2512 ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING REGULATIONS TO GOVERN
THE CONSTRUCTION,INSTALLATION,MAINTENANCE AND
REMOVAL OF SMALL WIRELESS COMMUNICATION
FACILITES IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY, DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Arkansas law, the City Council of West Memphis,
Arkansas ("City") is authorized to adopt regulations by reference (Ark. Code Ann. §14-
55-207); and
WHEREAS, certain Wireless Service Providers propose to occupy public
rights-of-way owned, held in trust and maintained by the City, in order to install and
maintain small wireless communication facilities that will enhance data connectivity
through wireless communication services; and
WHEREAS, the City recognizes the economic and social value of data
connectivity and desires to encourage wireless infrastructure investment by providing a
fair and predictable process for the deployment of small wireless communication
facilities within the public rights-of-way in a manner that is: (1) safe; (2) compatible
with and complementary to the provision of services by the City and others lawfully
using the rights-of-way; and(3) consistent with the aesthetic standards of the City; and
WHEREAS,the City owns and operates a municipal utility("West Memphis
Utilities"or"WNW")that performs the essential public service of distributing electric
power and providing light and other important services; and
WHEREAS, WMU is responsible for safeguarding its employees and the
integrity of its electric system, obtaining fair compensation for the use of its infrastructure
through collection of fees and other charges,ensuring compliance with all applicable
federal, state and local laws,rules and regulations, ordinances and standards and policies,
and permitting fair and reasonable access to available capacity on WMU's infrastructure;
and
WHEREAS, WNW is willing, when it may lawfully do so,to issue one or more
Permits authorising the placement or installation of Wireless Communication Facilities
on WMU's Poles and/or Streetlights; and
WHEREAS, City is willing to permit Wireless Service Providers to occupy
City's public rights-of-way for the placement or installation of Wireless Support
Structures and Wireless Attachments,to include installation on Traffic Poles; and
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WHEREAS,the City and WMU preserve the rights to own, operate, and
manage property in a proprietary manner while fairly governing the conduct of business
and access to public rights-of-way.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1: That the Small Wireless Communication Facility Regulation of
the City of West Memphis, attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by
reference, is hereby adopted in its entirety.
SECTION 2: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict.
SECTION 3: That the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby declared to be
severable, and if any section, phrase or provision shall be declared or held invalid, such
invalidity shall not affect the remainder of the sections,phrases or provisions.
SECTION 4: That any person who violates this ordinance shall be subject to a
fine of no less than $100 nor more than $1,000 per offense, except that when an offense
is, in its nature,continuous in respect to time,the person in violation shall be subject to a
fine of no less than $50 nor more than $500 per day.
SECTION 5: It is hereby found and determined that improved data connectivity
would improve the West Memphis economy and enhance the ability of West Memphis
citizens to share information and that adoption of a new regulation governing the
installation, maintenance, and removal of small wireless communication facilities in the
City's rights-of-way is necessary to achieve these benefits in a manner that is consistent
with broad City interests including the proper and orderly growth of the City of West
Memphis, Arkansas, and being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
health, safety and welfare; THEREFORE, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and
this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this day ,
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING REGULATIONS TO GOVERN
THE CONSTRUCTION,INSTALLATION,MAINTENANCE AND
REMOVAL OF SMALL WIRELESS COMMUNICATION
FACILITES IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Arkansas law, the City Council of West Memphis,
Arkansas ("City") is authorized to adopt regulations by reference (Ark. Code Ann. §14-
55-207); and
WHEREAS, certain Wireless Service Providers propose to occupy public
rights-of-way owned, held in trust and maintained by the City, in order to install and
maintain small wireless communication facilities that will enhance data connectivity
through wireless communication services; and
WHEREAS,the City recognizes the economic and social value of data
connectivity and desires to encourage wireless infrastructure investment by providing a
fair and predictable process for the deployment of small wireless communication
facilities within the public rights-of-way in a manner that is: (1) safe; (2) compatible
with and complementary to the provision of services by the City and others lawfully
using the rights-of-way; and(3) consistent with the aesthetic standards of the City; and
WHEREAS,the City owns and operates a municipal utility("West Memphis
Utilities"or"WMU")that performs the essential public service of distributing electric
power and providing light and other important services; and
WHEREAS, WMU is responsible for safeguarding its employees and the
integrity of its electric system, obtaining fair compensation for the use of its infrastructure
through collection of fees and other charges,ensuring compliance with all applicable
federal, state and local laws,rules and regulations, ordinances and standards and policies,
and permitting fair and reasonable access to available capacity on WMU's infrastructure;
and
WHEREAS, WMU is willing, when it may lawfully do so, to issue one or more
Permits authorizing the placement or installation of Wireless Communication Facilities
on WMU's Poles and/or Streetlights; and
WHEREAS, City is willing to permit Wireless Service Providers to occupy
City's public rights-of-way for the placement or installation of Wireless Support
Structures and Wireless Attachments,to include installation on Traffic Poles; and
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WHEREAS,the City and WMU preserve the rights to own, operate, and
manage property in a proprietary manner while fairly governing the conduct of business
and access to public rights-of-way.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1: That the Small Wireless Communication Facility Regulation of
the City of West Memphis, attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by
reference, is hereby adopted in its entirety.
SECTION 2: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict.
SECTION 3: That the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby declared to be
severable, and if any section, phrase or provision shall be declared or held invalid, such
invalidity shall not affect the remainder of the sections, phrases or provisions.
SECTION 4: That any person who violates this ordinance shall be subject to a
fine of no less than $100 nor more than $1,000 per offense, except that when an offense
is, in its nature, continuous in respect to time,the person in violation shall be subject to a
fine of no less than $50 nor more than$500 per day.
PASSED AND APPROVED this day , 2019.
MARCO McCLENDON, Mayor
ATTEST:
JOYCE GRAY, City Clerk
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Small Wireless Communication Facility Regulation
of the
City of West Memphis,Arkansas
("city")
This Small Wireless Regulation (the "Regulation") dated 2019 ("Effective
Date") is made by the City of West Memphis, Arkansas ("City"), a municipal corporation duly
created, organized, and existing as a political subdivision of the State of Arkansas, regulator of
the West Memphis Utilities Commission ("Utility"), supervisor and holder of public rights-of-
way, and regulator of development within the City.
Table of Contents
RECITALS..................................................................................................................................3
Article1. Definitions...............................................................................................................4
Article 2. Purpose and Scope of Regulation.........................................................................10
Article3. Fees and Charges..................................................................................................18
Article4. Specifications........................................................................................................21
Article 5. Private and Regulatory Compliance .....................................................................25
Article 6. Permit Application Procedures.............................................................................26
Article 7. Make-Ready Work/Installation.............................................................................32
Article 8. Post-Installation Inspections..................................................................................33
Article 9. Abandonment of Permit.........................................................................................34
Article 10. Rearrangements and Transfers on Utility Poles....................................................35
Article11. Pole Replacements.................................................................................................36
Article 12. Treatment of Multiple Requests for Same Pole .....................................................36
Article 13. Equipment Attachments.........................................................................................36
Article 14. Authorized Contractors..........................................................................................37
Article 15. Guys and Anchor Attachments ..............................................................................37
Article 16. Installation of Grounds..........................................................................................37
Article 17. Change in Utility Facilities that Forfeits Attachment Accommodations. ...............')7
Article18. Inspection..............................................................................................................3 8
Article 19. Failure to Rearrange,Transfer or Correct..............................................................39
Article 20. Physical Inventory.................................................................................................40
Article 21. Unauthorized Attachments.....................................................................................41
Article 22. Reporting Requirements. ......................................................................................41
Article 23. Liability and Indemnification...............................................................................42
Article 24. Duties, Responsibilities, and Exculpation ............................................................44
Article25. Insurance...............................................................................................................45
Article26. Assignment ...........................................................................................................47
Article 27. Failure to Enforce .................................................................................................48
Article 29. Removal of Attachments........................................................................................48
Article30. Bonds. ...................................................................................................................48
Article31. Severability. ..........................................................................................................49
Article32 Governing Law.....................................................................................................49
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Article 33. Incorporation of Recitals and Appendices............................................................49
Article34. Force Majeure. ......................................................................................................50
Article35. Casualty.................................................................................................................50
Article 36. Attachment of Wireline Backhaul Facilities on Utility Poles...............................50
APPENDIXA— FEES..............................................................................................................52
APPENDIX B —DESIGN STANDARDS ..............................................................................53
RECITALS
WHEREAS, City encourages wireless infrastructure investment and wishes to provide a
fair and predictable process for the deployment of small wireless facilities while promoting
proper management of the public rights-of-way in the overall interests of the public health, safety
and welfare; and
WHEREAS, City recognizes that small wireless facilities—including facilities
commonly referred to as small cells and distributed antenna systems -- can deliver wireless
access to advanced technology, broadband, and 911 services to residences, businesses, and
schools within the City; and
WHEREAS, City recognizes that small wireless facilities can often be effectively
deployed in public rights-of-way; and,
WHEREAS, City intends to fully comply with state and federal law to the extent it may
preempt local municipal control; and
WHEREAS,Utility operates a municipal utility within and about City performing the
essential public service of distributing electric power and providing light and other important
services; and
WHEREAS,Utility is responsible for safeguarding the integrity of its electric system and
its employees, obtaining fair compensation for the use of its infrastructure through collection of
fees and other charges, ensuring compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws,rules
and regulations, ordinances and standards and policies, and permitting fair and reasonable access to
available capacity on Utility's infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, certain wireless providers propose to occupy City's public rights-of-way in
order to install and maintain small wireless facilities and associated equipment on Utility's poles
to provide wireless communication services;
WHEREAS,Utility is willing, when it may lawfully do so,to issue one or more permits
authorizing the placement or installation of small wireless facilities on Utility's poles; and
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WHEREAS, City is willing to permit wireless providers to occupy City's public rights-
of-way for the placement or installation of poles, wireless support structures and wireless
attachments; and
WHEREAS, City is willing to negotiate the placement of small wireless facilities,poles,
wireless support structures and wireless attachments on City structures and property outside of
the public right-of-way; such as buildings,parking lots, recreational field lighting, and the like;
and
WHEREAS, City and Utility preserve their respective rights to own, operate, and
manage property in a proprietary manner while fairly governing the conduct of business and
access to public rights-of-way.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants,terms and conditions set
out below the parties agree as follows:
Article 1. Definitions
When used in this regulation,terms,phrases, words, and their derivations, shall have the
meaning provided in this Article 1, unless more specifically defined within another Article or
Section of this regulation. Defined terms may or may not be capitalized. When not inconsistent
with the context, words used in the present tense include the future and past tense, and words in
the singular number include the plural number. The words"shall" and"will"are mandatory and
"may" is permissive. Words not defined shall be given their common and ordinary meaning.
1.1 Affiliate: means an entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is
under common control with another party.
1.2 Antenna: means communications equipment that transmits or receives an
electromagnetic radio frequency signal in the provision of wireless service.
1.3 Antenna equipment: means equipment, switches, wiring, cabling, power sources,
shelters, or cabinets associated with an antenna, located at the same fixed location as the
antenna, and when collocated on a structure is mounted or installed at the same time as the
antenna. Antenna equipment does not include:
(A)The structure or improvements on, under, or within which the equipment is
collocated; or
(B)Wireline backhaul facilities, coaxial or fiber optic cable that is between structures,
or coaxial or fiber optic cable that is otherwise not immediately adjacent to or
directly associated with an antenna.
1.4 Antenna facility: means an antenna and associated antenna equipment.
1.5 Applicable codes: means uniform electrical reliability, building, fire, electrical,
plumbing, or mechanical codes, as adopted by a recognized national code organization, or local
amendments to the codes that are of general application, or local ordinances that are of general
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application, that address public health, safety, or welfare and are consistent with this
regulation;
1.6 Applicant: means a person who applies for a permit under this regulation as or on
behalf of a wireless provider.
1.7 Application: means a request submitted by an applicant to an authority for a permit:
(A) To collocate small wireless facilities; or
(B) To install, modify, or replace a pole on which a small wireless facility is or will be
collocated, in the right-of-way;
1.8 Attaching entity: means any public or private entity, including a wireless provider,
that pursuant to an agreement with Utility or other authority, places one more attachment on
Utility's poles.
1.9 Attachment(s): means both wireless communication facilities and wireline
communications wires of wireless providers and other attaching entities that are lawfully affixed
to or installed within a pole.
1.10 Capacity: means the ability of a pole to accommodate the installation of an attachment
based on applicable codes, including space and loading considerations.
1.11 City: means the City of West Memphis, Arkansas, a municipal corporation duly created,
organized, and existing as a political subdivision of the State of Arkansas.
1.12 City facilities: means all personal property and real property owned or controlled by
City, including those used for the provision of public services and those used for other purposes.
1.13 Collocate: means the placement, mounting, replacement, or modification of a small
wireless facility on, or of ground-mounted antenna equipment adjacent to, a structure. It
includes collocated ground-mounted antenna equipment as a small wireless facility if it meets the
requirements of§ 23-17-503(25)(A)(iii)-(vi) and the associated facilities on the adjacent
structure meet the requirements of§ 23-17-503(25)(i)-(vi).
1.14 Communications service: means:
(A) A cable service, as defined in 47 U.S.C. § 522(6), as it existed on January 1, 2019;
(B) A telecommunications service, as defined in 47 U.S.C. § 153(53), as it existed on
January 1, 2019;
(C) An information service, as defined in 47 U.S.C. §153(24), as it existed on January 1,
2019; or
(D) Wireless service.
1.15 Communications service provider: means:
(A) A cable operator, as defined in 47 U.S.C. § 522(5), as it existed on January 1, 2019;
(B) A provider of information service, as defined in 47 U.S.C. § 153(24), as it existed on
January 1, 2019;
(C) A telecommunications carrier, as defined in 47 U.S.C. § 153(51); or
(D) A wireless provider.
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1.16 Communications space: means the space on a pole designated for horizontal wireline
communications attachments under the NESC and other applicable codes.
1.17 Control: means the direct or indirect:
(A)Ownership of at least fifty percent (50%) of the equity
(B)Ability to direct at least fifty percent(50%)of voting power; or
(C)Ability otherwise to direct management policies.
1.18 Controlled access facility: means a highway or street described in A.C.A. § 27-68-102.
1.19 Correct: means to perform work to bring an attachment into compliance with Applicable
Standards in a workman like condition.
1.20 Days: means calendar days unless otherwise specifically stated.
1.21 Designated office: means the office designated by the Mayor or the Utility General
Manager where wireless providers may apply for a permit.
1.22 Electric supply space: means the upper portion of a pole above the communications
workers safety space dedicated to electric distribution facilities under the NESC and other
applicable codes.
1.23 Electric transmission structure: means a vertical structure that is used to transmit
electricity at voltages of 69kV and higher.
1.24 Emergency: means a situation exists which,in the reasonable discretion of a wireless
provider, City or Utility, if not remedied immediately,poses an imminent threat to public health,
life, or safety, damage to property or a service outage.
1.25 Facility: means an antenna facility or a structure that is used for the provision of wireless
service.
1.26 Fee: means a one-time,nonrecurring charge.
1.27 Equipment attachment: means each power supply, amplifier, appliance or other single
device or piece of equipment associated with a small wireless facility that is affixed to any City or
Utility pole.
1.28 Historic district: means a group of buildings,properties, or sites that are either:
(A)Listed in the National Register of Historic Places or formally determined eligible for
listing by the Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places, according to Section
VI.D.l.a.i-v of the Nationwide Programmatic Agreement Regarding the Section 106
National Historic Preservation Act Review Process, 47 C.F.R. Part 1, Appendix C, as
it existed on January 1, 2019;
(B)A historic district designated under the Historic Districts Act, § 14-172-201 et seq.; or
(C)A historic district otherwise designated under a local ordinance as of January 1, 2019;
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1.29 Make-ready or make-ready work: means all work that City or Utility reasonably
determines to be required to accommodate a small wireless facility and/or to comply with all
applicable codes. Such work includes, but is not limited to, field survey work, rearrangement
and/or transfer of Utility facilities or existing attachments,inspections,engineering work,permitting
work,tree trimming(other than tree trimming performed for normal maintenance purposes),pole
replacement and construction,but does not include a wireless provider's routine maintenance.
1.30 Micro-wireless facility: means a wireless facility that:
(A)Is not larger in dimension than twenty-four inches (24") in length, fifteen inches (15")
in width, and twelve inches (12") in height;
(B)Has an exterior antenna that is no longer than eleven inches (11"); and
(C)Is not placed any farther than ten feet(10')down the span as measured from the side of
the pole.
1.31 Occupancy: means the use or reservation of space for attachments on a pole.
1.32 Overhead: means all organizational costs that are not directly related to the cost of
performing a task, but incurred by the Utility as necessary operational expenses, including any
specified payment in lieu of taxation or internal rate of return.
1.33 Pedestals/vaults/enclosures: means above- or below-ground housings that are not
attached to poles but are used to enclose a cable/wire splice,power supplies, amplifiers,passive
devices, and/or to provide a service connection point.
1.34 Permit: means an authorization, written or otherwise, required by an authority to perform
an action or initiate, continue, or complete a project for the deployment of wireless service at a
specified location.
1.35 Person: means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership,
association,trust, or other entity or organization that can sue or be sued, including the City.
1.36 Pole: means a long, slender structure that is generally cylindrical in shape and used to
provide vertical support for wireline communications, electric distribution, lighting,traffic
control, signage, or a similar function, or for collocation of small wireless facilities. The term
"pole"does not include a wireless support structure or an electric transmission structure.
Decorative pole: means a pole that is owned by the City or Utility and specifically
designed and placed for aesthetic purposes and on which limited appurtenances or
attachments, such as a small wireless facility,lighting, specially designed informational or
directional signage, or temporary holiday or special event attachments,have been placed or
are permitted to be placed according to nondiscriminatory rules.
Distribution pole: means a pole owned or controlled by Utility that is primarily used to
provide electricity and/or communications services.
Streetlight pole: means a non-decorative pole owned or controlled by City or Utility that
is primarily used to provide lighting or ancillary services along rights-of-way.
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Traffic pole: means a pole that is owned or controlled by City and primarily used to
provide vertical support to traffic signals.
1.37 Post-installation inspection: means the inspection by Utility or, if permitted by Utility,
inspection by a wireless provider or some combination of the Utility and wireless provider to
verify that attachments have been made in accordance with applicable codes and the permit.
1.38 Pre-construction survey: means all work or operations required by applicable codes
and/or Utility to determine the make-ready work necessary to accommodate small wireless
facilities on a pole. Such work includes, but is not limited to, field inspection and administrative
processing.
1.39 Rate: means a recurring charge.
1.40 Richt-of-way: means an area on,below, or above a public utility easement, roadway,
highway, street, sidewalk, alley, or similar property. The term"right-of-way" does not include a
federal interstate highway, controlled-access facility, or a public utility easement that does not
authorize the deployment sought by the wireless provider.
1.41 Reserved capacity: means capacity or space on a pole that City or Utility has identified
and reserved for its own future utility requirements at the time of the permit grant pursuant to a
projected need for such use, including the installation of communications circuits for operation
of Utility's electric system and/or lighting services.
1.42 Riser: means metallic or plastic encasement materials placed vertically on the pole to
guide and protect wires and cables.
1.43 Small wireless facility: means a wireless facility that meets all the specifications listed in
sections 1.43.1 through 1.43.6 below. The term small wireless facility does not include the
structure or improvements on, under, or within which the equipment is located or collocated or to
which the equipment is attached.Nor does the term small wireless facility include any wireline
backhaul facility or coaxial or fiber optic cable that is between wireless support structures or
utility poles, or that is otherwise not immediately adjacent to or directly associated with an
antenna.
1.43.1 Height restriction. A small wireless facility must:
a. Be mounted on a structure fifty feet(50') or less in height, including the
antennas;
b. Be mounted on a structure no more than ten percent(10%)taller than other
adjacent structures; or
c. Not extend an existing structure on which it is located to a height of more than
fifty feet(50') or by more than ten percent(10%), whichever is greater.
1.43.2 Antenna size restriction. Each antenna associated with a small wireless facility,
excluding associated antenna equipment, must not exceed three cubic feet(3 cu.
ft.) in volume.
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1.43.3 Total size restriction. All wireless equipment associated with a small wireless
facility, including the wireless equipment associated with the antenna and any
preexisting associated equipment on the structure, must not exceed twenty-eight
cubic feet(28 cu. ft.) in volume.
1.43.4 Location restriction. A small wireless facility must be in a right-of-way.
1.44 Structure: means a pole or wireless support structure,without regard to an existing
antenna facility,that is used or to be used for the provision of wireless service.
1.45 TTa : means an identification label ("tag")that is no smaller than 12 square inches and no
larger than 64 square inches. Using font that is 12-point or larger,tags will be permanently
imprinted with the following minimum information:
(A) Identity of permit holder;
(B) Permit holder's phone number used to respond to emergencies or planned work on a
24-hour basis;
(C) Serial identifier that is unique to each small wireless facility; and
(D) Any required safety information.
1.46 Technically feasible: means that by virtue of engineering or spectrum usage the
proposed placement for a small wireless facility, or its design, concealment measures, or site
location, can be implemented without a material reduction in the functionality of the small
wireless facility.
1.47 Unauthorized Attachment: means any attachment placed on City's or Utility's poles
without a permit as required by this regulation,provided the wireless provider's previously
authorized attachments made pursuant to a prior written agreement between the parties shall not
be considered unauthorized attachments.
1.48 Utility: means the West Memphis Utilities Commission, a public electric utility provider.
1.49 Utility facilities: means all personal property and real property owned or controlled by
Utility, including poles, wires, equipment, and related facilities.
1.50 Wireline backhaul facility: means an aboveground or underground facility used to
transport communications services from a wireless facility to a network.
1.51 Wireless infrastructure provider: means a person or an affiliate thereof, including a
person authorized to provide communications service in the state, that builds or installs facilities
for the provision of wireless service, but that is not a wireless service provider.
1.52 Wireless provider: means a wireless infrastructure provider or a wireless service
provider.
1.53 Wireless service: means any service using licensed or unlicensed spectrum, including the
use of Wi-Fi, whether at a fixed location or mobile, provided to the public.
1.54 Wireless service provider: means a person who provides wireless service.
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1.55 Wireless support structure: means a construction, other than a pole, within the right-of-
way that was not solely designed for the collocation of small wireless facilities,but is capable of
supporting collocation of small wireless facilities, such as:
(A) A monopole;
(B) A tower, either guyed or self-supporting;
(C) A billboard;
(D) A building;
(E) Any other existing or proposed construction suitable for collocation of a small
wireless facility.
Article 2. Purpose and Scope of ReLrulation
2.1. Purpose: The purpose of this regulation is to provide policies and procedures for the
placement of small wireless facilities in public rights-of-way within the jurisdiction of the City,
and upon City and Utility facilities, which will preserve the integrity, safe usage, and visual
qualities of public rights-of-way and the City as a whole. This regulation establishes uniform
standards to be used and included in individual permits including, but not limited to:
2.1.1. Prevention of interference with the use of streets, sidewalks, alleys,parkways,
City poles, Utility poles, and other public ways and places;
2.1.2. Prevention of the creation of visual and physical obstructions and other conditions
that are hazardous to vehicular and pedestrian traffic;
2.1.3. Prevention of interference with other facilities and operations of facilities lawfully
located in City public rights-of-way or public property;
2.1.4. Protection against environmental damage, including damage to trees or shrubbery
including, but not limited,those items planted pursuant to City landscaping, zoning,tree
preservation, or other City policies;
2.1.5. Preservation of the character of neighborhoods in which facilities are installed;
2.1.6. Preservation of the historical character of historic structures, or historic
neighborhoods, including but not limited to such structures or neighborhoods listed on
the National Register of Historic Places; and,
2.1.7. Facilitation of the rapid deployment of small cell facilities to provide the citizens
with the benefits of advanced wireless services.
2.2. Permits.
2.2.1. City ROW Permit. Upon proper application, City shall timely grant a wireless
provider a revocable, nonexclusive permit authorizing the installation and maintenance of
a small wireless facility and, if applicable, a pole that will be used to support a small
wireless facility, within the City's public rights-of-way, as provided in this regulation.
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2.2.1.1. ARDOT ROW. Applications to install small wireless facilities and/or poles
used to support small wireless facilities in a right-of-way controlled by the Arkansas
Department of Transportation must be approved by the Arkansas Department of
Transportation prior to submission to the City or Utility.
2.2.1.2. Outside ROW. Applications to install small wireless facilities and/or poles
used to support small wireless facilities outside of the right-of-way will be evaluated
and processed according to City ordinances governing the zoning and development of
property related to cell towers.
2.2.1.3. Special Locations. No application or permit shall be required under this
regulation to install a small wireless facility that is located within an interior structure
or upon the site of a campus, stadium, or athletic facility that is not controlled by the
City or Utility
2.2.1.4. Maintenance. No permit shall be required for any person to perform routine
maintenance on a previously permitted small wireless facility or to replace a
previously permitted small wireless facility with one that is substantially similar or
smaller,provided that a permit may be required for work requiring lane closure or
excavation.
2.2.1.5. Micro-wireless facilities. No permit shall be required for any person to
install, maintain or operate a micro-wireless facility that is suspended on cables that
are strung between existing poles and comply with applicable codes, provided that a
permit may be required for work requiring lane closure or excavation. However,
special permitting is required for the wireline pole attachments that are adjacent to
micro-wireless facilities as described in Article 36.
2.2.2. City Collocation Permits. Upon proper application, City shall timely grant a
wireless provider a revocable, nonexclusive permit authorizing the attachment of a small
wireless facility to a City pole, as provided in this regulation. A single permit form may
be used to authorize the installation of a small wireless facility in the right-of-way and
collocation on a City pole.
2.2.3. Utility Collocation Permits. Upon proper application, Utility shall timely grant a
wireless provider a revocable, nonexclusive permit authorizing the attachment of a small
wireless facility to a Utility pole, as provided in this regulation. A single permit form may
be used to authorize the installation of a small wireless facility in the right-of-way and
collocation on a Utility pole.
2.2.4. Installation on Other City Property. Upon proper application, City may grant a
wireless provider a revocable, nonexclusive permit authorizing the installation and
maintenance of a small wireless facility on property owned by the City, other than City
property managed by the Utility,upon such terms and conditions as may be approved in
accordance with Arkansas law.
2.2.5. Installation on Other Utility Property. Upon proper application, Utility may grant
a wireless provider a revocable, nonexclusive permit authorizing the installation and
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maintenance of a small wireless facility on property owned or managed by the Utility,
upon such terms and conditions as may be approved in accordance with Arkansas law.
2.2.6. Duration of Permits. Permits issued pursuant to this regulation shall terminate ten
(10) years after the date the permit was issued. The holder of any permit so terminated
shall be entitled to:
2.2.6.1. Renew the permit for a successive ten(10) year term,provided that the
permitted facilities and/or poles conform to all safety and appearance requirements at
the time the permit terminated;
2.2.6.2. Replace the permitted facilities and/or poles at the previously permitted
location with facilities and/or poles that conform to all safety and appearance
requirements at the time of renewal; or
2.2.6.3. Remove the small wireless facilities and/or poles used to the support small
wireless facilities within one year of the date that the permit lapsed.
2.2.7. Relinquishment and Abandonment. A permit issued under this regulation may be
relinquished at any time. A City ROW permit issued for a small wireless facility and/or
pole used to support a small wireless facility shall be deemed abandoned upon one year
of non-use, unless the City determines that such non-use was due to circumstances that
were beyond the control of the permit holder. Prior to relinquishment or abandonment,
the permit holder shall remove the permitted small wireless facilities and/or poles and
restore all City and Utility property to its previous functional and aesthetic condition. An
administrative determination regarding relinquishment or abandonment shall be subject
to appeal in accordance with Section 2.3.10.
2.3. New pole restrictions.
2.3.1. ROW permit required. No person shall install or maintain anew pole or other
structure used to support a small wireless facility within a right-of-way without a City
ROW permit as described in Section 2.2, or in violation thereof.
2.3.2. ROW interference prohibited. No person shall install a new pole in any location
that materially interferes with the use of the right-of-way by any pedestrian,vehicle,traffic
control device,utility service, communication service, or other existing lawful use of the
right-of-way.
2.3.3. Historic districts.No person shall install a new pole in any historic district unless
and until issued a certificate of appropriateness by the historic district commission.
2.3.4. Height limitation. No person shall install a new pole in the right-of-way that is
taller than the greater of fifty feet(50')in height or ten percent(10%)taller than the tallest
existing pole in the same right-of-way within three hundred feet(300')of the proposed
location of the new pole.
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2.3.5. Appearance. No person shall install a new pole in the right-of-way unless the pole
is similar in appearance to other poles in the same right-of-way within three hundred feet
(300')of the proposed location of the new pole. Where different types of poles are present,
new poles should appear like those that were most recently installed.
2.3.6. Decorative poles. No person shall replace a decorative pole unless the
replacement pole reasonably conforms to the design of the original decorative pole. A
pole that is identical in style, color and function to a decorative pole, but varies by
diameter, is considered to reasonably conform in design.
2.3.7. Sight lines. Except when modifying or replacing an existing pole to accommodate
a small wireless facility attachment,no person shall install a new pole within twenty-five
(25) feet of the outer curbing of an intersection,or within eighteen inches (18")of a road
surface.
2.3.8. Underground areas. No person shall install a new pole in areas where all electric
and communication lines have been placed underground,unless no existing pole(such as,
a streetlight) is available for attachment to provide wireless service. If a new pole is
required in an underground area, the new pole will be constructed using a stealth design
that fully conceals all small wireless facilities and associated equipment within the pole.
2.3.9. Additional Restrictions for Residential Areas. When installing new poles within or
adjacent to property that is zoned or used for residential purposes,the following additional
rules shall apply:
2.3.9.1. Collocation preference. No person shall install a new pole in a City right-of-
way when there is a City or Utility pole located in the right-of-way within one hundred
feet(100')of the proposed location that is reasonably suitable for collocation,unless
collocation on the City or Utility pole will impose technical limits on the small wireless
facilities to be installed or significant additional costs. If a City or Utility pole can
structurally support the proposed small wireless facility,the suitability of a City or
Utility Pole shall be determined pursuant to the operational constraints of equipment
used by the permit applicant. The purpose of this rule is to reduce the number of poles
in the right-of-way.
2.3.9.2. Areas with Street Lights. Where street light poles are present, no person shall
install a new pole in a City right-of-way unless the pole is linearly aligned with the
street light poles,unless such alignment will impose technical limits on the small
wireless facilities to be installed or significant additional costs. New poles must,to the
extent technically feasible, substantially match the appearance of existing street light
poles. If it is impossible or unreasonable to match the appearance of existing street
light poles,new poles will be constructed using a stealth design that fully conceals all
small wireless facilities and associated equipment within the pole. New poles will not
vary from the height of existing street light poles by more than ten percent(10%). The
purpose of this rule is to ensure uniformity in the appearance and height of poles.
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2.3.9.3. Areas without Street Lights. Where street light poles are not present,no
person shall install a new pole in a City right-of-way unless the pole substantially
matches the appearance of existing poles within the right-of-way that are within three
hundred feet(300')of the proposed location. New poles will not vary from the height
of existing poles by more than ten percent(10%). Where poles of different heights are
present,the new pole shall match the height of existing poles that are most closely
aligned with the new pole. The purpose of this rule is to ensure uniformity in the
appearance and height of poles.
2.3.9.4. Placement. No person shall install a new pole in a City right-of-way unless
the pole is within eight feet(8') of a lot line and at least eighteen inches(18")from the
road surface. When compliance with this rule is not technically feasible,the new pole
will be installed in a location that avoids obstructing the view from a home or
occupiable structure and as close to the lot line as possible. This rule shall not apply
when installing new poles in a median between roadways or within a right-of-way
controlled by the Arkansas Department of Transportation. The purpose of this rule is to
avoid obstructing views from the right-of-way or a residence.
2.3.10. Variance and appeal. An applicant may request a variance from the requirements
of this Section 2.3, or appeal an administrative decision made based upon this Section 2.3
or Section 21.1.1, to the Board of Zoning Adjustment. A variance will only be granted
when necessary to avoid the prohibition of wireless service or otherwise comply with the
law. The Board of Zoning Adjustment shall review such request or appeal and grant such
relief as may be required to avoid the prohibition of wireless service or otherwise comply
with the law.
2.4. Small Wireless Facility Restrictions.
2.4.1. Permit required. No person shall attach, install or maintain a small wireless facility
in the right-of-way without a permit issued by the City,or in violation thereof.
2.4.2. ROW interference.No person shall install a small wireless facility in such a manner
that impedes or prevents the provision of light, electricity, or operation of electrical
equipment or other existing services in the right-of-way.
2.4.3. Pole Safety.No person shall install a small wireless facility on any pole or structure
that will jeopardize the structural integrity of the pole or structure, or otherwise violate any
applicable code.
2.4.4. Electric service. No person shall provide electric service to a small wireless
facility unless and until the small wireless facility has passed post-installation inspection
in accordance with Article 8.
2.4.5. Appearance. Appearance standards are intended to balance the affordable
deployment of small cell technology with the aesthetic standards of the surrounding
environs.
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2.4.5.1. Concealment and enclosures. Antennas, pole-mounted equipment, and
wiring will be concealed within conduit, risers and enclosures that generally match
the color of the pole. Concealment enclosures may be perforated to facilitate
necessary air flow. Antennas that extend taller than the pole will be designed to
appear as an extension of the pole.
2.4.5.2. Ground-mounted equipment. Ground-mounted equipment shall not be
placed closer than two feet(2')nor farther than five feet(5') from the pole on which
the antenna is mounted, unless local conditions or technology used require otherwise.
Ground-mounted equipment will be placed at least eighteen inches from the roadway.
This rule shall not apply to ground-mounted equipment installed in rights-of-way
controlled by the Arkansas Department of Transportation.
2.4.5.3. Underground areas. In areas where all electric and communication lines
have been placed underground, small wireless facilities shall be placed underground
or in ground-mounted cabinets, except that the antenna may be mounted to an
existing pole or new pole installed in accordance with Section 2.3.8. Alternatively,
the small wireless facility and associated equipment may be installed in a new pole
using a stealth design that fully conceals the small wireless facility.
2.4.5.4. Extensions. Small wireless facilities shall not be mounted on arms that
extend more than two feet(2') from a pole unless camouflaged to appear as an
integral part of a streetlight.
2.4.5.5. Attachments to decorative poles. No person shall attach a small wireless
facility or any other attachment to a decorative pole that is less than fully
camouflaged to appear as a natural and consistent design element of the decorative
pole.
2.4.5.6. Smallest reasonable size. When installing small wireless facilities within or
adjacent to property that is zoned or used for residential purposes, the overall size of
small wireless facilities should be minimized as much as reasonably possible and
technically feasible. Designs shown in Appendix B are deemed valid. The City
Planning Director, and any employee of the City or Utility designated by the City
Planning Director, may administratively approve designs that are consistent with, or
found to be less obtrusive than, designs shown in Appendix B.
2.4.5.7. Variance and appeal. An applicant may request a variance from the
requirements of this Section 2.4.8, or appeal an administrative decision made based
upon this Section 2.4.8, to the Board of Zoning Adjustment. The Board of Zoning
Adjustment shall review such request or appeal and grant such relief as may be
required to avoid the prohibition of wireless service or otherwise comply with the law
2.4.6. Historic Districts.No person shall install a small wireless facility in any historic
district unless and until issued a certificate of appropriateness by the historic district
commission.
2.5. Collocation on City and Utility Poles.
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2.5.1 City collocation permit required. No person shall attach, install or maintain a small
wireless facility on any pole or other structure owned by the City without a permit issued
by the City, or in violation thereof.
2.5.2 Utility collocation permit required. No person shall attach,install or maintain a
small wireless facility on any pole or other structure that is owned or managed by the
Utility without a permit issued by the Utility, or in violation thereof.
2.5.3 Bucket Truck Access. No person shall install a small wireless facility on any City or
Utility pole or structure that is inaccessible from a street with a bucket truck. The purpose
of this rule is to protect the safety of City and Utility workers performing maintenance on
City and Utility infrastructure.
2.5.4 Electric Distribution Poles.No person shall install, operate or maintain a small
wireless facility or any other attachment to a Utility distribution pole within or above the
electric supply space as designated by the National Electric Safety Code, except Utility
personnel.
2.5.5 Streetlight and Traffic Poles.No person shall install a small wireless facility on or
within a streetlight or traffic pole that, when combined with the existing lighting equipment
and other existing City and Utility facilities, shall require more electricity than can be
safely provided by the existing service line.
2.5.6 General restrictions applicable. All restrictions applicable to small wireless
facilities in Section 2.4 shall apply when small wireless facilities are collocated on City
and/or Utility poles.
2.5.7 Reserved space. City and/or Utility may reserve space on poles for future use
according to a plan that has been documented and approved by the Mayor or Utility
Manager, as appropriate, prior to the submission of application to occupy the space
reserved.
2.5.7.1 Notice of reserved space. An applicant will be notified at the time an
application is filed, or as soon thereafter as possible,that space on one or more poles
within an application has been reserved for future use. A reservation of space shall
not preclude placement of a pole or collocation of a small wireless facility. If
replacement of the authority's pole is necessary to accommodate the collocation of the
small wireless facility and the future use,the wireless provider shall pay for the
replacement of the authority pole and the replaced pole shall accommodate future use.
2.5.7.2 Reclaiming reserved space. When notice was provided in accordance with
Section 2.5.1, City or Utility may reclaim reserved space by giving the wireless
provider at least ninety (90) calendar days prior notice. If reclaimed, City or Utility
may at such time also install associated facilities, including the attachment of
communications lines for internal operational or governmental communications
requirements. City or Utility shall give the wireless provider the option to remove its
attachment(s) from the affected poles or pay for the cost of any make-ready work
needed to expand capacity for City and/or Utility service requirements, so that the
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wireless provider can maintain its attachment(s) on the affected poles. The allocation
of the cost of any such make-ready work(including the transfer, rearrangement, or
relocation of third-party attachments) shall be determined in accordance with Article
10.
2.5.7.3 Third-party attachers. Wireless provider shall not be required to bear any of
the costs of rearranging or replacing its Attachment(s), if such rearrangement or
replacement is required as a result of an additional attachment or the modification of
an existing attachment sought by any other entity
2.6. No Interest in Property.No use,however lengthy, of any City or Utility property or
facility, and no payment of any fees or charges required under this regulation, shall create or vest
in any person any easement or other ownership or property right of any nature in any portion of
such property or facility. Neither this regulation, nor any permit granted under this regulation,
shall constitute an assignment of any rights of any nature by City or Utility. Notwithstanding
anything in this regulation to the contrary,the rights of wireless provider shall be limited to only
those rights described within their issued permit.
2.7. Richt to Attach.Nothing in this regulation, other than a permit issued pursuant to this
Article 2, shall be construed as granting any person any right to install attachments to any
specific City or Utility Pole, or poles in general.
2.8. Rights over Poles. This regulation does not in any way limit City's or Utility's right to
locate, operate, maintain, or remove its poles in the manner that will best enable it to fulfill its
service requirements or to comply with any federal, state, or local legal requirement and policies,
including undergrounding requirements.
2.9. Expansion of Capacity.Nothing in this regulation shall be construed to require City or
Utility to install, retain, extend, or maintain any pole for use when such pole is not needed for
City's or Utility's own service requirements. The above, notwithstanding Utility will not
unreasonably deny a request to extend or replace a pole upon request.
2.10. Poles and Wireless Support Structures Owned by Wireless Provider. Poles, wireless
support structures, and their surrounding area, owned by wireless providers shall be maintained
according to this regulation and the uniform standards of the City, as may be amended from time
to time.
2.11. Service Restoration. Utility's service restoration requirements shall take precedence
over any and all work operations of a wireless provider on Utility's poles.
2.12. Other Agreements. Except as expressly provided in this regulation, nothing in this
regulation shall limit, restrict, or prohibit Utility from fulfilling any agreement or arrangement
regarding Utility facilities into which Utility has previously entered, or may enter in the future,
with other parties.Neither the City nor Utility shall enter into any exclusive arrangement with
any person for the use of the right-of-way for the collocation of small wireless facilities or the
installation, operation, marketing, modification, maintenance, or replacement of poles for
collocation.
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2.13. Permitted Uses. Application of this regulation is limited to the uses specifically stated in
the recitals set forth above and no other use shall be allowed without the express written consent
to such use by City and Utility.
2.14. Electric Power. To the extent a wireless provider requires electric service for its facilities
it shall obtain and be responsible for payment of such power and extension of service pursuant to
the applicable standard process for such service. Utility shall bill wireless providers for electric
service in accordance with Section 3.6.
2.15. Furnishing Electricity for Wireless Facilities. No person shall furnish electricity for
use by a small wireless facility or micro wireless facility except Utility or a public utility, as
defined by A.C.A. § 23-1-101,that is authorized by law to furnish electricity to the public for
compensation.
Article 3. Fees and Charges
3.1. Payment of Fees and Charges. As a condition of any permit issued under Article 2,
wireless providers shall pay to City and Utility the fees and charges specified in Appendix A and
shall comply with the terms and conditions specified in this regulation.
3.2. Payment Period. Unless otherwise expressly provided, wireless providers shall pay any
invoice they receive from City and/or Utility pursuant to this regulation within sixty(60)
calendar days of receipt of invoice. If a wireless provider pays any amount under protest or
dispute,then such wireless provider shall make full payment consistent with the timeframe
prescribed above and shall designate payment as "PAID UNDER PROTEST."
3.2.1. Any charges payable by wireless providers and/or City or Utility hereunder shall
be billed by a party within two (2) years from the end of the calendar year in which the
charges were incurred; any such charges beyond such period shall not be billed by a party
and shall not be payable by the other party.
3.3. Application Fee. Wireless providers shall pay a non-refundable application fee for each
small wireless facility to be installed in the public right-of-way in the amount stated in Appendix
A. The purpose of this fee is to reimburse City and Utility for all administrative, engineering,
professional and other costs related to review of the application, except make-ready.
3.3.1 A single application may include multiple small wireless facilities, with or without
poles.
3.3.2 The wireless attachment fee shall be subject to adjustment by a vote of the City
Council. Any adjustment to the application fees shown on Appendix A will be publicized
for thirty(30) days before the effective date.
3.3.3 Failure to include appropriate application fees with permit applications will cause
the application(s)to be deemed incomplete. Incomplete application(s)will not be
processed until cured.
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3.4. Collocation Rate. Wireless providers shall annually pay, in advance, an amount equal to
the annual wireless collocation rate multiplied by the number of small wireless facilities installed
on or within City or Utility poles, as set out in Appendix A. The first-year collocation rate shall be
paid prior to the issuance of the associated collocation permit. The wireless collocation fee shall
be subject to adjustment by a vote of the City Council. Any adjustment to the collocation fees
shown on Appendix A will be publicized for thirty(30)days before the effective date.
3.5. Right-of-Way Rate. Wireless providers shall annually pay, in advance, an additional
amount equal to the annual right-of-way permit rate multiplied by the number of small wireless
facilities installed within the right-of-way, as set out in Appendix A. The first-year right-of-way
rate shall be paid prior to the issuance of the associated right-of-way permit. The right-of-way rate
shall be subject to adjustment by a vote of the City Council. Any adjustment to the right-of-way
rate shown on Appendix A will be publicized for thirty(30)days before the effective date.
3.6. Power Consumption. In addition to all other fees, wireless providers shall pay for
electric power consumed by their facilities according to the electric rates approved by the
City. Utility may determine power consumption by metering one facility and multiplying
the result by the total number of facilities or by estimating power consumption based on
the electric load sheet submitted with the application; however, all wireless providers will
be afforded fair and equal rate treatment.
3.7. Billing of Collocation and Right-of-Way Rates. Wireless providers shall be invoiced for
the per-pole collocation rates and right-of-way rates annually. These amounts shall be payable in
advance for each small wireless facility for which a permit was issued as of October 1 of the
prior calendar year. The invoices shall set forth the total number of small wireless facilities of the
wireless provider on October 1St of the preceding year.
3.7.1. Contesting Fee. Wireless providers shall have sixty(60)days from receipt of
invoice to contest the invoice or any quantity or calculation within the invoice.
3.8. Refunds.No fees and charges specified in Appendix A shall be refunded on account of
any relinquishment or abandonment of a permit granted under this regulation.
3.9. Late Charges. If City and/or Utility does not receive payment for any amount owed
within sixty(60)calendar days after it becomes due, wireless providers shall pay a late
processing charge equal to five percent(5%) of the amount owed. In addition to assessing a late
processing charge, if any fees or charges remain unpaid for a period exceeding ninety(90)days:
(1) Wireless providers shall be charged interest at the rate of ten percent(10%)per year on the
amount owed; (2) City and/or Utility may discontinue the processing of applications for new
small wireless facilities and/or poles until such fees or charges are paid: and(3) City and/or
Utility may disconnect electric service from wireless provider's small wireless facilities at
wireless provider's expense.
3.10. Make-Ready Charges. In addition to other fees and charges, wireless providers shall
reimburse the City and/or Utility for the actual and documented cost of evaluating, determining,
and performing work that must be performed to make City and/or Utility poles ready for the
collocation of small wireless facilities, if any.
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3.10.1. Internal costs. Make-ready charges shall be nondiscriminatory, competitively
neutral, and commercially reasonable. Make-ready charges are intended to fully
reimburse the City and Utility for all make-ready costs which shall include, but not
necessarily be limited to, all design, engineering, administration, supervision,payments,
labor, overhead,materials, equipment and applicable transportation used for work on,or in
relation to such wireless provider's collocations as set out in this regulation or as requested
by such wireless provider in writing, but shall not include any additional revenue for the
City or Utility.
3.10.2. External costs. Make-ready charges shall include the amount paid to a
professional engineer registered in Arkansas to review a wireless provider's plans, if any.
Make-ready charges shall not include any contingency-based consultant fees of any kind.
3.10.3.Advance payment. City or Utility, in their sole reasonable discretion,will determine
the extent to which a wireless provider will be required to pay in advance estimated make-
ready charges, in connection with the initial installation or rearrangement of such wireless
provider's collocations pursuant to the procedures set forth in Articles 6 and 7 below.
3.10.4. True-up. Whenever City or Utility requires advance payment of estimated
expenses prior to undertaking an activity on behalf of a wireless provider and the actual
cost of the activity exceeds the advance payment of estimated expenses, wireless
providers must pay the difference in cost,provided that costs are documented with
sufficient detail to enable a wireless provider to verify the charges. To the extent that
City's or Utility's actual cost of the activity is less than the estimated cost,the difference
in cost shall be refunded to the wireless provider.
3.11. Determination of Charges. Wherever this regulation requires a wireless provider to pay
for work done or contracted by City or Utility, the charge for such work shall include all
reasonable material, labor, engineering, administrative, and applicable overhead costs. City and
Utility shall bill their services based upon actual costs, and such costs will be determined in
accordance with the cost accounting systems used for recording capital and expense activities.
Consistent with Article 19, if a wireless provider was required to perform work and fails to
perform such work within the specified timeframe, and City or Utility performs such work,the
wireless provider may be charged for actual and documented costs for completing such work.
3.12. Work Performed by City or Utility. Wherever this regulation requires City or Utility to
perform any make-ready work, City or Utility, at their sole discretion, may utilize its employees
or contractors, or any combination of the two,to perform such work.
3.13. Charges for Incomplete Work. In the event that a permit is awarded to a wireless
provider and then steps are taken by City and/or Utility to facilitate construction by performing
necessary engineering and administrative work and the permit is subsequently relinquished,
abandoned or otherwise canceled by the wireless provider, such wireless provider shall reimburse
City and/or Utility for all of the actual and documented costs incurred by City and/or Utility
through the date of cancellation, including engineering, clerical and administrative and make-
ready construction costs, and such additional costs as may be necessary to discontinue work in a
clean and orderly fashion.
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Article 4. Specifications
4.1. Installation. Every small wireless facility,pole and other structures in the right-of-way
shall be erected and maintained in accordance with the requirements and specifications found in
applicable codes, including the latest revision of the National Electric Code (NEC) and National
Electrical Safety Code (NESC), as may be amended from time to time, and in compliance with
any construction standards now in effect or that may hereafter be issued by City or Utility
(provided such construction standards are not inconsistent with this Regulation and are applied
on a non-discriminatory basis)or any rules or orders of a governmental authority having
jurisdiction. The location of any small wireless facility may be reasonably re-designated from
time to time to accommodate other pole attachments, for reasons of electrical service safety or
reliability, with costs allocated in accordance with Article 10.2. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
with respect to any small wireless facility that was in compliance with applicable codes,
including NESC or Utility construction standards, at the time such small wireless facility was
installed but has become noncompliant because of revisions to the NESC or Utility construction
standards, wireless providers shall be required to bring their small wireless facilities into
compliance with then-current standards only in connection with relocation, pole replacement, or
rebuild affecting such attachment or in the event such noncompliance creates an imminent threat
to public safety. When maintenance or repair work is needed with respect to noncompliance
with applicable codes as set forth in this Section, the actual costs of maintenance, repair, and
inspection shall be borne by wireless providers.
4.2. Limitations on Utility Poles Attachments. Absent Utility's prior written permission, the
following limitations shall apply to small wireless facilities installed on Utility's poles:
4.2.1. Pole Top Installation. Small wireless facilities will only be installed below the
electric supply space on poles used for electric distribution, in compliance with
applicable codes.
4.2.2. One Wireless Communication Facility Per Pole.No more than one small wireless
facility may be installed on a single Utility pole(a single facility installation consisting of
multiple antennas or nodes may be permissible). The purpose of this rule is to
accommodate communication technologies that may be disruptive to other collocated
communication technologies.
4.2.3. Poles with Distribution Equipment Installed. In determining whether a particular
pole has sufficient capacity to accommodate a proposed small wireless facility, the Utility
shall deny access if existing electric equipment installed on the pole (including without
limitation: transformers, capacitors, reclosers, sectionalizers, voltage-regulators, voltage-
regulator racks,primary metering, gang operated switches, and any other equipment
being used by the Utility)would, in the Utility's reasonable judgment,preclude the
attachment of additional facilities.
4.2.4. Accessible by Bucket Truck. In order to ensure a clear and safe climbing path for
utility linemen, small wireless facilities may only be installed on Utility poles that are
less than 50 feet above ground in height and that are accessible from the street by a
Utility bucket truck.
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4.2.5. Pedestals. Absent Utility's approval, no pedestals, vaults, and/or other ground-
mounted enclosures shall be placed no closer than two feet(2')no further than five feet
(5') of any Utility pole or other Utility facilities. If permission is granted, all such
installations shall be per the applicable codes. Further, wireless providers must move any
such above-ground enclosures at such wireless provider's expense in order to provide
enough space for Utility to set a replacement pole.
4.3. Request of a Variance or Waiver.
4.3.1. Variance from City requirements. Requests to vary from any City aesthetic
requirements applicable to a new small wireless facility must be made in writing by a
wireless provider to the City's Planning Department for submission to the Board of Zoning
Adjustments,with notice to Utility,either before or at the time of permit application
submission. The request must specifically identify the provision requested to be varied,
justification for requesting the granting of the variance, and the proposed solution as a
result of the variance. City shall notify the wireless provider in writing within forty-five
(45) days of receiving a request for waiver as to whether the request is granted in whole
or in part. The request will be considered according to the normal rules and procedures
of the Board of Zoning Adjustments.
4.3.2. Waivers of Utility requirements. Requests to waive any other City requirement
must be made in writing by the wireless provider to the Mayor or the Mayor's designee
either before or at the time of permit application submission. Requests to waive any
Utility requirement must be made in writing by the wireless provider to the Utility General
Manager or the Utility General Manager's designee either before or at the time of permit
application submission. The request must specifically identify the applicable code or
provision requested to be waived,justification for requesting the granting of the waiver,
and the proposed solution as a result of the waiver. City and/or Utility, as appropriate,
shall notify the wireless provider in writing within thirty (30) days of receiving a request
for a waiver as to whether the request is granted, which may be granted part. Utility will
not grant any waiver which in the sole opinion of Utility will result in a violation of the
NESC or other applicable federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance.
4.3.3. Joint City and Utility issues. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event a
request for a variance or waiver for a particular small wireless facility requires approval
by both City and Utility, City and Utility shall work together to coordinate a joint-
response in order not to unreasonably delay or interfere with the wireless provider's
permit application process.
4.4. Maintenance of Facilities. Wireless providers shall, at their own expense, make and
maintain their small wireless facilities and any associated poles in safe condition and good
repair, in accordance with all applicable codes. All maintenance work on small wireless facilities
shall only be performed by qualified personnel. During the period described in Section 2.2.6,
wireless providers shall not be required to update or upgrade its small wireless facilities if they
complied with applicable codes at the time they were made; provided, however, wireless
providers shall update or upgrade their small wireless facilities in connection with relocation,
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pole replacement or rebuild affecting such small wireless facilities or in the event such update or
upgrade is required or necessary in order to resolve an imminent threat to public safety.
4.5. Tagging. Upon installation,wireless providers shall affix a tag to any pole or structure
upon which the wireless provider's small wireless facilities have been installed and to the
exterior of any underground or ground-mounted small wireless facility equipment. The tag will
be constructed of aluminum,plastic or other material of extended durability. Tags will be
installed on any pole or structure to which a small wireless facility has been installed.
4.6. Interference. Wireless providers shall not allow their small wireless facilities to impair
the ability of City, Utility or any third party to use Utility's poles including telecommunications
already on the poles, nor shall any wireless provider allow its small wireless facilities to interfere
with the operation of any City facilities, Utility facilities or third-party facilities. Neither City
nor Utility will grant after the date of this regulation a permit, license or any other right to any
third party, if at the time such third party applies for access to a pole Utility knows or has reason
to know that such third party's use may in any way adversely affect or interfere with the wireless
provider's existing small wireless facilities, wireless provider's use and operation of its facilities,
or wireless provider's ability to comply with the terms and conditions of this regulation.
4.6.1. RF Responsibility. Wireless providers are solely responsible for the radio
frequency("RF") emissions emitted by its small wireless facilities and associated
equipment, ensuring that the RF exposure from its emissions are within the limits
permitted under all applicable rules of the FCC. City and Utility are solely responsible
for the RF emissions emitted by their equipment or facilities and ensuring that the RF
exposure from its emissions are within the limits permitted under all applicable rules of
the FCC.
4.6.2. Signage. To the extent required by FCC rules and/or applicable local, state or
federal law, wireless providers shall install appropriate signage to notify workers and
third parties of the potential for exposure to RF emissions. The signage will be placed so
that it is clearly visible to workers who climb the pole or ascend by mechanical means.
4.6.3. Duty to Others. Wireless providers shall be under a duty and obligation in
connection with the operation of its facilities to protect against RF interference to the RF
signals of City, Utility, all other wireless providers, and any other entities with
attachments on poles with the wireless provider. Utility shall be under no obligation to
remedy or resolve RF interference among wireless providers or other attaching entities
and shall not be liable for any such RF interference among wireless providers or other
attaching entities. Utility will, however, endeavor to have all attaching entities
coordinate and cooperate with each other relating to the resolution of interference.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event City's or Utility's operations create RF
interference to wireless providers or other attaching entities, City or Utility shall
endeavor to correct such RF interference promptly and shall cooperate with the other
parties relating to the correction.
4.7. Protective Equipment. Each wireless provider and its employees and contractors shall
utilize and install adequate protective equipment to ensure the safety of people and facilities
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pursuant to FCC and Utility rules and requirements. Each wireless provider shall,at its own expense,
install protective devices designed to handle the electric voltage and current carried by Utility's
facilities. Every permit issued by the City or Utility pursuant to this regulation shall bear the
warning and condition that NEITHER CITY NOR UTILITY SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY
ACTUAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES TO SMALL WIRELESS FACILITIES,
WIRELESS PROVIDER'S CUSTOMERS' FACILITIES,OR TO ANY OF WIRELESS
PROVIDER'S EMPLOYEES,CONTRACTORS, CUSTOMERS,OR OTHER PERSONS,
EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT CAUSED BY UTILITY'S GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR
INTENTIONAL MISCONDUCT.
4.8. Safety Briefing. Wireless providers shall prepare a written"Safety Briefing" suitable for
City and Utility employees and contractors who may be required to work near and/or around
small wireless facilities. This safety briefing will be submitted as part of each permit
application.
4.9. Signage and Cut-Off Switch. Each wireless provider shall install a lockable power cut-
off switch as directed by City and/or Utility and consistent with applicable codes and Utility
specifications for every pole to which the wireless provider has attached facilities that can emit
RF energy. Utility will specify instances where these power cut-off facilities and associated
equipment need to be pad mounted. The cut-off switch will allow for the power source and any
back-up power sources to be disconnected. If required by City and/or Utility,the power source
must also be equipped with an external indicator light to provide certainty that the power has
been disconnected. Wireless providers shall provide Utility with access to disconnect switch by
providing keys or combinations to the locks. Disconnects and meter sockets must be installed
according the Utility's standards. RF caution signs shall be installed according to applicable
codes.
4.10. Cut-Off Procedure. In ordinary circumstances, City and/or Utility's authorized field
personnel will contact the applicable wireless provider's designated point of contact to inform a
wireless provider of the need for a temporary power shut down. Upon receipt of the call, the
wireless provider will power down its antenna remotely, the power-down will occur during
normal business hours and City and/or Utility will endeavor to provide 24 hours' advance notice.
In the event of an unplanned power outage or other unplanned cut-off of power, or an
emergency,the power-down will be with such advance notice at City's and/or Utility's sole
discretion and, if circumstances warrant, employees and contractors of City and/or Utility may
accomplish the power-down by operation of the power disconnect switch without advance notice
to the wireless provider and shall notify the wireless provider as soon as possible. In all such
instances, once the work has been completed and the worker(s) have departed the exposure area,
the party who accomplished the power-down shall restore power and inform the other party as
soon as possible that power has been restored.
4.11. Emergency Contact Information. Each wireless provider shall provide emergency after
hours contact information to City and Utility to ensure proper notification in case of an
emergency. Information will include 24/7 telephone, cell phone and/or pager information, a list
of duty managers by district and escalation procedures. Wireless providers shall provide Utility
with updated emergency contact information on an annual basis and whenever changes are made.
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4.12. Violation of Specifications. If a wireless provider's small wireless facilities, or any part of
them, are installed, used, or maintained in violation of this regulation, and the wireless provider
has not corrected the violation(s)within thirty (30)days from receipt of written notice of the
violation(s) from the City or Utility,the provisions of Article 19 shall apply. When City or Utility
believes that any violation(s)by a wireless provider poses an imminent threat to the safety of any
person, interfere with the performance of City's or Utility's service obligations,or present an
imminent threat to the physical integrity of Utility poles or facilities,Utility may perform such
work and/or take such action as it deems reasonably necessary without first giving written notice to
any wireless provider. As soon as practicable afterward,the wireless provider will be advised of
the work performed or the action taken. The wireless provider shall be responsible for all actual
and documented costs incurred by City or Utility when acting pursuant to this Article 4.12.
4.13. Removal of Nonfunctional Attachments. At its sole expense, each wireless provider
shall remove any of its small wireless facilities, or any part thereof,that becomes nonfunctional
and no longer fit for service ("nonfunctional attachment") as provided in this Section 4.13.
Except as otherwise provided in this regulation, each wireless provider shall remove nonfunctional
attachments within one (1)year of the date that it became nonfunctional,unless the wireless
provider receives written notice from City or Utility that removal is necessary to accommodate
City's,Utility's or another attaching entity's use of the affected pole(s), in which case the
wireless provider shall remove the nonfunctional attachment within ninety(90) days of receiving
the notice. After the time designated for removal, Utility may, in its sole discretion, remove and
dispose of the nonfunctional attachment and the wireless provider shall be responsible for the
costs therefor.
Article 5. Private and Regulatory Compliance
5.1. Necessary Authorizations. Before a wireless provider occupies any of City's or Utility's
poles,the wireless provider shall obtain from the appropriate public or private authority, or from
any property owner or other appropriate person, any required authorization to construct, operate,
or maintain its small wireless facilities on public or private property. City and Utility retain the
right to require evidence that appropriate authorization has been obtained before any permit is
issued to a wireless provider. A wireless provider's obligations under this Article 5 include, but
are not limited to, its obligation to obtain and pay for all necessary approvals to occupy
public/private rights-of-way and easements from entities other than City, and all necessary
licenses and authorizations to provide the services that it provides over its small wireless
facilities from entities other than City. Every permit issued by the City and/or Utility pursuant to
this regulation shall state, "WIRELESS PROVIDERS SHALL DEFEND, INDEMNIFY, AND
REIMBURSE CITY AND UTILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS, DAMAGES,
LAWSUITS, JUDGMENTS, COSTS, LIENS, LOSSES, EXPENSES,AND ATTORNEY'S
FEES, THAT CITY AND/OR UTILITY MAY INCUR AS A RESULT OF CLAIMS BY
GOVERNMENTAL BODIES, OWNERS OF PRIVATE PROPERTY, OR OTHER PERSONS
THAT A WIRELESS PROVIDER DOES NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT RIGHTS OR
AUTHORITY TO OPERATE WIRELESS PROVIDER'S SMALL WIRELESS FACILITIES
ON UTILITY'S POLES."
5.2. Sufficiency of Public Rights-of-Way. Neither City nor Utility makes any representation
or warranty of any nature that its existing or future public rights-of-way, easements or other
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property rights,private or public, were, are or will be sufficient to permit the attachment,
maintenance, replacement, relocation, repair, or modification of attachments on any City or
Utility poles.
5.3. Lawful Purpose and Use.All small wireless facilities, poles and wireless support
structures must always serve a lawful purpose, and the use of such small wireless facilities,poles
and wireless support structures must comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws.
5.4. Forfeiture of City's or Utility's Rights.No permit granted under this regulation shall
extend, or be deemed to extend,to any of City's or Utility's Poles or other City or Utility
facilities,to the extent that a wireless provider's attachment would result in a forfeiture of City's
or Utility's rights. Any permit that would result in forfeiture of City's or Utility's rights shall be
deemed invalid as of the date that City and/or Utility granted it. Further, if any wireless
provider's existing small wireless facilities, whether installed pursuant to a valid permit or not,
would cause such forfeiture, such wireless provider shall remove its small wireless facility within
sixty(60) days of receipt of written notice from City or Utility. If the wireless provider does not
remove its small wireless facilities in question within sixty(60)days of receiving written notice
from City or Utility, City or Utility may at its option perform such removal at the wireless
provider's expense. Notwithstanding the forgoing, wireless providers shall have the right to
contest any such forfeiture before any of its rights are terminated.
5.5. Effect of Consent to Construction/Maintenance. Consent by City or Utility to the
construction or maintenance of any attachments by a wireless provider shall not be deemed
consent, authorization, or acknowledgment that the wireless provider has obtained all required
authorizations with respect to such attachment.
Article 6. Permit Application Procedures.
6.1. Permit Required.
6.1.1. Before installing any small wireless facility,pole or wireless support structure in a
right-of-way, a wireless provider,or an affiliate duly authorized to act on behalf of a
wireless provider, shall submit an application to the designated office and receive a permit
therefor,with respect to each such small wireless facility,pole or wireless support
structure.
6.1.2. Subject to Section 7.7.3,before making any original attachment to any City or
Utility pole or facility, a wireless provider or an affiliate duly authorized to act on behalf
of a wireless provider, shall submit an application and receive a permit therefor from the
City or Utility,with respect to each such City or Utility facility.
6.2. Professional Engineer. Unless otherwise waived in writing by City and Utility,as part of
the permit application process,and at the wireless provider's sole expense,a qualified and
experienced professional engineer,or an employee or contractor of the wireless provider who has
been approved by City and Utility,must undertake and complete the engineering design and pole
loading analyses calculations required in completing a permit application,participate in the pre-
construction survey,conduct the post-construction inspection,and certify that the wireless provider's
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small wireless facilities can be and were installed on the identified poles in compliance with the
applicable codes and in accordance with the permit. The professional engineer's qualifications must
include experience performing such work,or substantially similar work,on electric transmission or
distribution systems,and unless otherwise waived by City and Utility,such engineer must be
licensed in the State of Arkansas. The City and/or Utility may allow a wireless provider's
professional engineer,employee or contractor to conduct a post-construction inspection that the City
and/or Utility will verify by means that it deems to be reasonable.
6.2.1. Pre-Existing Attachments. Unless updates or upgrades are required by applicable
codes,or unless Utility provides notice to the contrary,wireless providers shall not be
required to obtain permits for authorized attachment(s)existing as of the effective date of this
regulation. Such grandfathered attachments shall,however,be subject to the attachment fees
specified in Appendix A. Wireless providers shall provide City and Utility a list of all such
pre-existing attachments within six (6) months of the effective date of this regulation but
shall be subject to notification requirements.
6.3. Submission of Application. Wireless providers applying for a City right-of-way permit or
City collocation permit will submit a completed and signed application to City's designated office,
which,unless otherwise agreed by City, shall include all information listed in Sections 6.3.1
through 6.3.10. Wireless providers applying for a Utility collocation permit will submit a
completed and signed application to Utility's designated office,which,unless otherwise agreed by
Utility, shall include all information listed in Sections 6.3.1 through 6.3.10. Wireless providers
shall use the application form provided,which will require applicants to attest to certain
requirements in this regulation. The application form from time to time,provided that any such
changes are not inconsistent with the terms of this regulation and are applied to all attaching
entities on a non-discriminatory basis and reasonable advance written notice is provided to wireless
providers of such changes. City's or Utility's acceptance of the submitted design documents does
not relieve any wireless provider of full responsibility for any errors and/or omissions in the
engineering analysis.
6.3.1 Identification of the applicant. Applications will include:
(A)The true legal name of the applicant;
(B)The address of the applicant;
(C)Emergency contact information specified in Section 4.11.
6.3.2 A map or description of the location of the facilities to be installed. Applications
to install a new pole will specify the proposed location of the new pole with enough detail
to allow a plan reviewer to identify the location within three (3) feet of accuracy.
Applications to collocate a small wireless facility on an existing pole will include the
serial number or other identifier that is affixed to the pole or, if no such identifier can be
seen, a photograph of the pole.
6.3.3 An illustration that shows the final appearance of the facilities after installation.
Applications will include a depiction that represents the final aesthetic appearance of the
facility. A drawing or photograph of a substantially similar installation in a separate
location will satisfy this requirement.
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6.3.4 Engineering drawings of the facilities to be installed, including required make-
ready work to be performed. Applications will include engineering drawings of all work
to be performed, including make-ready. Drawings submitted will only be made by
persons authorized in Section 6.2. Drawings must be sufficiently detailed to allow
independent verification that all proposed work and attachments will comply with this
regulation and applicable codes.
6.3.5 Electrical load information. Applications will include an electrical load sheet that
identifies all the equipment to be installed,the corresponding electrical load of each, and
the sum of the electrical load of all equipment.
6.3.6 Pole loading calculations. Applications will include pole loading analysis using
generally accepted industry standard software, such as SPIDA Calc.
6.3.7 Worker safety information related to small wireless facility information.
Applications will include safety information as provided by the manufacturers of
equipment and the wireless provider's safety personnel. Safety information should be
organized as a safety briefing as described in Section 4.8.
6.3.8 Evidence of bonding. Applications will include evidence of adequate bonding, as
required by Article 30.
6.3.9 Evidence of insurance. Applications will include evidence of adequate insurance,
as required by Article 25.
6.3.10 Required application fees. Applications will include fees shown in Appendix A.
6.4. Incomplete Applications. If an application is determined to be incomplete, the City
and/or Utility will notify the applicant as soon as possible with a written narrative identifying
all missing information. Wireless providers are encouraged, but not required, to conduct a pre-
application meeting with the City and/or Utility to ensure applications are complete prior to
submission.
6.4.1 Notice within Ten Days. If the City and/or Utility provides notice to an applicant
of an incomplete application within ten (10) days of the date that the application was
submitted, all processing deadlines pertaining to the application shall restart at zero (0)
on the date the applicant provides the missing information.
6.4.2 Notice after Ten Days. If the City and/or Utility provides notice to an applicant of
an incomplete application more than ten (10) days after the date that the application
was submitted, all processing deadlines pertaining to the application shall be tolled
until the date the applicant provides the missing information.
6.4.3 Batched applications. When an applicant submits multiple applications
simultaneously and some, but not all, are incomplete, those applications that are
complete will continue to be processed according to timelines in this Article 6.
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6.4.4 Abandoned applications. After notice is provided to an applicant that an
application is incomplete as described in Sections 6.4.1 or 6.4.2, the applicant will be
afforded thirty (30) days to provide missing information without submitting a new
application or application fee. If incomplete for more than thirty (30) days, the
application will be deemed abandoned and the City and/or Utility will return all forms
and information to the applicant. The application fee will not be refunded. The
applicant may later resubmit the forms and information as a new application with an
appropriate application fee.
6.5 Review of City ROW Permit Applications. City right-of-way permit applications will be
reviewed in the order received and processed in a timely fashion. Designated City employees will
approve applications that fully comply with this regulation as soon as practicable. If approved,the
applicant will be notified, and a permit made available for issue under Section 6.9. If a designated
City employee determines that one or more parts of an application does not comply with this
regulation,the designated City employee,as soon as practicable,provide the applicant a written
report identifying each noncompliant provision. The applicant may then:
6.5.1 Cure the noncompliance. The applicant may cure the noncompliant provisions in
the application within thirty(30)days without paying an additional application fee. If the
application remains noncompliant for more than thirty(30)days after notice,the
application will be deemed abandoned and the City will return all forms and
information to the applicant. The application fee will not be refunded. The applicant
may later resubmit the forms and information as a new application with an appropriate
application fee. The filing of an appeal under Section 6.5.1.2 or a variance under Section
6.5.1.3 shall toll the time allotted to cure noncompliance until the appeal or variance
request is resolved.
6.5.2 Appeal the determination. The applicant may appeal the City employee's
determination that the application is noncompliant. Appeal will be made in writing to the
City's Planning Department for submission to the Board of Zoning Adjustments,with
notice to Utility, within thirty(30) days of the date that the applicant received notice that
the application was noncompliant. The appeal will be considered during an open hearing
according to the normal rules and procedures of the Board of Zoning Adjustment. City
shall notify the wireless provider in writing within forty-five(45)days of receiving the
request for waiver as to whether the request is granted in whole or in part.
6.5.3 Variance request. The applicant may request a variance from one or more of the
noncompliant provisions within the application. A variance request must specifically
identify the provision requested to be varied,justification for requesting the granting of
the variance, and the proposed solution as a result of the variance. A variance will only
be granted when necessary to avoid the prohibition of wireless service or otherwise
comply with the law. The variance request will be considered during an open hearing
according to the normal rules and procedures of the Board of Zoning Adjustment. City
shall notify the applicant in writing within forty-five (45) days of receiving a variance
request as to whether the request is granted in whole or in part.
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6.5.4 Simultaneous requests permitted. An applicant may simultaneously appeal the
decision of a City employee while requesting a variance from the requirement that
formed the basis of the appeal.
6.6 Review of Collocation Permit Applications. Collocation permit applications will be
reviewed in the order received and processed in a timely fashion. The review of a collocation
permit application will typically be conducted simultaneously with the review of the associated
City right-of-way permit. Designated City employees will review applications to collocate small
wireless facilities. Designated Utility employees will review applications to collocate small
wireless facilities on poles that are owned or managed by Utility. Designated employees will, as
soon as practicable, approve applications that fully comply with this regulation and applicable
codes. If approved,the applicant will be notified, and a permit made available for issue under
Section 6.9. If a designated employee determines that one or more parts of an application does not
comply with this regulation,the designated employee will, as soon as practicable,provide the
applicant a written report that identifies each noncompliant part of the application. The applicant
may cure the noncompliant parts of the application within thirty(30)days without paying an
additional application fee. If the application remains noncompliant for more than thirty(30)days
after notice,the application will be deemed abandoned and the City and/or Utility, as
applicable, will return all forms and information to the applicant. The application fee will not
be refunded. The applicant may later resubmit the forms and information as a new application
with an appropriate application fee.
6.7 Review of Proposed Make-Ready. Except as provided in Section 6.8, each collocation
permit application will include an engineering survey and proposed make-ready as described in
Section 6.3.4. The designated City or Utility employee reviewing the application will take one
of the following actions:
6.7.1 Approve. Designated City and/or Utility employees will approve make-ready
proposals that comply with applicable codes and industry standards. If approved,the
designated City and/or Utility employees will provide the applicant a cost estimate for the
City or Utility's portion of the make-ready within sixty(60)days of the date of
application, or ninety(90)days when the application includes the installation,
modification or replacement of a pole.
6.7.2 Revise. Designated City and/or Utility employees may revise the applicant's
make-ready proposal to comply with applicable codes and industry standards. No
revisions will be made that require more make-ready than is required by applicable codes
or industry standards, or to repair pre-existing damage or noncompliance. Any such
revisions will be clearly identified on documents provided to the applicant. The
designated City and/or Utility employees will provide the applicant a cost estimate for the
City or Utility's portion of the make-ready in the revised application.
6.7.3 Deny. Designated City and/or Utility employee will not approve proposed make-
ready that does not comply with applicable codes and industry standards. If a designated
employee determines that one or more parts of the make-ready proposal do not comply
with applicable codes or industry standards, and the designated employee does not elect to
revise the make-ready proposal as described in Section 6.7.2,the designated employee will,
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as soon as practicable,provide the applicant a written denial that identifies each
noncompliant part of the make-ready proposal. No denial will be based upon a
requirement to repair pre-existing damage or noncompliance. The applicant may cure the
noncompliant parts of the proposed make-ready within thirty (30)days without paying an
additional application fee. If the application remains noncompliant for more than thirty
(30)days after notice,the application will be deemed abandoned and the City will return
all forms and information to the applicant. The application fee will not be refunded.
The applicant may later resubmit the forms and information as a new application with
an appropriate application fee.
6.8 City/Utility Survey and Make-Ready Determination. City and/or Utility may
determine in their sole discretion to authorize a wireless provider to apply for a permit without an
engineering survey or proposed make-ready. In such case, City and/or Utility or their respective
contracted engineer, shall review the application and perform the engineering survey and make-
ready design at the cost of the wireless provider.
6.8.1 Field survey. A field survey for each attachment requested to determine
the adequacy of the pole to accommodate the proposed small wireless facility. City
and/or Utility shall assess the wireless provider the actual and documented costs of the
survey(s).
6.8.2 Report. The City or Utility will, within ninety(90) days of the date of
application, either: (i)provide a description of make-ready identified by City or Utility
and a good-faith cost estimate for the City's or Utility's portion of that make-ready to be
performed at the expense of the wireless provider; or(ii)provide a written explanation as
to why the application is being denied, in whole or in part.
6.8.3 Timeliness. If City or Utility does not meet the timeframe to complete the
survey and make-ready design described in Section 6.8.2,the wireless provider may, at its
option, hire a City or Utility approved professional engineer, or use an approved
employee of the wireless provider employee or contractor to perform the survey and
make-ready design. All such work shall by subject to review and approval in accordance
with Section 6.7.
6.8.4 Acceptance. Upon receipt of a report described in Section 6.8.2(1), a
wireless provider shall have sixty(60) days to accept the estimate of any proposed make-
ready work and, if advance payment is required,provide payment in accordance with this
regulation and the specifications of the estimate.
6.9 Permit Issuance. Permits for applications that do not include make-ready work shall be
issued upon approval,payments of all required fees, and payment of the rates applicable to the first
year of use. Permits for applications that include make-ready work shall be issued upon the
completion of necessary make-ready work,payment of all required fees, and payment of rates
applicable to the first year of use. To evidence the issuance of the permit, City and/or Utility will
sign and return the permit application,which shall serve as authorization for the wireless provider
to make its attachment(s). Within thirty(30)days of completing the installation of an Attachment,
each Wireless Service Provider shall provide written notice and as-builts, as required to Utility.
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6.10 Processing Deadlines. Permit applications will be processed within sixty(60)days of the
date of application for collocation permits, and ninety(90)days of the date of application for
applications that include the installation,modification or replacement of a pole. These deadlines
may be extended by agreement with an applicant. If a permit is not processed within the applicable
deadline,the applicant may provide a written demand for completion to the City or Utility, as
appropriate. Any permit that remains unprocessed for longer than ten(10)demand after such
written demand has been received will be deemed approved as submitted.
Article 7. Make-Ready Work/Installation
7.1. Who May Perform Make-Ready. Make-ready work on City poles shall only be
performed by the City and/or a qualified contractor authorized by City to perform such work.
Make-ready work on Utility poles shall only be performed by the Utility and/or a qualified
contractor authorized by Utility to perform such work.
7.1.1. Make-ready by Utility. Unless otherwise agreed by Utility, only Utility or its
contractor will install or replace any Utility poles or poles to be owned or managed by
Utility or perform make-ready in the electric supply space.
7.2. Time Frame for Completion of Make-Ready. If Utility, or its contractor,is performing
make-ready work it will complete the make-ready work within sixty(60)days of receipt of the
wireless provider's acceptance of the make-ready estimate and advance payment, if required.
Completion time may be extended by agreement between the Utility and the wireless provider.
If Utility does not complete the make-ready work within the time allotted,the wireless provider
may demand a return of deposited funds and proceed with required make-ready work using
authorized and qualified contractors who are approved by the Utility. The Utility shall not
unreasonably withhold or delay approval of a contractor to perform required make-ready.
7.3. Scheduling of Make-Ready Work. In performing all make-ready work to accommodate a
wireless provider's attachments,Utility will endeavor to include such work in its normal work
schedule. If a wireless provider requests, and Utility agrees,to perform make-ready work on a
priority basis or outside of Utility's normal work hours,the wireless provider will pay any
resulting increased actual and documented costs.Nothing in this regulation shall be construed to
require Utility to perform a wireless provider's work before other scheduled work or Utility
service restoration.
7.4. Payment for Make-Ready Work. Upon completion of the make-ready work performed
by Utility,Utility shall invoice the wireless provider for Utility's actual and documented cost of
such make-ready work. The costs of the work shall be itemized in accordance with Article 3,and if
Utility received advance payment,the costs shall be trued up in accordance with Article 3. Each
wireless provider shall be responsible for entering into an agreement with other existing attaching
entities to reimburse them for any costs that they incur in rearranging or transferring their facilities
to accommodate the wireless provider's attachments.
7.5. Notification of Make-Ready Work. Before starting make-ready work, Utility shall notify
all existing attaching entities of the date and location of the scheduled work and notify them of the
need to rearrange and/or transfer their facilities at the wireless provider's cost within the specified
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time period. To the extent that Utility has the legal authority, it shall rearrange and/or transfer
existing facilities of such other attaching entities that have not been moved in a timely manner.
The wireless provider shall pay for any such rearrangement or transfer.
7.5.1. Relocation of attachments by wireless provider. In instances where a wireless
provider is performing make-ready,where an existing attaching entity has not relocated or
otherwise undertaken work required to complete make-ready(such as repairing existing
attachments not in compliance with applicable codes)within ninety(90)days of notice by
Utility or the wireless provider to such other attaching entity,the wireless provider is
authorized,to the extent that Utility has such authority, and the legal ability to delegate
such authority,to relocate or repair the other attaching entity's attachments on behalf of
Utility. The wireless provider shall pay the costs to relocate the other attaching entity's
attachments as part of the wireless provider's make-ready.
7.6. Wireless Provider's Installation/Removal/Maintenance Work.
7.7.1. Quality workmanship required. All of the wireless provider's installation,
removal, and maintenance work, by either the wireless provider's employees or
authorized contractors, shall be performed at the wireless provider's sole cost and
expense, in a good and workmanlike manner, and must not adversely affect the
structural integrity of City's or Utility's poles or other facilities or other attaching
entity's facilities or equipment. All such work is subject to the insurance requirements of
Article 25.
7.7.2. Qualified workers required. All of a wireless provider's installation,removal,
and maintenance work, either by its employees or authorized contractors, shall comply
with all applicable regulations specified in Section 4.1. Wireless providers shall assure
that any person installing, maintaining, or removing its small wireless facilities is fully
qualified and familiar with all applicable codes, and the design specifications established
by Utility.
7.7.3. Authorization not required for maintenance. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this regulation, subsequent to the original installation of a wireless provider's
small wireless facilities,the wireless provider may modify or replace the small wireless
facilities without obtaining prior written consent of City or Utility so long as such
modification or replacement does not substantially: (a)modify the external appearance
of the small wireless facility; (b) increase the electric consumption of the small wireless
facility; (c) increase the load on the applicable pole beyond the loading, if any, that was
established in the approved permit application; or(d) involve placement of equipment
outside the area designated in the approved permit application. A wireless provider may
request, and City and/or Utility shall timely provide, a determination as to whether a
modification or replacement made subsequent to original installation deviates from the
original permit sufficiently to require the issuance of a permit.
Article 8. Post-Installation Inspections
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8.1. No Use Before Inspection. No person shall energize any small wireless facility unless and
until the small wireless facility, and any new or modified poles or structures associated with the
small wireless facility,has passed post-installation inspection.
8.2. Timing of Inspection and Delay. Within five (5)business days after the wireless provider
notifies the City and/or Utility that the installation of a new pole,wireless support structure or
small wireless facility has been completed,the City, Utility or their contractors shall perform a
post-installation inspection to ensure all work was performed in accordance with the permit and
applicable codes. If City and/or Utility fail to perform the post-installation inspection within the 5-
day period,any affected pole,wireless support structure or small wireless facility may be used as if
it had passed the inspection;provided,however,that if City and/or Utility identifies any violation
when actually performing the post-installation inspection,the wireless provider shall have thirty
(30)days from the date of receipt of such notice to correct such violation(s), or such other period as
the parties may agree upon in writing,unless such violation creates an emergency in which case
the wireless provider shall make all reasonable efforts to correct such violation immediately. A
reinspection fee, as shown on Appendix A,will be charged to the wireless provider for each
additional inspection of the facility.
8.3. Violations. If the post-installation inspection reveals that a wireless provider's facilities
have been installed in violation of a permit or applicable code, City and/or Utility will notify the
wireless provider in writing and the wireless provider shall have thirty (30)days from the date of
receipt of such notice to correct such violation(s),or such other period as the parties may agree
upon in writing,unless such violation creates an emergency in which case the wireless provider
shall make all reasonable efforts to correct such violation immediately. Upon receipt of notice from
wireless provider that such violation has been corrected, City and/or Utility shall promptly perform
a reinspection of the facility. A reinspection fee, as shown on Appendix A,will be charged to the
wireless provider for each additional inspection of the facility.
8.4. Unresolved Violations. If a wireless provider's attachments remain out of compliance
with applicable codes or approved design after any three(3) subsequent inspections or a period of
ninety(90) days, consistent with Article 19 City and/or Utility will provide notice of the continuing
violation and the wireless provider will have thirty(30)days from receipt of such notice to correct
the violation,otherwise the provisions of Article 19 shall apply.
Article 9. Abandonment of Permit
City or Utility may deem a permit to be abandoned if a wireless provider does not request a post-
installation inspection of completed work within one year of the date that the permit was initially
issued, unless such time period is extended. A permit may be extended when delay has been
caused by a lack of commercial power, communications,transport facilities to the site, or any other
factor outside of the wireless provider's control. If a permit is deemed to be abandoned in
accordance with this Article, City or Utility may,but shall have no obligation to,use the space
allocated for a wireless provider's attachment(s)for its own needs or make the space available to
other attaching entities. Fees, rates and charges associated with abandoned permits shall not be
refunded.
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Article 10. Rearrangements and Transfers on Utility Poles.
10.1 Required Transfers of Wireless Communication Facilities. If Utility reasonably
determines that a rearrangement or transfer of a small wireless facility is necessary,including as
part of make-ready to accommodate another attaching entity's attachment, Utility will require the
wireless provider who owns the small wireless facilities to perform such rearrangement or
transfer within ninety(90)days after receiving notice from Utility,or other agreed upon
notification. If the wireless provider fails to rearrange or transfer its attachment within ninety(90)
days after receiving such notice from Utility,the provisions of Article 19 shall apply, including
Utility's right to rearrange or transfer the small wireless facilities ninety(90)days after the
wireless provider's receipt of original notification of the need to rearrange or transfer its facilities.
The actual and documented costs of such rearrangements or transfers shall be apportioned as
specified under Article 10.2. Utility shall not be liable for damage to small wireless facilities
except to the extent provided in Article 23. In emergency situations, Utility may rearrange or
transfer small wireless facilities as it determines to be necessary in its reasonable judgment. In
emergency situations,Utility shall use reasonable efforts to provide such notice as is practical,
given the urgency of the situation. If a wireless provider fails to rearrange and/or transfer its small
wireless facilities within the prescribed time period, Utility may delegate its authority to rearrange
and/or transfer the small wireless facilities to an authorized attaching entity or its authorized
contractors. In such case, another attaching entity may rearrange or transfer the small wireless
facilities ninety(90)days after the wireless provider's receipt of original notification of the need to
rearrange or transfer its facilities.
10.2 Allocation of Costs. The costs for any rearrangement or transfer of any small wireless
facilities or the replacement of a pole (including, without limitation, any related costs for tree
cutting or trimming required to clear the new location of Utility's cables or wires) shall be
allocated to Utility and/or the wireless provider that owns the small wireless facilities and/or
other attaching entity on the following basis:
10.2.1. Replacement for Utility. If Utility intends to modify or replace a pole solely
for its own requirements, it shall be responsible for the Utility's costs related to the
modification/replacement of the pole. The wireless provider shall be responsible for
costs associated with the rearrangement or transfer of the wireless provider's small
wireless facilities. Prior to making any such modification or replacement, Utility shall
make reasonable efforts to provide the wireless provider at least ninety (90) days
written notification of its intent in order to provide the wireless provider a reasonable
opportunity to modify. Should the wireless provider decide to do so, it must seek
Utility's written permission in accordance with this regulation. If the wireless provider
elects to add to or modify its small wireless facilities,the wireless provider shall pay its
fair share of the costs incurred by Utility in making the space on the poles accessible to
the wireless provider.
10.2.2. Replacement for wireless provider. If the modification or replacement of a
pole is necessitated by the requirements of a wireless provider,the wireless provider shall
be responsible for all costs caused by the modification or replacement of the pole as well
as the costs associated with the transfer or rearrangement of any other attaching entity's
facilities. At the time the wireless provider submits a permit application to Utility,the
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wireless provider shall submit evidence in writing that it has arranged to reimburse all
affected attaching entities for their costs caused by the transfer or rearrangement of their
facilities. Utility shall not be obligated in any way to enforce or administer the wireless
provider's responsibility for the costs associated with the transfer or rearrangement of
another attaching entity's facilities pursuant to this Article.
10.2.3. Replacement for additional attachment. If the modification or the
replacement of a pole is the result of an additional attachment or the modification of an
existing attachment sought by an attaching entity other than Utility or a wireless provider,
the attaching entity requesting the additional or modified attachment shall bear the entire
cost of the modification or replacement, as well as the costs for rearranging or transferring
the wireless provider's small wireless facilities. The wireless provider shall cooperate with
such third-party attaching entity to determine the costs of moving the wireless provider's
facilities.
10.2.4. No-Cause Replacement. If the pole must be modified or replaced for reasons
unrelated to the use of the pole by attaching entities or Utility (e.g., storm, accident,
deterioration), Utility shall pay the costs of such modification or replacement and the
wireless provider shall pay the costs of rearranging or transferring its small wireless
facilities.
Article 11. Pole Replacements
11.1. Utility/City Not Required to Replace.Nothing in this regulation shall be construed to
require City or Utility to replace its poles for the benefit of a wireless provider.
11.2. Ownership of Replacement Pole. In all instances a replaced pole will remain the property
of City or Utility, as prior to this regulation.
11.3. Customized Poles. Whenever a wireless provider uses a customized pole to install a small
wireless facility on or within a streetlight pole,the wireless provider will provide an identical spare
of the customized pole at no cost to be kept in reserve and used to facilitate the rapid replacement
of the customized pole in case of damage;provided, if the same type of customized pole is used at
multiple locations,the wireless provider need only provide one spare.
Article 12. Treatment of Multiple Requests for Same Pole
If Utility receives a permit application for attachment of a small wireless facility from a wireless
provider and a wireline attachment application from a third-party attaching entity for the same pole
and has not yet completed the permitting of the initial applicant, and accommodating the respective
requests would require modification of the pole or replacement of the pole, Utility will make
reasonable and good faith efforts to allocate among the wireless provider and such third-party
attaching entity the applicable costs associated with such modification or replacement.
Article 13. Equipment Attachments
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13.1. Reimbursement of City and Utility. Each wireless provider shall compensate City and
Utility for the actual and documented cost, including engineering and administrative cost, for
rearranging,transferring, and/or relocating Utility's poles to accommodate the wireless provider's
attachments.
13.2. Reimbursement of Third Parties. Each wireless provider shall reimburse the owner or
owners of other facilities attached to City or Utility poles for any actual and documented cost
incurred by them for rearranging or transferring such facilities to accommodate the wireless
provider's attachments.
Article 14. Authorized Contractors
Wireless providers shall only use authorized, qualified contractors approved by Utility to conduct
make-ready work(or any other work), such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned
or delayed.
Article 15. Guys and Anchor Attachments
Utility shall install all guy wires and anchors at the wireless provider's sole cost to sustain any
unbalanced loads caused by the wireless provider's attachments. The wireless provider shall bear
all costs associated with the Utility's maintenance,replacement,or reinstallation of required guy
wires and anchors.
Article 16. Installation of Grounds
When Utility is requested by a wireless provider to install grounds or make connections to Utility's
system neutral,the wireless provider shall within sixty(60)days of demand reimburse Utility for
the total actual and documented costs including engineering,clerical and administrative cost
thereby incurred on initial installation only. All grounds installed by the wireless provider shall be
in accordance with Utility's standard grounding practices.
Article 17. Change in Utility Facilities that Forfeits Attachment Accommodations.
17.1. Notice of Change in City or Utility Facilities that Forfeits Attachment
Accommodations. Prior to changing any City or Utility pole or other facility to which small
wireless facilities are attached in such a manner that attachment will no longer be reasonably
possible (including without limitation: abandonment, removal,relocation underground,
replacement, or reconfiguration),the owner of such small wireless facilities will be provided at
least ninety (90) calendar days prior written notice by City or Utility, as appropriate. Provided
that,notice may be less than ninety (90) calendar days as a result of the action of a third party
and the ninety-day notice period is not practical. If, following the expiration of the notice period,
the owner of the small wireless facilities has not yet removed and/or transferred all of its small
wireless facilities, City and/or Utility shall have the right, but not the obligation,to remove or
transfer the small wireless facilities at the owner's expense and the owner shall be subject to the
provisions of Article 19.
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17.1.1. Underground relocation. If Utility moves any portion of its aerial system
underground pursuant to City requirements, wireless providers shall remove their small
wireless facilities from any affected poles within the notice period as established in
Section 17.1 and must either relocate its affected small wireless facilities (except
antennas) underground with Utility or find other means to accommodate its small
wireless facilities. If a wireless provider does not remove its small wireless facilities, the
Utility shall have the right to remove or transfer the small wireless facilities at the
owner's expense. A wireless provider's failure to remove its facilities as required under
this Article 17.1 shall subject such wireless provider to the provisions of Article 19.
17.1.2. Replace/Reconfigure Utility Facilities without Attachment Accommodations. If
Utility replaces or reconfigures any portion of its aerial facilities, Utility will make
reasonable efforts to accommodate the existing attachments on the replaced/reconfigured
Utility facilities by utilizing all available make-ready procedures subject to allocation of
costs described in Section 10.2. If the Utility, at its sole discretion, reasonably determines
the attachments cannot be accommodated on the replaced/reconfigured Utility facilities,
wireless providers must remove facilities from the affected poles, within the notice period
as described in Section 17.1 and must, at their own expense, find other means to
accommodate their facilities. When Utility can accommodate some,but not all, of the
existing attachments,the Utility will allow reattachment in the order the attachments
were originally installed, unless otherwise stipulated in this regulation. If a wireless
provider does not remove its attachments within the notice period, Utility shall have the
right to remove them at the wireless provider's expense. Failure to remove facilities as
required under this Article 17.1.2 shall subject wireless providers to the provisions of
Article 19.
Article 18. Inspection
18.1. General Inspections. City and Utility reserve the right to make periodic inspections,as
conditions may warrant,of all small wireless facilities. Such inspections, or the failure to make
such inspections, shall not operate to relieve any wireless provider of any responsibility or
obligation or liability assumed under this regulation.
18.2. Periodic Safety Inspections. Utility may at its option and expense perform a safety
inspection in all or in part of the territory covered by this regulation to identify any safety
violations of all attachments and small wireless facilities on Utility poles ("safety inspection").
Wireless providers shall correct any and all safety violations at their own expense per Section 18.3.
18.3. Corrections. In the event any small wireless facilities are found to be in violation of
applicable codes and such violation poses a potential emergency,the owner of such small wireless
facilities must use all reasonable efforts to correct such violation immediately. Should the owner
fail or be unable to correct such potential emergency immediately, City or Utility may correct the
potential emergency and bill the owner for the actual and documented costs incurred, including
overhead. If any small wireless facilities are found to be in violation of the applicable codes and
such violations do not pose a potential emergency, City or Utility shall, consistent with Article 19,
give notice to the owner of the small wireless facilities,whereupon the owner shall have thirty(30)
days from receipt of notice to correct any such violation,or up to ninety(90)days by agreement
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with City or Utility. In the event City,Utility or another attaching entity prevents an owner of
small wireless facilities from correcting a non-emergency violation,the timeframe for correcting
such violation shall be extended one day for each day the owner was so delayed. No wireless
provider will be responsible for the costs associated with violations caused by other attaching
entities that are not affiliated with them or acting under their direction. In all circumstances, all of
the attaching entities on each pole and City or Utility will work together to maximize safety while
minimizing the cost of correcting deficiencies,but the entity responsible for the violation will be
responsible for the actual and documented cost of any necessary or appropriate corrective
measures, including removal and replacement of the pole and all transfers or other work incident
thereto. If a wireless provider fails to correct a non-emergency violation within the specified time
period, including any extensions,the provisions of Article 19 shall apply.
18.3.1. Violations caused by City and/or Utility. If any facilities of City and/or Utility are
found to be in violation of the applicable codes or permit specifications,and City and/or
Utility has caused the violation,then the parties will work together to minimize the cost of
correcting any such deficiencies,but City and/or Utility shall be responsible for the full
cost of any necessary or appropriate corrective measures,including removal and
replacement of the pole;provided,however,that Utility shall not be responsible for a
wireless provider's transfer or rearrangement costs.
18.3.2. Violations caused by attaching entities. If one or more attaching entity caused the
violation,then such attaching entities shall pay the corrective costs incurred by all who
have attachments on the pole, including any wireless provider,and Utility will make
reasonable effort to cause the attaching entity to make such payment.
18.3.3. No-Cause violations. If there exists a violation of applicable codes and it cannot be
determined which attaching entity on the pole caused such violation or there is a mixture
of the attaching entities causing the violation,then the parties will work together to
minimize the cost of correcting any such deficiencies, and all attaching entities who may
have caused such violation will share equally in such costs.
Article 19. Failure to Rearrany_e, Transfer or Correct
19.1. Work performed by City and/or Utility. Unless otherwise agreed, as part of City's or
Utility's written notice of a need for a wireless provider to rearrange,transfer,remove or correct
violations, City or Utility will indicate whether it is willing to perform the required work.
19.2. When City and/or Utility Offers to Perform Work. If City or Utility indicates in the
notice that it is willing to perform the work,the wireless provider shall have thirty(30)days to
notify City or Utility in writing of its election to have City or Utility perform the work or that the
work will be performed by an entity other than City or Utility.
19.2.1. City and/or Utility to perform work. If the wireless provider requests that City
or Utility perform the work,the wireless provider shall reimburse City or Utility for the
actual and documented cost of such work, including overhead.
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19.2.2. Wireless provider to perform work. If the wireless provider either fails to
respond or indicates that the work will be performed by an entity other than the City or
Utility,then until such work is complete and City or Utility receives written notice of the
completion of such work,the wireless provider shall be subject to a dally continuing
violation fee as specified in Appendix A,per Attachment,per day commencing on the day
after expiration of the time period for completion of the work as specified in this regulation.
19.2.3. Failure to perform work Notwithstanding a wireless provider's election under
Article 19.2.2 to perform the required work by an entity other than City or Utility,
commencing on the thirtieth(30th)day after expiration of the time period for completion of
the work as specified in this regulation, City or Utility may perform the required work at
the wireless provider's expense,or may delegate such authority to another attaching entity
or a qualified contractor and impose all applicable penalties under Appendix A.
19.2.4. Remedies. If a wireless provider was required to perform work under this
Article 19 and falls to perform such work within the specified timeframe, and City or
Utility performs such work, City or Utility may charge the wireless provider its actual and
documented costs, including overhead, for completing such work.
19.3. When City and/or Utility does not Offer to Perform Work. If City and/or Utility
indicates in the notice that it is unwilling or unable to perform the work,then until such work is
completed and Utility receives written notice of the completion of such work,the wireless provider
shall be subject to a daily penalty as specified in Appendix A,per attachment,per day commencing
on the day after expiration of the time period for completion of the work as specified in this
regulation.
19.3.1. Notice of Completion. Wireless providers shall provide timely written notification
to City or Utility upon completion of work necessary to correct a violation or deficiency.
All applicable daily penalties and fees will continue to accrue until City's or Utility's
receipt of such notice of completion. Notice of completion shall be delivered by the same
means as it was received from City or Utility.
Article 20. Physical Inventory
20.1. Scheduled Inventory. At intervals of five (5)years or more, City or Utility may inventory
all attachments on City or Utility's facilities made by a wireless provider. Such inventory shall be
made jointly by all parties and shall be at the cost of the wireless provider, such costs to be actual
and documented,unless Utility is also performing an inventory of any other attaching entity with
attachments on such poles,and then the actual and documented cost shall be shared proportionately
among all such attaching entities based upon the number of attachments.
20.2. Unscheduled Inventory. Utility may at any time perform an inventory at its own expense
to verify the number of reported attachments. Wireless providers shall pay the costs of such
inventory if its unauthorized or unreported attachments exceeds five percent(5%)of the wireless
provider's attachments that are authorized and reported.
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Article 21. Unauthorized Attachments
21.1. Discovery of Unauthorized Attachments. If the City discovers unauthorized small
wireless facilities,poles, or wireless support structures in the public right-of-way, or City or Utility
discovers unauthorized attachments placed on its poles or other facilities,the following fees may
be assessed, and procedures will be followed:
21.1.1. Notice. City or Utility, as appropriate, shall provide specific written notice of each
violation and the owner of the unauthorized small wireless facility,pole,wireless support
structure,or attachment shall be given thirty(30)days from receipt of notice to contest the
determination that the small wireless facility,pole, wireless support structure, or attachment
is unauthorized pursuant to Section 2.4.5.7. If the owner cannot be ascertained,the City or
Utility will post a notice of violation on the small wireless facility,pole,wireless support
structure, or attachment believed to be unauthorized.
21.1.2. Calculation of back rent. In addition to all other fines or penalties that may be
assessed by a court of law,the owner of an unauthorized small wireless facility,pole,
wireless support structure, or attachment shall pay double rent and fees for a period of five
(5)years, or since the date of the last inventory of attachments (whichever period is
shortest), at the rates in effect during such periods.
21.1.3. Application required. The owner of an unauthorized small wireless facility,pole,
wireless support structures or attachment shall submit a permit application in accordance
with this regulation within thirty(30)days of receipt of the notice described in this Article
21,or such longer time as may be agreed by the City or Utility.
21.1.4. Failure to submit required application. In the event a wireless provider fails to
submit a permit application within thirty(30) days,or such longer time as mutually agreed
to by the parties after an inventory,the provisions of Article 19 shall apply.
21.2. No Ratification of Unauthorized Use.No act or failure to act by City or Utility regarding
any unpermitted small wireless facility,pole,wireless support structure, or attachment shall be
deemed as ratification or waiver of any requirement under this regulation. Unless the parties agree
otherwise, a permit for a previously unauthorized attachment shall not operate retroactively or
constitute a waiver by Utility of any of its rights or privileges under this regulation or otherwise,
and the wireless provider shall remain subject to all obligations and liabilities arising out of or
relating to its unauthorized use.
Article 22. Reporting Requirements.
22.1. Annual report. In addition to the inventory provisions described in Article 20 above,
when a wireless provider pays its annual fees,the wireless provider shall also provide the
following information to City and Utility:
22.1.1. Unused and nonfunctional facilities. Wireless providers will annually report all
facilities that have become unused or nonfunctional during the relevant reporting period.
The report shall identify the pole on which the unused or nonfunctional attachment is
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located, indicate the approximate date the attachment became nonfunctional, and shall
provide a schedule for removal, or repair and operation.
22.1.2. Removed facilities. Wireless providers will annually report all facilities the
wireless provider has removed from poles belonging to City or Utility during the relevant
reporting period. The report shall identify the pole from which the equipment was
removed and indicate the approximate date of removal. This requirement does not apply
where a wireless provider is abandoning or surrendering a permit.
Article 23. Liability and Indemnification
23.1. Liability., City and Utility reserve to themselves the right to maintain and operate their
poles in the manner that will best enable them to fulfill their service requirements. As a condition
of every permit, wireless providers must agree that its use of City's and Utility's facilities is at
the sole risk of the wireless provider. Notwithstanding the foregoing, City and Utility shall
exercise reasonable precaution to avoid damaging small wireless facilities and shall report to
wireless providers the occurrence of any such damage caused by its employees, agents or
contractors. Subject to Section 23.5, City and Utility will reimburse wireless providers for all
reasonable costs incurred during the physical repair of facilities damaged by the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of City and/or Utility.
23.2. Indemnification. As a condition of every permit, wireless providers, as well as their
agents, contractors, and subcontractors, ("wireless provider indemnitors") shall be required to
defend, indemnify, and hold harmless City and Utility and their respective officers,board
members, council members, representatives, employees, and agents against any and all claims,
demands, damages, lawsuits,judgments, costs, liens, losses, expenses, fines,taxes, special
charges by others, penalties, payments (including payments made by Utility under any workers'
compensation laws or under any plan for employees' disability and death benefits), and expenses
(including reasonable attorney's fees of Utility and all other costs and expenses of litigation)
("covered claims") arising in any way or in connection with the negligence of the wireless
provider or their officers, directors, employees, agents, contractors, or subcontractors, except
when caused by the sole negligence of City or Utility, or their respective officers, board
members, council members, representatives, employees, and agents. Covered claims shall
include, but are not limited to, the following:
23.2.1. Communication-based torts. Intellectual property infringement, libel and
slander, trespass, unauthorized use of television or radio broadcast programs and
other program material, and infringement of patents;
23.2.2. Local compliance. Cost of work performed by Utility that was necessitated
by a wireless provider's failure, or the failure of a wireless provider's officers, directors,
employees, agents, contractors, or subcontractors to install, maintain, use, transfer, or
remove their small wireless facilities in accordance with the requirements and
specifications of this regulation, or from any other work this regulation authorizes Utility
to perform on behalf of a wireless provider;
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23.2.3. Harm to persons or property. Damage to property, injury to or death of any
person arising out of the performance or nonperformance of any work or obligation
undertaken by a wireless provider, or its agents, contractors, or subcontractors, pursuant
to this regulation;
23.2.4. Regulatory violations. Liabilities incurred as a result of a wireless provider's
violation, or a violation by a wireless provider's officers, directors, employees, agents,
contractors, or subcontractors of any law, rule, or regulation of the United States, any
state, or any other governmental entity or administrative agency.
23.2.5. Environmental compliance. Environmental harm arising from or due to the
release, threatened release or storage of hazardous substances on, under, or around
Utility's poles and facilities or City public rights-of-way attributable to a wireless
provider indemnitor.
23.3. Procedure for Indemnification.
23.3.1.Notice of claim. City and/or Utility shall give prompt written notice of any claim
or threatened claim to the appropriate wireless provider indemnitors, specifying the
factual basis for such claim and the amount of the claim. If the claim relates to an action,
suit, or proceeding filed by a third party against City and/or Utility, City and/or Utility
shall give the notice to wireless provider indemnitors no later than fifteen(15)calendar
days after City and/or Utility receives written notice of the action, suit, or proceeding.
23.3.2. Failure of notice. City and/or Utility failure to give the required notice will not
relieve any wireless provider indemnitor from its obligation to indemnify City and/or
Utility unless, and only to the extent, that a wireless provider indemnitor is materially
prejudiced by such failure.
23.3.3.Assumption of defense. Wireless provider indemnitors will have the right at any
time, by notice to City or Utility to participate in or assume control of, the defense of the
claim with counsel of its choice, which counsel must be reasonably acceptable to the
indemnified party. City and/or Utility will cooperate in good faith with wireless provider
indemnitor. If wireless provider indemnitor assumes control of the defense of any third-
party claim, City and/or Utility will have the right to participate in the defense at its own
expense.
23.3.4. Settlement authority. If wireless provider indemnitor does not assume control or
otherwise participate in the defense of any third-party claim, wireless provider indemnitor
shall be bound by the results obtained by City and/or Utility with respect to the claim,to
include any reasonable settlement of the claim. If wireless provider indemnitor assumes
the defense of a third-party claim as described above, then in no event will City and/or
Utility admit any liability with respect to, or settle, compromise or discharge, any third-
party claim without wireless provider indemnitor's prior written consent.
23.4. Environmental Hazards.As a condition of every permit, Wireless Service Providers
shall represent and warrant that their use of Utility's Poles and/or Facilities and/or City public
rights-of-way will not generate any Hazardous Substances,that it will not store or dispose on or
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about City's or Utility's Poles and/or Facilities or transport to City's or Utility's Facilities any
hazardous substances and that no Wireless Communication Facilities or Wireless Support
Structures will constitute or contain or generate any hazardous substance in violation of federal,
state, or local law now or hereafter in effect,including any amendments. "Hazardous Substance"
shall be interpreted broadly to mean any substance or material designated or defined as hazardous
or toxic waste, hazardous or toxic material, hazardous or toxic or radioactive substance,
dangerous radio frequency radiation, or other similar terms by any federal, state, or local laws,
regulations or rules now or hereafter in effect, including any amendments. As a condition of
every permit, wireless providers must further represent and warrant that in the event of breakage,
leakage, incineration, or other disaster, its small wireless facilities would not release any
hazardous substances.
23.5. Mutual Damage Limitation.As a condition of every permit, wireless providers shall be
required to agree that, notwithstanding any other provision of this regulation, neither any entity
receiving a permit or any entity issuing a permit shall be liable to one another for any
consequential,incidental, indirect, liquidated,or special damages or lost revenue or lost profits to
any person arising out of this regulation, or any permit issued under this regulation,or any
performance or nonperformance of any provision of this regulation, even if such entity has been
informed of the possibility of such damages.
23.6. Municipal Liability Limits.No provision of this regulation is intended, or shall be
construed, to be a waiver for any purpose by City or Utility of any applicable state limits on
municipal liability or governmental immunity.No indemnification provision contained in this
regulation under which a wireless provider indemnitor indemnifies City and/or Utility shall be
construed in any way to limit any other indemnification provision contained in this regulation or
constitute insurance under state law.
Article 24. Duties,Responsibilities, and Exculpation
24.1. Duty to Inspect. As a condition of every permit, wireless providers must acknowledge
and agree that City and Utility do not warrant the condition or safety of Utility's facilities and
City's public rights-of-way, or the premises surrounding the facilities, and that all wireless
providers have an obligation to inspect Utility's poles and surrounding premises, prior to
commencing any work on Utility's poles or entering the surrounding premises.
24.2. KnowledEe of Work Conditions.As a condition of every permit, wireless providers must
warrant that it has acquainted, or will fully acquaint, itself and its employees and/or contractors
and agents with the conditions relating to the work that the wireless provider will undertake and
that it fully understands or will acquaint itself with the facilities, difficulties, and restrictions
attending the execution of such work.
24.3. Duty of Competent Supervision and Performance. As a condition of every permit
authorizing attachment to a distribution pole, wireless providers shall acknowledge that its
agents,employees,contractors,and subcontractors will work near electrically energized lines,
transformers, or other City or Utility facilities, that energy generated, stored, or transported by
Utility facilities will not be interrupted except in emergencies, and that wireless service providers
have the duty to ensure that their employees, agents, contractors, and subcontractors have the
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necessary qualifications, skill, knowledge,training, and experience to protect themselves, their
fellow employees, agents, contractors, and subcontractors; employees, agents, contractors, and
subcontractors of Utility; and the general public, from harm or injury while performing work
permitted pursuant to this regulation, or a permit issued thereunder. Wireless providers must famish
or ensure that its employees,agents, contractors,and subcontractors have competent supervision and
enough and adequate tools and equipment for the work to be performed in a safe manner. In the rare
instance that circumstances necessitate de-energization any part of Utility's equipment,wireless
providers must ensure that work is suspended until the equipment has been de-energized and that no
such work is conducted unless and until the equipment is made safe.
24.4. Requests to De-energize. Typically, Utility shall only de-energize its electric facilities in
response to emergency situations, and any such de-energizations shall be at Utility's sole
discretion. wireless providers shall be responsible for all costs related to any request to de-
energize any equipment or lines in accordance with Article 3.11.
24.4.1.Nonemergency de-energization. Wireless providers may request nonemergency
de-energization with 24 hours' notice. Wireless providers shall be responsible for all
costs related to any request to de-energize any equipment or lines in accordance with
Article 3.11. Before Utility de-energizes any equipment or line, it shall provide, upon
request, an estimate of all costs and expenses to be incurred in accommodating a
wireless provider's request.
24.5. Interruption of Service. If a wireless provider causes an interruption of service by
damaging or interfering with any equipment of Utility, such wireless provider shall, at its own
expense, immediately do all things reasonable to avoid injury or damages, direct and incidental,
resulting therefrom and shall notify Utility immediately.
24.6. Duty to Inform. As a condition of every permit to attach to a Utility Pole, wireless
providers shall warrant that they understand the imminent dangers (INCLUDING SERIOUS
BODILY INJURY OR DEATH FROM ELECTROCUTION) inherent in the work necessary to
make installations on Utility's poles and other facilities by such wireless provider's employees,
agents, contractors, or subcontractors, including the inherent danger in working in close
proximity to electric facilities.
Article 25. Insurance
25.1. Policies Required. Asa condition of every permit, wireless providers shall keep in force
and effect all insurance policies as described below:
25.1.1. Workers'Compensation and Employers'Liability Insurance. Statutory workers'
compensation benefits and employers' liability insurance with a limit of liability no less
than that required by Arkansas law at the time of the application of this provision for each
accident. Wireless providers shall require subcontractors and others not protected under
its insurance to obtain and maintain such insurance.
25.1.2. Commercial General Liability Insurance. Policy on form ISO CGL 00 01 or
equivalent will be written to provide coverage for, but not limited to, the following:
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premises and operations,products and completed operations (not excluding injury or
harms caused by RF emissions), personal injury, blanket contractual liability coverage,
broad form property damage, independent contractor's coverage with limits of liability
of$2,000,000 general aggregate, $2,000,000 products/completed operations aggregate,
$2,000,000 personal injury, $2,000,000 each occurrence.
25.1.3. Automobile Liability Insurance. Business automobile policy covering all owned,
hired and non-owned private passenger autos and commercial vehicles. Limits of
liability of$1,000,000 each occurrence, $1,000,000 aggregate.
25.1.4. Umbrella Excess Liability Insurance. Coverage is to be in excess of employers'
liability, commercial general liability, and automobile liability insurance required above.
Limits of liability of$5,000,000 each occurrence, $5,000,000 aggregate. Wireless
provider may use any combination of primary and excess to meet required total limits.
25.1.5. Property Insurance. Wireless providers shall be responsible for maintaining
property insurance on its own facilities, buildings, and other improvements, including
all equipment, fixtures, and utility structures, fencing,or support systems that may be
placed on,within,or around Utility facilities to protect fully against hazards of fire,
vandalism and malicious mischief,and such other perils as are covered by policies of
insurance commonly referred to and known as "extended coverage"insurance or self-
insure such exposures.
25.1.6. Changes in coverage. Wireless providers shall immediately notify City and Utility
of any change in its insurance status that results in coverage less than the limits described in
Sections 25.1.1 through 25.1.5.
25.1.7. Self-insurance by wireless providers with assets over$500M. A wireless provider
with assets over$500,000,000 according to an independent audit or report(such as,Dun&
Bradstreet)may, in its sole discretion, self-insure any of the required insurance under the
same terms as required by this regulation. In the event a wireless provider elects to self-insure
one or more obligations under this regulation,the following conditions apply: (i)City and
Utility shall promptly and no later than thirty(30)days after notice thereof provide wireless
provider with written notice of any claim,demand, lawsuit,or the like for which it seeks
coverage pursuant to this Section and provide wireless provider with copies of any demands,
notices, summonses,or legal papers received in connection with such claim,demand,
lawsuit,or the like; (ii)City or Utility shall not settle any such claim,demand,lawsuit,or the
like without the prior written consent of wireless provider; and(iii)City and Utility shall fully
cooperate with wireless provider in the defense of the claim,demand, lawsuit, or the like. A
wireless provider that self-insures shall immediately notify City and Utility of any change in
its self-insured status as to any required coverage and of any change in the ability of the
wireless provider to cover the risk of loss under this regulation.
25.2. Qualification; Priority; Contractors' Coverage. Insurance required by this Article 25
must be provided by an insurer that is eligible to do business under the laws of the state of
Arkansas and have an "A minus" or better rating in Best's Guide. Such required insurance will
be primary. All contractors and all of their subcontractors who perform work on behalf of a
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wireless provider shall carry, in full force and effect,workers' compensation and employers'
liability,commercial general liability, and automobile liability insurance coverages of the type
that wireless providers are required to obtain under this Article 25 with reasonable and prudent
limits.
25.3. Certificate of Insurance; Other Requirements. As a condition of every permit,
wireless providers will furnish Utility with a certificate of insurance ("certificate"). The
certificate shall reference this regulation and workers' compensation and property insurance
waivers of subrogation required by this regulation. Utility and City shall be given thirty(30)
calendar days advance notice of cancellation or nonrenewal of required insurance if not replaced
during the term of this regulation. All policies, other than workers' compensation, shall be
written on an occurrence and not on a claims-made basis. All policies may be written with
deductibles or self-insured retentions. Upon request, wireless service providers shall obtain
certificates from its agents, contractors, and their subcontractors working hereunder and
provide a copy of such certificates to Utility.
25.4. Limits. The limits of liability set out in this Article 25 may be increased or decreased
by consent, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld by either Utility or any wireless
provider,in the event of any factors or occurrences, including substantial increases in the level of
jury verdicts or judgments or the passage of state, federal, or other governmental compensation
plans, or laws that would materially increase or decrease a wireless provider's exposure to risk.
25.5. Prohibited Exclusions.No policies of insurance required to be obtained by a wireless
provider or its contractors or subcontractors shall contain provisions that: (1) exclude coverage
of liability assumed by this regulation with City or Utility except as to infringement of patents or
copyrights or for libel and slander in program material, (2) exclude coverage of liability arising
from excavating, collapse, or underground work, (3) exclude coverage for injuries to City's or
Utility's employees or agents, or(4)exclude coverage of liability for injuries or damages caused
by the wireless provider's contractors or the contractors' employees, or agents. This list of
prohibited provisions shall not be interpreted as exclusive.
25.6. Deductible/Self-insurance Retention Amounts. Wireless providers shall be fully
responsible for any deductible or self-insured retention amounts contained in their insurance or for
any deficiencies in the amounts of insurance maintained.
Article 26. Assignment
26.1. Limitations on Assignment. Wireless providers shall not assign any permits granted
under this regulation, nor any part of such permits, without the prior written consent of Utility
and City, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided, however, a wireless
provider may assign its rights and obligations to an affiliate without consent upon prior written
notice.
26.2. Obligations of Assignee/Transferee and Permittee.No assignment or transfer under
this Article 26 shall be allowed until the assignee or transferee becomes a signatory to the
permit issued under this regulation and assumes all associated obligations arising under this
regulation. Wireless providers who seek to assign or transfer a permit shall furnish Utility or City
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with prior written notice of the transfer or assignment,together with the name and address of the
transferee or assignee.
26.3. Sub-permitting. Wireless providers shall not sub-permit, sub-license, lease, or otherwise
allow any third parties to place attachments on Utility's facilities. Any such action shall
constitute a violation of this regulation and any permit held by such wireless provider. The
authorized use of small wireless facilities by third parties that involves no additional attachment
is not subject to this Article 26.3.
Article 27. Failure to Enforce
Failure of City, Utility or a wireless provider to take action to enforce compliance with any of
the terms or conditions of this regulation or to give notice or declare this regulation or any permit
granted hereunder terminated shall not constitute a waiver or relinquishment of any term or
condition of this regulation,but the same shall be and remain at all times in full force and effect
until terminated, in accordance with this regulation.
Article 28. Receivership,Foreclosure or Act of Bankruptcy.
As a condition to every permit, wireless providers shall consent to termination by Utility and/or
City of any and every permit one hundred twenty(120)days after the filing of bankruptcy or the
appointment of a receiver or receivers or trustee or trustees to take over and conduct the business of
the wireless provider whether in a receivership,reorganization,bankruptcy or other action or
proceeding unless such receivership or trusteeship shall have been vacated prior to the expiration
of said one hundred twenty(120)days,or unless such receivers or trustees shall have,within one
hundred twenty(120)days after their election or appointment, fully complied with all the terms
and provisions of this regulation granted pursuant hereto, and the receivers or trustees within said
one hundred twenty(120)days shall have remedied all violations and deficiencies under this
Regulation.
Article 29. Removal of Attachments.
Wireless providers may at any time remove their attachments from any facility of City or Utility,
but any such removal must be done with prior written notice and in coordination with Utility to
disconnect a power supply.No refund of any fee will be due on account of such removal.
Article 30. Bonds.
30.1. Purpose and Amount of Bond. As a condition to permitting,wireless providers shall
furnish a performance bond executed by a surety company reasonably acceptable to City and
Utility which is duly authorized to do business in the state of Arkansas in the amount of one
thousand dollars ($1,000.00)per small wireless facility the duration of permits issued under this
regulation as security for the faithful performance of obligations under this regulation including,
without limitation,the removal of abandoned or improperly maintained small wireless facilities,
and the payment of rates and fees that are unpaid after more than twelve(12)months.
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30.1.1. Prior notice required. Neither City nor Utility shall seek payment against a bond
until the wireless provider has been afforded reasonable notice of noncompliance and an
opportunity to cure.
30.1.2. Total bond limit. Neither City nor Utility shall require a wireless provider to
maintain total bonds under this regulation in an amount greater than ten thousand($10,000)
dollars, which may be combined in a single instrument.
30.1.3. Cash bonds. Neither City nor Utility shall require a cash bond unless the wireless
provider has failed to obtain or maintain a bond,or the bond surety has defaulted or
otherwise failed to perform on behalf of a wireless provider.
30.2. Waiver. Bond requirements may be waived by the City and/or Utility for a wireless
provider that maintains bonding for other operations that would meet or exceed the requirements of
this Article 30.
Article 31. Severabilitv.
If any provision or portion thereof of this regulation is or becomes invalid under any applicable
statute or rule of law, and such invalidity does not materially alter the essence of this regulation
to either party, such provision shall not render unenforceable this entire regulation. Rather, the
parties intend that the remaining provisions shall be administered as if the Regulation did not
include the invalid provision.
Article 32 Governing Law
As a condition of each permit, wireless providers shall consent that all actions or proceedings
arising directly or indirectly from this regulation shall be commenced and litigated only in the
Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Arkansas or the Eastern District of Arkansas federal court with
jurisdiction over North Little Rock, Arkansas, and consent to the jurisdiction over the above-
listed courts, in all actions or proceeding arising directly or indirectly from this regulation with
all disputes based on Arkansas law.
In the event that any legislative, regulatory,judicial, or other action("new law") affects the
rights or obligations of any party described herein, or establishes rates,terms or conditions for
the construction, operation, maintenance, repair or replacement of attachments on Utility poles or
in the public right-of-way, that differ, in any material respect from the terms of this regulation,
then any such party may, upon thirty(30) days' written notice,petition for the terms of this
regulation to be amended to conform to the new law on a going forward basis for all existing and
new attachments, unless the new law requires retroactive application.
Article 33. Incorporation of Recitals and Appendices.
The recitals stated above and all appendices to this regulation are incorporated into and constitute
part of this regulation.
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Article 34. Force Majeure.
If City, Utility, or any wireless provider is prevented or delayed from fulfilling any term or
provision of this regulation by reason of fire, flood, earthquake, or like acts of nature, wars,
revolution, civil commotion, explosion, acts of terrorism, embargo, acts of the government in
its sovereign capacity, material changes of laws or regulations, labor difficulties, including
without limitation, strikes, slowdowns, picketing or boycotts, unavailability of equipment of
vendor, or any other such cause not attributable to the negligence or fault of the party delayed
in performing the acts required by the regulation, then performance of such acts shall be excused
for the period of the unavoidable delay, and the affected party shall endeavor to remove or
overcome such inability as soon as reasonably possible.
Article 35. Casualty.
A wireless provider may at any time remove its attachments or small wireless facilities from City
and/or Utility poles in the event of a casualty, fire or other harm affecting such City and/or
Utility poles ("casualty event"). City or Utility will provide notice to wireless providers of any
casualty event as soon as reasonably possible thereafter. In the event of damage by a casualty
event to a City or Utility pole or facility that cannot reasonably be expected to be repaired within
forty-five (45) days following such casualty event or which City or Utility elects not to repair, or
if such casualty event is reasonably expected to disrupt a wireless provider's operations on a City
or Utility pole for more than forty-five (45)days, then the wireless provider may, at any time
following such casualty or harm; (i)terminate the applicable permit upon fifteen(15) days'
written notice to City or Utility; (ii)place a temporary facility, if feasible, at a location equivalent
to wireless provider's current use of the City or Utility pole until such time as the pole is fully
restored to accommodate the wireless provider's attachment or small wireless facility; or(iii)
permit the wireless provider to submit a new application for a permit at an alternate location
equivalent to the wireless provider's current use of the City or Utility pole, and City and Utility
shall waive the application fee and transfer all remaining rights to the new City or Utility pole so
long as such relocation was due to a casualty event not directly caused by the wireless provider.
Any such notice of termination shall cause the applicable permit to expire with the same force
and effect as though the date set forth in such notice were the date originally set as the expiration
date of the applicable permit. The attachment fees shall abate during the period of repair
following such casualty event in proportion to the degree to which wireless provider's use of the
City or Utility pole is impaired. The wireless provider will be entitled to collect all insurance
proceeds payable to the wireless provider on account thereof and to be reimbursed for any
prepaid attachment fees on a pro rata basis.
Article 36. Attachment of Wireline Backhaul Facilities on Utility Poles.
36.1. Agreement Required. No communication service provider shall attach a wireline
backhaul facility to a City or Utility pole, without authority from the pole owner.
36.2. Attachments Adjacent to Mid-span Facilities. After the effective date of this
regulation, any communication service provider that attaches wireline backhaul facilities to a
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City or Utility pole with facilities or equipment larger than one cubic foot installed on the span of
the wireline backhaul facilities shall be subject to the following requirements:
36.2.1. Permit Required. Each pole attachment of a wireline backhaul facility that is
adjacent to mid-span facilities larger than one cubic foot must be separately permitted.
Pole attachment permit applications must include the information described in Sections
6.3.1, 6.3.2, 6.3.4, 6.3.6, 6.3.8, 6.3.9, and 6.3.10, and will be processed under the same
procedures and requirements in this regulation applicable to small wireless facilities.
36.2.2. Each pole attachment of a wireline backhaul facility that is adjacent to mid-span
facilities larger than one cubic foot shall be subject to the attachment rate shown on
Appendix A.
36.3. Previous Aareements. The provisions in this Article 36 shall not apply to
communication service providers that previously entered an agreement to attach wireline
backhaul facilities to City or Utility poles that expressly included the authority to install
facilities or equipment larger than one cubic foot in size.
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APPENDIX A - FEES
Small wireless facility application fee ..................................................$ 100.00
This fee applies to each small wireless facility proposed in an application. This fee ensures
that the City and Utility recover costs associated with administrative processing and initial
post-installation inspection.
New pole, small wireless facility application fee.................................$ 2_50.00
This fee applies to each new pole (with small wireless facility)proposed in an application.
This fee ensures that the City and Utility recover costs associated with administrative
processing and initial post-installation inspection.
ROWFee...........................................................................................$ 30.00/year
This fee applies per year to each small wireless facility installed in the right-of-way. This
fee ensures that the City recover costs associated with administering and maintaining the
public right-of-way.
AttachmentFee..............................................................................$ 240.00/year
This fee applies per year to each small wireless facility attached to a City or Utility pole.
This fee ensures that the City and Utility recover costs associated with administering and
maintaining their Facilities.
Wireline Backhaul Attachment Fee ............................................... $32.00/year
This fee applies to each pole attachment of a wireline backhaul facility that is adjacent to
mid-span facilities larger than one cubic foot. This fee ensures that the City recovers costs
associated with greater physical demands on City poles and administration of ROWS.
ReinspectionFee .....................................................................................$ 150.00
This fee applies to each small wireless facility that does not pass an initial inspection and
requires re-inspection. This fee ensures that the City and Utility recover costs associated
with administering and conducting a reinspection.
Unauthorized Attachment Fee.....................................................$ 480.00/year
This fee applies per year to each small wireless facility attached to a City or Utilitypole or
other structure without proper authority. This fee is in addition to any penalty that may be
assigned or adjudicated for violation of a City ordinance. This fee ensures that the City and
Utility recover costs associated with locating and remediating unauthorized attachments.
Continuing Violation Fee ................................................................ $ 10.00/day
This fee applies per day to each small wireless facility attached to a City or Utility Facility
in violation of the permit or an applicable code for more than thirty (3 0) days after notice of
the violation. It is in addition to any penalty that may be assigned or adjudicated for
violation of a City ordinance. This fee ensures that the City and Utility recover costs
associated with locating and remediating specific permit violations.
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APPENDIX B - DESIGN STANDARDS
B-1: Distribution Pole Attachment Design
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