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Section 64.17

Compliance.

Adopted August 30, 2015

The Village declares that its policy and intent in adopting this ordinance is to fully comply with the requirements of the Act, and its provisions should be construed in such a manner as to achieve that purpose. The Village shall comply in all respects with the requirements of the Act, including but not limited to the following:

(a) Exempting certain route maps from the Freedom of Information Act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231, 215.246, as provided in Section 4(c) of this ordinance;
(b) Allowing certain previously issued permits to satisfy these permit requirements, in accordance with Section 4(f) of this ordinance;
(c) Allowing existing providers additional time in which to submit an application for a permit, and excusing such providers from the $500 application fee, in accordance with Section 4(g) of this ordinance;
(d) Approving or denying an application for a permit within forty-five (45) days from the date a telecommunications provider files an application for a permit for access to and usage of a public right-of-way within the Village, in accordance with Section 5(a) of this ordinance;
(e) Notifying the MPSC when the Village has granted or denied a permit, in accordance with Section 5(a) of this ordinance;
(f) Not unreasonably denying an application for a permit, in accordance with Section 5(a) of this ordinance;
(g) Issuing a permit in the form approved by the MPSC, with or without additional or different permit terms, as provided in Section 5(b) of this ordinance;
(h) Limiting the conditions imposed on the issuance of a permit to the telecommunications provider's access and usage of the public right-of-way, in accordance with Section 5(c) of this ordinance;
(i) Not requiring a bond of a telecommunications provider which exceeds the reasonable cost to ensure that the public right-of-way is returned to its original condition during and after the telecommunication provider's access and use, in accordance with Section 5(d) of this ordinance;
(j) Not charging any telecommunications providers any additional fees for construction or engineering permits, in accordance with Section 6 of this ordinance;
(k) Providing each telecommunications provider affected by the Village's right-of-way fees with a copy of this ordinance, in accordance with Section 11 of this ordinance;
(l) Submitting an annual report to the Authority, in accordance with Section 14 of this ordinance; and
(m) Not holding a cable television operator in default for a failure to pay certain franchise fees, in accordance with Section 15 of this ordinance.