A. Every operator of a telecommunications facility shall compensate the City for its actual costs that are related to receiving and approving a master permit or right-of-way permit, to inspecting plans and construction pursuant thereto, or to the preparation of a detailed statement pursuant to chapter 43.21C Revised Code of Washington.
1. Costs shall be billed to the operator on a time and material basis in the manner and at the rates provided in a resolution adopted by the City Council.
2. Fees must be paid within thirty (30) days of receipt of the City's billing.
3. On request of an operator, the City will submit proof of any charges or expenses incurred. For any project or time frame, an operator can also request a written estimate from the Administrator, in advance of costs planned to be expended by the City, and the operator may object to any costs by filing a written protest with the Administrator. The Administrator shall decide the protest within five (5) business days, and the decision shall be the final decision of the City.
B. Every operator of a telecommunications facility shall compensate the City for its actual incremental costs necessarily incurred on City public works projects because of the presence of telecommunications facilities in the right-of-way.
1. Fees must be paid within thirty (30) days of receipt of the City's billing.
2. On request of an operator, the City will submit proof of such incremental costs.
3. Before commencing work, the City shall notify the operator of its proposed project, and the incremental costs the City estimates will be incurred. The operator may object to any costs by filing written protest with the Administrator. The Administrator shall decide the protest within five (5) business days, and the decision shall be the final decision of the City.
C. Nothing in this chapter prohibits the City from collecting a site-specific charge pursuant to an agreement between the City and a service provider of personal wireless services acceptable to the parties for:
1. The placement of new structures in the right-of-way regardless of height, unless the new structure is the result of a mandated relocation in which case no charge will be imposed if the previous location was not charged;
2. The placement of replacement structures when the replacement is necessary for the installation or attachment of wireless facilities, the replacement structure is higher than the replaced structure, and the overall height of the replacement structure and the wireless facility is more than sixty feet (60'); or
3. The placement of personal wireless facilities on structures owned by the City located in the right-of-way. However, a site- specific charge shall not apply to the placement of personal wireless facilities on existing structures, unless the structure is owned by the City. (Ord. 2018-1031, 7-11-2018)