949.03 USE OF THE PUBLIC WAY.

   General Requirements. The following requirements shall apply to all small cell facilities and wireless support structures proposed within the public way.

   (a)   No person shall occupy or use the public way except by law.

   (b)   In occupying or using the public way, no person shall unreasonably compromise the public health, safety, and welfare.

   (c)   Any person seeking to install, construct or operate small cell facilities or wireless support structures in the public way shall file the Designated Application and obtain a work permit from the City of Wooster, Division of Engineering, in accordance with the requirements of this Ordinance and requirements outlined in the Design Guidelines as modified from time to time by the Director of Administration.

   (d)   Any person seeking to maintain, modify, collocate new transmission equipment, remove or replace small cell facilities or wireless support structures in the public way shall obtain a work permit with the City of Wooster, Division of Engineering, in accordance with the requirements in this Ordinance and requirements outlined in the Design Guidelines as modified from time to time by the Director of Administration.

   (e)   No person shall occupy or use the public way without first obtaining a work permit from City of Wooster, Division of Engineering

   (f)   Except in the case of an emergency, no Operator, or any person acting on the Operator's behalf, shall commence any work in the public way of the City of Wooster without providing twenty-four (24) hours advance notice to the City.

      (Ord. 2018-013. Passed 7-2-18.)