(a) The purpose and intent of this Chapter is to:
(1) Manage occupancy or use of the Public Right-of-Way.
(2) Encourage the provision of advanced, competitive utility and telecommunications services on the widest possible basis to the businesses, institutions and residents of the City;
(3) Permit and manage reasonable access to the Public Right-of-Way of the City for utility and telecommunications service purposes on a competitively neutral basis.
(4) Conserve the limited physical capacity of the Public Right-of-Way held in trust by the City for the benefit of the public.
(5) Assure that the City receives cost recovery for the occupancy and use of the Public Right-of-Way in accordance with law.
(6) Assure that all service providers with facilities in the Public Right-of-Way comply with the ordinances, rules and regulations of the City.
(7) Assure that the City fairly and responsibly protects the public health, safety and welfare.
(8) Enable the City to discharge its public trust consistent with rapidly evolving federal and state regulatory policies, industry competition and technological development.
(9) Compile, update and supplement the City's database so that the City has accurate and current information concerning the service providers that own or operate facilities, and/or provide services, in the City's Public Right-of- Way;
(10) Assist the City in monitoring compliance with local, state and federal laws.
(Ord. 043-2017. Passed 3-13-17.)