A. Permit term. Unless Government Code § 65964, as may be amended, authorizes the city to issue a permit with a shorter term, a permit for any wireless telecommunications facility shall be valid for a period of ten years, unless pursuant to another provision of this code it lapses sooner or is revoked. At the end of ten years from the date of issuance, such permit shall automatically expire.
B. A permittee may apply for a new permit within one hundred-eighty days prior to expiration. Said application and proposal shall comply with the city’s current code requirements for wireless telecommunications facilities.
C. Timing of installation. The installation and construction authorized by a WTFP shall begin within one year after its approval, or it will expire without further action by the city. The installation and construction authorized by a WTFP shall conclude, including any necessary post-installation repairs and/or restoration to the PROW, within thirty days following the day construction commenced.
D. Commencement of operations. The operation of the approved facility shall commence no later than ninety days after the completion of installation. or the WTFP will expire without further action by the city. The permittee shall provide the public works director notice that operations have commenced by the same date. (Ord. 2019-04-1504 § 6)