(a) Unless exempted in this chapter, 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 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. 00-07. Passed 8-21-00.)