(A) (1) Any person who desires to use or occupy the public rights-of-way or desires a franchise agreement with the city must first file a franchise application with the City Manager, unless exempted in § 91.110(E). The purpose of a franchise application is to provide the city with necessary information regarding the provider’s services and public right-of-way needs.
(2) The franchise application shall include, at minimum, the following information:
(a) The identity of the applicant;
(b) A description of the services to be offered or provided by the applicant over its facilities, including an indication of whether the applicant will provide solely cable service;
(c) Engineering plans, specifications and a network map in a form customarily used by the applicant of the facilities located or to be located within the public rights-of-way in the city, including the location and route requested for applicant’s proposed facilities;
(d) The area or areas of the city the applicant desires to serve and a preliminary construction schedule for build-out to the entire franchise area;
(e) Information to establish that the applicant has obtained all other governmental approvals and permits to construct and operate the facilities and to offer or provide the service proposed; and
(f) An accurate map showing the location of any existing facilities in the city that applicant intends to use or lease.
(B) Any provider who occupies the public rights-of-way without an unexpired franchise agreement shall file a franchise application pursuant to this section within 90 days of the effective date of this chapter.
(Ord. 1326, passed 4-3-2017)