962.01 Certificate of Registration applications.
962.02 Maximum decision time.
962.03 Criteria for issuance.
962.04 Denial of application.
962.05 Expiration of Certificate of Registration.
962.06 Responsibilities of a utility service provider with a valid Certificate of Registration.
962.07 Nature of issuance.
962.08 Relocation of equipment.
962.09 Pre-excavation equipment location.
962.10 Damage to other equipment.
962.11 Right of way vacation.
962.12 Discontinued operations and abandoned equipment.
(a) Unless exempted in this Title Six, a valid Certificate of Registration shall be required for each Utility Service Provider with any Element of a Utility System located in a Public Right of Way in the City.
(b) The Utility Service Provider shall apply to the City Manager for a Certificate of Registration or the Renewal of a Certificate of Registration. The City Manager shall determine the form of the application. An application shall include the following information and fee:
(1) Detailed identification information about the Utility Service Provider; a copy of the current incorporation certificate of the applicant, if applicable; both regular and emergency contact information for the Utility Service Provider; a brief description of each utility service provided or proposed to be provided; a copy of each approval required by Law, by any applicable authority, to provide any utility service described in the application; evidence of reasonable insurance coverage by the Utility Service Provider; and, any other relevant information the City Manager deems necessary to determine the fitness of the Utility Service Provider.
(2) If requested by the City Manager or the applicant, the applicant Utility Service Provider and the City must meet to co-ordinate future plans for the Public Right of Way between the Utility Service Provider and the City.
(3) An application fee of five hundred dollars ($500.00) shall be paid to the City at the time an application for a Certificate of Registration is filed with the City. No part of an application fee is returnable to the applicant.
(Ord. 1190. Passed 8-28-00.)
Unless the applicant agrees to an extension of the maximum decision time, the City shall have a maximum time period of ninety (90) consecutive calender days from the date a complete application for a Certificate of Registration by a Utility Service Provider is received by the City to make a decision on the application. Unless the applicant agrees to an extension of the maximum decision time, failure of the City to make a decision on an application for a Certificate of Registration shall be considered the same as an approval of the application by the City.
(Ord. 1190. Passed 8-28-00.)
In deciding whether to issue a Certificate of Registration, the City Manager shall consider: whether the issuing of the Certificate of Registration will contribute to the health, safety, and welfare of the City and its citizens; whether issuing of the Certificate of Registration will be consistent with this Title Six; whether the applicant has submitted a complete application and has secured all certificates and other authorizations required by Law in order to construct and operate a system in the manner proposed by the applicant; whether the applicant is delinquent on any taxes or other obligations owed to the City, Montgomery County, Ohio, or the State of Ohio; whether the applicant has the requisite financial, managerial, and technical ability to fulfill all the obligations under this Ordinance and the issuance of a Certificate of Registration; and, any other applicable Law.
(Ord. 1190. Passed 8-28-00.)
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