§ 42-20. Purpose of article.

(a)

Purpose. The purpose of this article is to:

(1)

Assist the management of the public rights-of-way in order to minimize the congestion, inconvenience, visual impact and other adverse effects, and the costs to the citizens resulting from the placement of telecommunications facilities in public rights-of-way;

(2)

Govern the provider's use and occupancy of the public rights-of-way;

(3)

Compensate the city for the private, commercial use and occupancy of the public rights-of-way by the telecommunications providers in a nondiscriminatory and competitively neutral manner;

(4)

Assist the city in its efforts to protect the public health, safety and welfare;

(5)

Facilitate competition among the telecommunications service providers and encourage the universal availability of advanced telecommunications services to all residents and business of the city;

(6)

Conserve the limited physical capacity of the public rights-of-way held in public trust by the city.

(b)

Title. This chapter may be referred to as the "Telecommunications Ordinance."

(Code 1982, § 25.5-26; Ord. No. 99-47, § 1, 8-30-1999; Ord. No. 99-39, § 1, 9-7-1999)