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12.15.070 Registration.

Label: City code section

(Amended by Ordinance 192006, effective January 10, 2025.)

  1. A.  Registration required. Every person who desires to be a utility operator within the City will register with the City prior to providing any utility services to any customer in the City. Every person providing utility services to customers within the City as of the effective date of this Chapter will register within 45 calendar days of the effective date of this Chapter.
  2. B.  Annual registration. After registering with the City pursuant to Subsection A. of this Section, the registrant will, by December 31 of each year, file with the City a new registration form if it intends to provide utility service at any time in the following calendar year. Registrants that file an initial registration pursuant to Subsection A of this Section on or after July 1 will not be required to file an annual registration until December 31 of the following year.
  3. C.  Registration application. The registration will be on a form provided by the City and will be accompanied by any additional documents required by the City, in the City’s sole discretion and at no cost to the City, to identify the registrant and its legal status, describe the type of utility services provided or to be provided by the registrant, and list the facilities over which the utility services will be provided. Failure to receive or secure a form will not relieve any person from the obligation to register and pay the associated fees under this Chapter.
  4. D.  Registration fee. Each application for registration will be accompanied by a nonrefundable registration fee in an amount to be determined by the City Council.
  5. E.  Wireless communications services providers who do not own, operate, or maintain infrastructure in the City’s right-of-way are not required to register with the City.
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