Any telecommunications provider who desires to occupy any public right of way of the city shall first obtain a franchise as provided in this chapter. For purposes of this section, OCCUPY THE PUBLIC WAY means to own, lease, rent, or possess the right to make physical changes to a telecommunications facility in the public way, but does not include the use of a telecommunications facility in the public way if such use is limited to providing telecommunications service to customers without any ownership, leasehold, or other possessory interest in, or the right to make any physical changes to, the telecommunications facility. Only one franchise is required for a single telecommunications facility that occupies the public way; if an owner leases its facility to another telecommunications provider and the owner has obtained a franchise, the lessee need not also obtain a franchise.
(Ord. 2021-01, passed 3-10-2021)