§ 52.01 FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

   (A)   The purpose of this chapter is to:

      (1)   Assist in the management of the public rights-of-way in order to minimize the congestion, inconvenience, visual impact and other adverse effects and the costs to the citizens resulting from the placement of telecommunications facilities within the public rights-of-way;

      (2)   Govern the provider’s use and occupancy of the public rights-of-way;

      (3)   Compensate the city for the private, commercial use and occupancy of the public rights-of-way by telecommunications providers in a non-discriminatory and competitively neutral manner;

      (4)   Assist the city in its efforts to protect the public health, safety and welfare;

      (5)   Facilitate competition among telecommunications service providers and encourage the universal availability of advanced telecommunications services to all residents and businesses of the city; and

      (6)   Conserve the limited physical capacity of the public rights-of-way held in public trust by the city.

   (B)   This chapter may be referred to as the “Telecommunications Ordinance”.

(1998 Code, § 122-171) (Ord. 99-15, passed 4-7-1999)