A. Application fees are subject to the following requirements:
1. The Village will charge an application fee of six hundred fifty dollars ($650.00) for an application to collocate a single small wireless facility on an existing utility pole or wireless support structure and three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00) for each small wireless facility addressed in an application to collocate more than one small wireless facility on existing utility poles or wireless support structures.
2. The Village will charge an application fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for each small wireless facility addressed in an application that includes the installation of a new utility pole for such collocation.
3. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of State law or local ordinance, applications pursuant to this section must be accompanied by the required application fee.
4. The Village shall not require an application, approval, or permit, or require any fees or other charges, from a communications service provider authorized to occupy the rights- of-way, for:
a. Routine maintenance;
b. The replacement of wireless facilities with wireless facilities that are substantially similar, the same size, or smaller if the wireless provider notifies the Village at least ten (10) days prior to the planned replacement and includes equipment specifications for the replacement of equipment consistent with the requirements under the subsection titled application requirements; or
c. The installation, placement, maintenance, operation, or replacement of micro wireless facilities that are suspended on cables that are strung between existing utility poles in compliance with applicable Safety Codes.
However, the Village shall require a permit to work within rights-of-way for activities that affect traffic patterns or require lane closures. Such permit shall be required under the provisions of this Code as contemplated by the remaining portions thereof. (Ord. 2018-O-19, 7-16-2018)