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Code of Sweetwater
Title 16 Streets and Sidewalks, etc.
Chapter 7 Standards For Small Wireless Communication
Title 16 Streets and Sidewalks, etc.
Chapter 7 Standards For Small Wireless Communication
Sweetwater
Title 16 : Streets and Sidewalks, etc.
Chapter 7 : Standards For Small Wireless Communication
16-704 : Application review.
- Review of small wireless facility applications. The authority shall review the application, and if the application conforms to applicable laws and this chapter, particularly the provisions of this section, the authority shall issue a permit on nondiscriminatory terms and conditions subject to the following requirements:
- Within thirty (30) days of receiving an application, the authority will notify the applicant whether the application is incomplete, and identify the missing information. The applicant may resubmit the completed application within thirty (30) days without additional charge, in which case the authority shall have thirty (30) days from receipt of the resubmitted application to verify the application is complete, notify the applicant that the application remains incomplete or in the authority's sole discretion, deny the application; and
- Make its final decision to approve or deny the application within thirty (30) days for a colocation, and sixty (60) days for any new structure, after the application is complete (or deemed complete in the event the authority does not notify applicant that the application or resubmitted application is incomplete).
- The authority shall advise the applicant in writing of its final decision.
- Review deadline. If the authority fails to act on an application within the sixty (60) day review period (or within the thirty (30) day review period for an amended application), the applicant may provide notice that the time period for acting has lapsed and may pursue final approval.
- Compensation. Every permit shall include as a condition the applicant's agreement to pay such lawful public ROW use fees, business license taxes, and administrative fees as are permitted under applicable Tennessee and federal law. The applicant shall also pay all applicable ad valorem taxes, service fees, sates taxes, or other taxes and fees as may not or hereafter be lawfully imposed on other businesses within the city.
- Conferences. Staff will review submissions to determine if colocation or other alternative sites will meet the needs of the applicant(s) and the City of Sweetwater. Conferences will be scheduled to resolve specific issues related to requests when safety is a concern, multiple providers are requesting to locate at/near the same location, proposed locations may be affected by planned construction or the authority believes that an alternative design might allow for colocation on existing infrastructure rather than installation of a new pole. The review and conference will take place within the given time constraints of application review. (as added by Ord. #976, Sept. 2019 Ch7_02-07-22)
Date Last Updated: 08/05/2024
Codification Date: 03/01/2004
Officials at Date of Last Codification:
Mayor - Doyle F. Lowe
Vice Mayor - Sam Moser
Commissioner - Lamar Hughes
Commissioner - Johanna Jinks
Commissioner - Alan Richeson
Commissioner - James A. Stutts
Recorder - Sonya Crush
City Attorney - John Cleveland