(a) Telecommunication and utility permittees shall pay an annual fee determined by the following:
(1) Permittees utilizing equal to or greater than thirty miles of right of way shall pay a fee of ten cents ($ .10) per linear foot.
(2) Permittees utilizing less than thirty miles of right of way shall pay a fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per year.
Such fee shall be paid in advance for each year prior to January 31. Partial year permits shall be prorated.
(b) Special permittees shall pay an annual fee of ten cents ($.10) per linear foot of right of way used or occupied. Such fee shall be paid in advance for each year prior to January 31 of each year. Partial year permits shall be prorated.
(c) Residential permittees shall pay no annual fee.
(d) In addition to the annual fees set forth in this Section 1157.07, permittees shall pay a work permit fee in the amount of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each street opening or cut and shall post a performance bond in an amount determined by the Director. Said fees are payable at the time the notice set forth in Section 1157.08 hereof is filed. Fees for work done without a Section 1157.08 prior notice shall be made within seven business days of the initiation of any such work.
(Ord. 97-63. Passed 12-29-97.)