A. A Wireless Provider, shall, whenever possible, enter into joint use agreements with the City and other parties, for collocation, provided that the terms of such agreements are satisfactory to the Wireless Provider.
1. Nothing shall mandate that the Wireless Provider enter into joint use agreements with parties other than the City or an agency of the City. However, prior to placement of any new or additional wireless facilities in the Public Rights-of-Way, a Wireless Provider is required to certify in writing to the City that it has made appropriate inquiry to all existing utilities and other entities possessing a right to occupy the Public Rights-of-Way as to the availability of right-of-way that it could reasonably utilize to meet its needs, and that no such facility is available or planned at a reasonable cost by any other entity on the time schedule reasonably needed.
2. The Wireless Provider shall not be permitted to perform any placement or maintenance of wireless facilities in those segments of the Public Rights-of-Way where there exists vacant or available collocation of facilities.
3. Collocations shall require an application on a form designated by the City. Decisions on these applications must be made within forty-five (45) days of receipt of a completed application. Notice of any deficiencies in a collocation application must be provided within forty-five (45) days of submission of an application.