(A) Fee schedule and fee allocation. The city’s permit fee schedule shall be available to the public and established in advance. The permit fees shall be designed to recover the city’s actual costs incurred in managing the right-of-way and shall be based on an allocation among all users of the right-of-way, including the city.
(B) Excavation permit fee. The city shall impose an excavation permit fee in an amount sufficient to recover the following costs:
(1) The city management costs; and
(2) Degradation costs, if applicable.
(C) Obstruction permit fee. The city shall impose the obstruction permit fee which shall be in an amount sufficient to recover the city management costs.
(D) Small wireless facility permit fee. The city shall impose a small wireless facility permit fee in an amount sufficient to recover:
(1) The city management costs; and
(2) City engineering, make-ready and construction costs associated with collocation of small wireless facilities.
(E) Payment of permit fees. No excavation permit or obstruction permit shall be issued without payment of excavation or obstruction permit fees. The city may allow applicant to pay such fees within 30 days of billing.
(F) Non-refundable. Permit fees that were paid for a permit that the Director has revoked for a breach as stated in § 54.033 of this chapter are not refundable.
(G) Application to franchises. Unless otherwise agreed to in a franchise, management costs may be charged separately from and in addition to the franchise fees imposed on a right-of-way user in the franchise.
(Ord. 940, passed 01-22-2018)