16.10.040 PROW Permit Application.
No fewer than 30 days prior to a Company’s intended Construction start date, a written application for a PROW Permit, along with payment of any fees or deposit required by the City, shall be filed with the Director, in the form and manner required by the Director, and shall contain, at a minimum, all of the following information:
A. General information regarding any Facilities that the Company plans to apply for permits to install within the PROW in the next six months, regardless of whether a permit is currently sought for those Facilities.
B. A site plan of the Facilities proposed to be located within the PROW, including a map in electronic and/or other form required by the City. The plans and specifications shall show:
1. The location and dimensions of all existing street trees of at least six inches in diameter, Facilities, and improvements in the PROW where the new Facilities are proposed.
2. Photographs with superimposed images showing any proposed Facilities.
3. A description of the proposed Facilities, including, if such information has not previously been provided to the City, a general description of the Facilities, including whether the Facilities will contain any electronic components, natural gas generator, electrical fans, and/or emergency backup equipment.
4. The specific landscaping, structures, improvements, Facilities and obstructions, if any, that the Company proposes to temporarily or permanently remove or relocate.
5. A detailed description or plan showing any proposed screening and/or landscaping associated with any proposed Facilities.
C. If the Company is proposing new underground installation of Facilities within the PROW, it shall provide to the Director information regarding any Excess Capacity that presently exists, will exist in such Facilities or does or will exist in nearby Facilities after the installation of the Company’s Facilities.
D. Estimated construction start and completion dates.
E. A Traffic Control Plan, if required, that complies with guidelines established by the Director.
F. An application for any Facility shall submit to the Director proof of written public notification by first class mail to property owners and residents within 500 feet of the proposed Facility, or greater distance subject to additional conditions, if provided by administrative regulations, guidelines, or City Council policy.
G. To the extent practicable, proof that the Company has obtained any other governmental approvals and permits required to construct the Facilities in question. If a Company has not previously provided information sufficient to show that it is a Telephone Corporation or Video Service Provider, the City may also require that the Company provide such information.
H. In any application for a Personal Wireless Service Facility, the applicant shall demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that the facility is a "small wireless facility" as defined by the FCC in 47 C.F.R. § 1.6002(l), as amended.
I. The operator of each new or modified telecommunications antenna associated with that Personal Wireless Service Facility shall submit to the City a written certification under penalty of perjury that the Personal Wireless Service Facility’s radiofrequency exposure will comply with applicable FCC regulations. The report shall state the radio frequency radiation of the proposed Personal Wireless Service Facility, including the cumulative impact from other nearby Personal Wireless Service Facilities, and state whether it meets any applicable FCC requirements. The City shall not issue any PROW Permit if the operator fails to demonstrate compliance with applicable FCC requirements for radiofrequency exposure. The City may require, at the applicant’s expense, peer review or independent verification of the results of the analysis. (Ord. 7726-NS § 1 (part), 2020: Ord. 7083-NS § 4 (part), 2009)