(a) In addition to any fees charged pursuant to this Chapter, all cable television franchise, telecommunication, and utility Right-of-Way Permittees shall pay an annual fee, for each calendar year, based upon the miles of right-of-way which the Permittee occupies or desires to occupy in said calendar year as follows:
Right-of-Way Miles | Charge |
For the first mile, or any part thereof, (up to 1 mile) | $10,000.00 |
Plus, for the next nine (9) miles, or any part thereof, (1-10), an additional | $7,500.00 |
Plus, for the next ninety (90) miles, or any part thereof (11-100), an additional | $20,000.00 |
Plus, for the next four hundred (400) miles or any part thereof (101-500), an additional | $62,500.00 |
Plus, for all use over five hundred (500), miles an additional | $100,000.00 |
Quarterly payments shall be made on or before March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of the calendar year.
(b) In addition to any fees charged pursuant to this Chapter, Special Right-of-Way Permittees shall pay an annual fee of $0.35 per lineal foot of Right-of-Way used or occupied, but not less than $1,000.00. This fee may be waived for all Special Right-of-Way Permits for Residential Purposes. Such fee shall be paid in advance for each calendar year prior to January 31 of such year.
(c) Further specification regarding the determination and calculation of fees set forth in subsections (a) and (b) hereby may be set forth in any regulations related thereto that the Village may adopt.
(d) All fees pursuant to this Chapter shall be paid by check, money order or wire transfer to the Village. Payments shall be sent to the attention of the Fiscal Officer at the Village's address.
(e) Each Right-of-Way Permittee shall maintain books, records, maps, documents and other evidence directly pertinent to its calculation of payments to the Village. The Village Administrator or his/her designated agent(s) shall have reasonable access to any books, records, maps, documents and other evidence for inspection, copying and audit to the extent necessary to assure that the payments hereunder are accurate and that all Right-of-Way Permittees fully comply with the provisions of this chapter and their respective Right-of-Way or Public Ways within the Village shall be exempted from said auditing requirements. The Village will treat all such books, records, maps and other documents as confidential except to the extent that such records are public records under Ohio law.
(f) In addition to the annual fees set forth in subsection (a) and (b) hereof, Permittees shall reimburse the Village for the cost of inspection of the erection, installation, maintenance and/or restoration authorized by the Right of Way Work Permit. Such reimbursement is payable upon receipt of an invoice from the Village.
(g) As additional compensation for the use of the Right of Way, the Village Administrator, in his sole discretion, may require Permittees to release the Village from any obligation to pay compensation to the Permittee for the cost of relocation of utilities located in private easements in conjunction with road improvement projects.
(Ord. 13-2011. Passed 6-27-11.)