights-of-way or property without entering into an executed MLAFOI with the village.
(2) The Village President is authorized to sign, and the Village Clerk is authorized to attest, to licensee specific MLAFOIs consistent with the template master license agreement adopted in the Table I: Agreements in the Table of Special Ordinances of this code and subject to review and approval of engineering requirements by the Village Engineer.
(3) Site-specific permits for licensees having entered into a MLAFOI with the village shall be subject to the review and approval of the Village Engineer.
(4) Neither the Village Engineer, nor the Village President, have the authority to negotiate substantive changes, modifications, or revisions to the terms and conditions set forth in the template MLAFOI.
(5) If an entity seeks to change, modify, or revise the template MLAFOI agreement for its use, the entity will be required to submit a written petition to revise, modify, or amend the MLAFOI which shall be reviewed by the Village Engineer, and subsequently submitted to the village's corporate authorities for their consideration.
(Ord. 2004-08, passed 9-21-2004; Ord. 2023-03, passed 5-4-2023) Penalty, see § 152.999