(a) Prevention of Failures and Accidents. Any Person who owns a Small Cell Facility and/or Wireless Support Structure sited in the Right of Way shall at all times employ ordinary and reasonable care and install and maintain in use industry standard technology for preventing failures and accidents which are likely to cause damage, injury, or nuisance to the public.
(b) Compliance with Fire Safety and Fcc Regulations. Small Cell Facilities, wires, cables, fixtures, and other equipment shall be installed and maintained in substantial compliance with the requirements of the National Electric Code, all FCC, state, and local regulations, and in such manner that will not interfere with the use of other property.
(c) Changes in State or Federal Standards and Regulations. If state or federal standards and regulations are amended, the owners of the Small Cell Facilities and/or Wireless Support Structures governed by this chapter shall bring any facilities and/or structures into compliance with the revised standards and regulations within six months of the effective date of the standards and regulations, unless a different compliance schedule is mandated by the regulating agency. Failure to bring Small Cell Facilities and/or Wireless Support Structures into compliance with any revised standards and regulations shall constitute grounds for removal at the owner's expense.
(d) Indemnification. Any Operator who owns or operates Small Cell Facilities or Wireless Support Structures in the Right of Way shall indemnify, protect, defend, and hold the City and its elected officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers harmless against any and all claims, lawsuits, judgments, costs, liens, losses, expenses, fees to include reasonable attorney fees and costs of defense, proceedings, actions, demands, causes of action, liability and suits of any kind and nature, including personal or bodily injury or death, property damage or other harm for which recovery of damages is sought, to the extent that it is caused by the negligence of the Operator who owns or operates Small Cell Facilities and wireless service in the Right of Way, any agent, officer, director, representative, employee, affiliate, or subcontractor of the Operator, or their respective officers, agents, employees, directors, or representatives while installing, repairing, or maintaining facilities in the Right of Way.
(e) Surety Bond or Equivalent Financial Tool for Cost of Removal. All owners must procure and provide to the City a bond, or must provide proof of an equivalent financial mechanism, to ensure compliance with all provisions of this Chapter. The bond must be maintained for as long as the owner has Small Cell Facilities and/ or Wireless Support Structures located in the Right of Way. The bond or equivalent financial method must specifically cover the cost of removal of unused or Abandoned Small Cell Facilities and/ or Wireless Support Structures or damage to City property caused by an Operator or its agent of each Small Cell Facility and/ or Wireless Support Structure in case the city has to remove or pay for its removal. Two acceptable alternatives to a bond include a funds set-aside and a letter of credit.
(Ord. 38-2018. Passed 7-16-18.)