§ 54.67. Purpose.

The purpose of this Article is:

(a)

To regulate the erection, construction, reconstruction, installation, operation, maintenance, dismantling, testing, repair and use of a private communications system in, upon, along, across, above, over, under or in any manner connected with the streets, public ways or public places within the corporate limits of the City, as now or in the future may exist; and

(b)

To provide the City with compensation for occupation and use of the City's rights of way for a private communications system; and

(c)

To provide the City with compensation for acquisition and maintenance of City's rights of way when used for commercial purposes;

(d)

To provide the City with compensation for the cost of regulation imposed by this article on a private communications system.

(Ord. of 4-5-1982, Doc. #16903; Ord. of 9-14-1987, Doc. #21481)