5.38.060 Construction permit application.
A. To obtain a construction permit, the applicant must file an application with the City Engineer.
B. A complete application must include the following information and materials:
1. The names, residences, and business addresses of all officers and directors of the applicant.
2. Detailed construction plans demonstrating compliance with all applicable city codes and construction specifications, including the city’s engineering standards.
3. If the applicant is constructing wireless facilities on another service provider’s facilities, a notarized statement that the applicant has permission to use a third party’s facility(ies), or a signed agreement with the service provider to that effect.
4. The location of the applicant’s overhead and underground facilities in the public right-of-way along the proposed route and the area proposed to be served by cable.
5. Preliminary engineering plans, specifications, and maps of the facilities to be located within the public right-of-way, in sufficient detail to identify the location and route of the proposed facilities within the public right-of-way, the location of the applicant’s existing facilities within the right-of-way, if any, and the specific trees, structures, facilities, and/or obstructions, if any, that the applicant proposes to temporarily or permanently remove or relocate.
6. If underground installation in existing ducts or conduits within the public right-of-way is proposed, information in sufficient detail to identify: the excess capacity currently available in such ducts or conduits before installation of the facilities; and the excess capacity, if any, that will exist in such ducts or conduits after installation of the facilities.
7. If underground installation within new ducts or conduits to be constructed within the public right-of-way is proposed: the location proposed for the new ducts or conduits; and the excess capacity that will exist in such ducts or conduits after installation of the facilities.
8. A preliminary construction schedule and completion date.
9. A detailed statement describing the actual equipment and operational standards proposed by the applicant.
10. A statement or schedule setting forth all proposed classifications of rates and charges to be set, including installation and service charges, which must remain in effect for at least 12 months after the city grants a master permit.
11. Proof of compliance with the other provisions of this chapter, including but not limited to the indemnity, insurance, and bond requirements.
12. Any other reasonable information requested by the City Engineer or its designee, or required by any other provision of any other ordinance of the city.
13. An application fee to be set by the City Council in its unified fee schedule to allow the city to recover the costs of reviewing the application, including the costs of any third-party review.
C. Applications for small wireless facilities may be submitted in batches, which may encompass up to five separate applications filed at the same time, each for one or more sites, or a single application covering up to five sites, unless the city agrees to a larger number based upon its capacity to review additional applications.
D. Third-Party Review. The city may require the applicant to submit its materials to a third party for review, as may be reasonably necessary to determine compliance with this chapter, such as an engineer or architect, by way of example only. (Ord. 3039 § 2, 2019)