A. Rights Of Way: The city council finds that the rights of way within the city:
1. Are critical to the travel and transport of persons and property in the business and social life of the city;
2. Are intended for public uses and must be managed and controlled consistent with that intent;
3. Can be partially occupied by the facilities of utilities and other public service entities delivering utility and public services rendered for profit, to the enhancement of the health, welfare and general economic well-being of the city and its citizens; and
4. Are a unique and physically limited resource requiring proper management to maximize the efficiency and to minimize the costs to the taxpayers of the foregoing uses and to minimize the inconvenience to and negative effects upon the public from such facilities' construction, placement, relocation and maintenance in the rights of way of the city.
B. Compensation: The city council finds that the city should receive fair and reasonable compensation for use of the rights of way.
C. Local Concern: The city council finds that while telecommunications systems are in part an extension of interstate commerce, their operations also involve rights of way, municipal franchising and vital business and community service, which are of local concern.
D. Promotion Of Telecommunications Services: The city council finds that it is in the best interests of its taxpayers and citizens to promote the rapid development of telecommunications services on a nondiscrimination basis, responsive to community and public interest, and to assure availability for municipal, educational and community services.
E. Franchise Standards: The city council finds that it is in the interests of the public to franchise and to establish standards for franchising providers in a manner that:
1. Fairly and reasonably compensates the city on a competitively neutral and nondiscriminatory basis as provided herein;
2. Encourages competition by establishing terms and conditions under which providers may use the rights of way to serve the public;
3. Fully protects the public interests and the city from any harm that may flow from such commercial use of rights of way;
4. Protects the police powers and rights of way management authority of the city in a manner consistent with federal and state law;
5. Otherwise protects the public interests in the development and use of the city infrastructure;
6. Protects the public's investment in improvements in the rights of way; and
7. Ensures that no barriers to entry of telecommunications providers are created and that such franchising is accomplished in a manner that does not prohibit or have the effect of prohibiting telecommunication services, within the meaning of the telecommunications act of 1996 (P.L. No. 104-104). (Hereinafter "the act")
F. Power To Manage Rights Of Way: The city adopts this telecommunications chapter pursuant to its power to manage the rights of way, pursuant to common law, the Utah constitution and statutory authority, and receive fair and reasonable compensation for the use of rights of way by providers as expressly set forth by section 253 of the act. (Ord. 2000-05, 5-4-2000, eff. 5-4-2000)