(A) Village Review Of Permit Applications: Completed permit applications, containing all required documentation, shall be examined by the Director of Public Works within a reasonable time after filing. If the application does not conform to the requirements of all applicable ordinances, codes, laws, rules, and regulations, the Director of Public Works shall reject such application in writing, stating the reasons for the rejection. If the Director of Public Works is satisfied that the proposed work conforms to the requirements of this chapter and all applicable ordinances, codes, laws, rules, and regulations, the Director of Public Works shall issue a permit as soon as practicable.
(B) Additional Village Review Of Applications Of Telecommunications Retailers:
1. Pursuant to section 4 of the Telephone Company Act, 220 Illinois Compiled Statutes 65/4, a telecommunications retailer shall notify the Village that it intends to commence work governed by this chapter for facilities for the provision of telecommunications services. Such notice shall consist of plans, specifications, and other documentation sufficient to demonstrate the purpose and intent of the facilities, and shall be provided by the telecommunications retailer to the Village not less than ten (10) days prior to the commencement of work requiring no excavation and not less than thirty (30) days prior to the commencement of work requiring excavation. The Director of Public Works shall specify the portion of the right-of-way upon which the facility may be placed, used and constructed.
The Village shall have the right to review the location of any ground mounted utility installation (GMUI) and require alternative locations if the proposed GMUI is found by the Village to create a safety hazard in the right-of-way or is inconsistent with the aesthetics of public property where the GMUI is proposed to be located or is. No GMUI may be located on public property within the Village's National Historic Landmark Landscape Architectural District unless first approved by the Village Board of Trustees following a review and an assessment by the Village's Historic Preservation Commission as to the GMUI's impact on the Village's national historic landmark status. The Village may require landscaping and/or visual screening to mitigate visual impact of GMUI.
2. Except for a GMUI requiring Board of Trustee approval pursuant to subsection (B)1 of this section, in the event that the Director of Public Works fails to provide such specification of location to the telecommunications retailer within either: a) ten (10) days after service of notice to the Village by the telecommunications retailer in the case of work not involving excavation for new construction or b) twenty five (25) days after service of notice by the telecommunications retailer in the case of work involving excavation for new construction, the telecommunications retailer may commence work without obtaining a permit under this chapter.
3. Upon the provision of such specification by the Village, where a permit is required for work pursuant to section 8-10-4 of this chapter, the telecommunications retailer shall submit to the Village an application for a permit and any and all plans, specifications and documentation required regarding the facility to be constructed. Such application shall be subject to the requirements of subsection (A) of this section.
(C) Additional Village Review Of Applications Of Cable And Video Service Providers:
1. Pursuant to the Cable and Video Competition Act of 2007, 220 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/21-101 et seq., a cable or video service provider shall provide the Village with all information submitted in its application for State issued authorization. Further the cable or video service provider shall notify the Village that it intends to commence work governed by this chapter with regard to the installation of facilities for the provision of cable or video services. Such notice shall consist of plans, specifications, and other documentation sufficient to demonstrate the purpose and intent of the facilities, and shall be provided by the cable or video services provider to the Village not less than ten (10) days prior to the commencement of work.
2. The Village shall have the right to review the location of any ground mounted utility installation (GMUI) and require alternative locations if the proposed GMUI is found by the Village to create a safety hazard in the right-of-way or is inconsistent with the aesthetics of public property where the GMUI is proposed to be located. No GMUI may be located on public property within the Village's National Historic Landmark Landscape Architectural District unless first approved by the Village Board of Trustees following a review and assessment by the Village's Historic Preservation Commission as to the GMUI's impact on the Village's national historic landmark status. The Village may require landscaping and/or visual screening to mitigate the visual impact of GMUI. (Ord. 3014, 2-7-2019)