(A) Any person who desires a telecommunications franchise must register as a telecommunications provider and shall file with the City Recorder an application which includes the following information:
(1) The identity of the applicant;
(2) A description of the telecommunications services that are to be offered or provided by the applicant over its telecommunications facilities;
(3) Engineering plans, specifications, and a network map of the facilities located within the public rights of way in the city, including the location and route requested for applicant’s proposed telecommunications facilities. The city may require the information to be provided in electronic form readable by city computers, or may specify another format;
(4) The area or areas of the city the applicant desires to serve and a preliminary construction schedule for build-out to the entire franchise area;
(5) Information to establish that the applicant has obtained all other governmental approvals and permits to construct and operate the facilities and to offer or provide the telecommunications services proposed; and
(6) An accurate map showing the location of any existing telecommunications facilities, if any, in the city that applicant intends to use or lease.
(B) An application and review fee of $500 shall be paid to the city as part of the application filed pursuant to division (A) above. This fee may be waived by the City Recorder on a case-by-case basis.
(Ord. 2021-01, passed 3-10-2021)