(1) ROW Registration Fees.
(a) Each Registered User that is not a Franchisee shall pay a ROW Registration Fee to the City.
(b) Each Franchisee shall pay to the City, in addition to the compensation required under its Franchise, the ROW Registration Fee.
(c) The fees to be paid by all Registered Users pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) shall be in amounts and at a frequency established by the Department through regulations to recover the cost of administering and maintaining the GPIS system.
(2) Permit Fees. The Department is authorized to charge application and permit fees for permits provided for in this Chapter, which fees shall be established by the Department by regulation based on the costs incurred in connection with issuing, administering and enforcing Street Opening Permits and Street Closure Permits for Facilities and inspecting and supervising the use and occupancy of the Right-of-Way to construct, install, operate, maintain, relocate, remove, repair or replace Facilities in the Right-of-Way.
(3) Application to City Agencies. City Agencies shall be required to pay the ROW Registration fees and permit fees established by the Department under this Section, or equivalent compensation; except that the Streets Department and the Department of Public Property shall not be required to pay a fee that compensates the Departments for their own costs of managing the Right-of-Way.
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