(A) Applications required under this Chapter must be submitted in a form and in such manner as required by the Public Works Director.
(B) Applications must include materials and information as may be required by the Public Works Director to establish that the proposed excavation or construction activity complies with all applicable requirements of this Chapter.
(C) The Public Works Director shall examine or cause to be examined applications for permits and amendments thereto within a reasonable time after filing. If the application or required plans do not conform to the requirements of this Chapter, the Public Works Director shall reject such application in writing, stating the reasons therefor. If the Public Works Director is satisfied that the proposed work conforms to the applicable requirements of this Chapter, the Public Works Director shall issue a permit therefor as soon as practicable.
(D) Authority to withhold permits. The Public Works Director may deny or withhold all permits, certificates or other forms of authorization being requested by a utility, contractor, or person who otherwise caused an uncorrected violation of a provision of any code or ordinance of the Village, or of a condition or qualification of a permit, certificate, approval or other authorization previously granted by the Village.
(E) An application for permit shall be deemed to have been abandoned 180-days after the date of filing, unless such application has been pursued in good faith or a permit has been issued.
(F) Additional Village Review Of Applications Of Telecommunications Retailers:
1. Pursuant to section 4 of the Telephone Company Act, 220 Illinois Compiled Statutes 65/4, a telecommunications retailer shall notify the Village that it intends to commence work governed by this chapter for facilities for the provision of telecommunications services. Such notice shall consist of plans, specifications, and other documentation sufficient to demonstrate the purpose and intent of the facilities, and shall be provided by the telecommunications retailer to the Village not less than ten (10) days prior to the commencement of work requiring no excavation and not less than thirty (30) days prior to the commencement of work requiring excavation. The Public Works Director shall specify the portion of the right-of-way upon which the facility may be placed, used and constructed.
2. In the event that the Public Works Director fails to provide such specification of location to the telecommunications retailer within either: a) ten (10) days after service of notice to the Village by the telecommunications retailer in the case of work not involving excavation for new construction or b) twenty five (25) days after service of notice by the telecommunications retailer in the case of work involving excavation for new construction, the telecommunications retailer may commence work without obtaining a permit under this chapter.
3. Upon the provision of such specification by the Village, where a permit is required for work pursuant to this Chapter, the telecommunications retailer shall submit to the Village an application for a permit and any and all plans, specifications and documentation available regarding the facility to be constructed.
4. Additional Village Review Of Applications Of Holders Of State Authorization Under The Cable And Video Competition Law Of 2007: Complete applications by a utility that is a holder of a State issued authorization under the Cable and Video Competition Law of 2007 shall be deemed granted forty five (45) days after submission to the Village, unless otherwise acted upon by the Village, provided the holder has complied with applicable Village codes, ordinances, and regulations.
(G) Applicant's Duty to Update Information: Throughout the entire permit application review period and the construction period authorized by the permit, any amendments to information contained in a permit application shall be submitted by the applicant in writing to the Village within thirty (30) days after the change necessitating the amendment.
(H) Permit Fees: Unless otherwise provided by franchise, license, or similar agreement, applications for a permit pursuant to this chapter shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount established in Title 1, Chapter 20, of the Lisle Village Code. No application fee is required to be paid by any electricity utility that is paying the Municipal electricity infrastructure maintenance fee pursuant to the Electricity Infrastructure Maintenance Fee Act. Permit fees shall double for any person who commences any work before obtaining the necessary permits.
(Ord. 2024-5097, 10-7-2024)