§ 3-6-40. Permit application.

(a)

A permit application to place a new or replace an existing communications facility in public rights-of-way shall include the following:

(1)

The location of the proposed communications facility, including a description of the facilities to be installed, where the facilities are to be located, and the approximate size of the facilities that will be located in public rights-of-way;

(2)

Proposals to locate a new utility pole in the right-of-way shall include engineering documentation demonstrating why an existing utility pole is not better suited or feasible;

(3)

A description of the manner in which the proposed communications facility will be installed (i.e. anticipated construction methods or techniques);

(4)

If applicable, a statement indicating whether the proposed communications facility will permit co-location;

(5)

A maintenance of traffic plan for any disruption of the public rights-of-way, in accordance with the standards promulgated by the Florida Department of Transportation;

(6)

In order to assess the impact on right-of-way resources, effects on neighboring properties, and potential for co-locations or repurposed structures, the registrant shall provide information on the ability of the public rights-of-way to accommodate the proposed facility, including information that identifies all above-ground and below ground structures including, but not limited to, light poles, power poles, equipment boxes, antennae, and underground water, sewer, electric and gas lines currently existing in the public rights-of-way in the county within a five hundred-foot radius of the proposed facility, if available (such information may be provided without certification as to accuracy, to the extent obtained from other registrants with facilities in the public rights-of-way). The five hundred-foot distance requirement may be modified if the county administrator, or designee, determines that the proposed location: (i) better serves the county's interests in safe, aesthetic, efficient and effective management of the public rights-of-way; (ii) is necessary to address a documented lack of capacity for one (1) or more carriers; or (iii) will help minimize the total number of communication facilities necessary to serve a particular area;

(7)

A timetable for construction of the project or each phase thereof, and the areas of the county that will be affected;

(8)

Whether all or any portion of the proposed facilities will be rented, hired, leased, sublet, or licensed from or to any third party and, if so, the identity, and contact information of the third party;

(9)

If appropriate, given the facility proposed, a certified estimate of the cost of restoration for the public rights-of-way, subject to approval by the county engineer or designee;

(10)

Such additional information as the county finds reasonably necessary, with respect to the placement or maintenance of the communications facility that is the subject of the permit application, to review such permit application.

(b)

Within fourteen (14) days after the date of filing an application, the County may request that the proposed location of a small wireless facility be moved to another location in the right-of-way and placed on an alternative county utility pole or support structure. The county and the applicant may, for up to thirty (30) days after the date of the request, negotiate the alternative location, including any objective design standards and reasonable spacing requirements for ground-based equipment. If the alternative location cannot be agreed upon by the parties, the applicant must notify the county and the county must grant or deny the application within ninety (90) days after the date the application was filed. The request for an alternative location, an acceptance of an alternative location, or a rejection of an alternative location must be in writing and provided by electronic mail.

(Ord. No. 2017-032, § 2, 6-27-17)