1. Before any Small Wireless Facility permit is issued, the applicant may be required to pay a permit fee in accordance with a fee schedule established from time to time and approved by the Planning and Zoning Department. The City reserves the right to do a rate study at a future date to establish the Permit Fee for a permit for the siting of a small wireless facility.
2. An applicant shall not be required to provide more information or pay a higher application fee, consulting fee, or other fee associated with the processing or issuance of a permit than the amount charged to a telecommunication service provider that is not a wireless service provider. The total amount of fees for processing or issuing a permit, including any fees charged by third parties, shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500) for an application addressing no more than five small wireless facilities, and an additional fifty dollars ($50) for each small wireless facility addressed in an application in excess of five small wireless facilities, or one thousand dollars ($1,000) for a new pole (not a collocation) intended to support one or more small wireless facilities. An applicant shall not be required to pay any additional fees or perform any services relating to acceptance, processing, or issuance of a permit, nor provide any services unrelated to the siting of the Small Wireless Facility or of a new, replacement, or modified utility pole on which a Small Wireless Facility is sited. For purposes of this subparagraph, engineering and structural review are deemed to be related to the permitting of a Small Wireless Facility. The total amount of fees shall be adjusted every five years to reflect any increases or decreases in the consumer price index, rounded to the nearest five dollars. Any such fee shall be inclusive of the fee referenced in Section 172.04.1, above.
3. Where Small Wireless Facilities are attached to City poles or structures, a recurring annual fee of two hundred seventy dollars ($270) per Small Wireless Facility is imposed. This fee is in addition to the permit fee described in Section 172.04.2 above.