HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-10438ORDINANCE NO.
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 54 OF
THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW ARTICLE
VIII, CHAPTER 54, TO PROVIDE THAT ANY PERSON
OR FIRM SEEKING TO USE PUBLIC RIGHTS -OF -WAY _
IN THE CITY FOR THE PLACEMENT OF PATHWAYS IN
CONNECTION WITH THE OPERATION OF A PRIVATE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM SHALL BE REQUIRED
TO PAY A FEE TO THE CITY BASED ON THE ACTUAL
LINEAR FEET OF PATHWAY AS A CONDITION TO SUCH
PLACEMENT OF THE PATHWAYS; FURTHER PROVIDING -
DEFINITIONS; SETTING FORTH TERMS AND
CONDITIONS IN REGARD TO THE PERMIT TO BE
ISSUED TO SAID PERSON OR FIRM; PROVIDING FOR
POSTING OF BONDS AND SECURING OF INSURANCE;
REQUIRING COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN STANDARDS;
CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
WHEREAS, through Resolution No. 84-538, adopted
May 10, 1984, the City of Miami has approved an Interim Agreement
for persons who own, operate or lease telecommunications lines
and were desirous of using the public right-of-way to install
such lines; and
WHEREAS, the rights -of -way within the corporate limits of
the city are held by city in trust for the public and is
maintained by the city at great public expense, and
WHEREAS, the use of said public rights -of -way is a valuable
property right for telecommunication companies from which the
user derives income and profits; and
WHEREAS, without the use of the right-of-way for utilities
being subject to municipal regulation and permitting the use of
the public right-of-way would be wholly unregulated and there
would be no mechanism for repair to damaged public property, no
plans and permits on file with the City regarding the locations
of its lines, among other matters of great public interest which
are served by municipal regulation in this area; and
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ORDINANCE NO
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 54 OF
THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW ARTICLE
VIII, CHAPTER 54, TO PROVIDE THAT ANY PERSON
OR FIRM SEEKING TO USE PUBLIC RIGHTS -OF -WAY
IN THE CITY FOR, THE PLACEMENT OF PATHWAYS IN
CONNECTION WITH THE OPERATION OF A PRIVATE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM SHALL BE REQUIRED
TO PAY A FEE TO THE CITY BASED ON THE ACTUAL
LINEAR FEET OF PATHWAY AS A CONDITION TO SUCH
PLACEMENT OF THE PATHWAYS; FURTHER PROVIDING
DEFINITIONS; SETTING FORTH TERMS AND
CONDITIONS IN REGARD TO THE PERMIT TO BE
ISSUED TO SAID PERSON OR FIRM; PROVIDING FOR
POSTING OF BONDS AND SECURING OF INSURANCE;
REQUIRING COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN STANDARDS;
CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
WHEREAS, through Resolution No. 84-538, adopted
May 10, 1984, the City of Miami has approved an Interim Agreement
for persons who own, operate or lease telecommunications lines
and were desirous of using the public right-of-way to install
such lines; and
WHEREAS, the rights -of -way within the corporate limits of
the city are held by city in trust for the public and is
maintained by the city at great public expense and
WHEREAS, the. use of said public rights -of -way is a valuable
property right for telecommunication companies from which the
user derives income and profits; and
WHEREAS, without the use of the right--of-way for utilities
being subject to municipal regulation and permitting the use of
the public right-of-way would be wholly unregulated and there
would be no mechanism for repair to damaged public property, no
plans and permits on file with the City regarding the locations
of its lines, among other matters of great public interest which
are served by municipal regulation in this area; and
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WHEREAS, the City in implementing its interim agreement for
use of rights -of -way always stated that it would develop a
comprehensive City Administrative Policy which would include
compensation for the use of City streets for private businesses;
and
WHEREAS, the City has developed such a Tolicy as is provided
for by the instant ordinance; and
WHEREAS,, a budgetary short fall of severe proportions which
is enveloping the City in this fiscal year necessitates that this
ordinance be enacted as an emergency measure; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami is authorized and obligated to
license and control the use of public rights -of -way within the
City; and
WHEREAS, the right to use the streets and highways of a
Florida municipality for the conduct of a strictly private
business can be acquired by permission of the municipality and
the form of such acquisition can be a permit issued to the
commercial enterprise; and
WHEREAS, all other enterprises which have lines within the
City's rights -of -way have agreements and/or pay the City some
form of annual compensation for the privilege of having their
lines within the City's rights -of -way and
WHEREAS, revenues from rights -of -way permittees will allow
the City an opportunity to help fund the cost of local government
including the cost of public capital improvement and thereby
partly recoup the public monies expended in the past for the
acquisition, construction and maintenance of the public rights -
of -way; and
WHEREAS, the fairness of this policy of compensation for
private use of the public rights -of -way will serve the public
interest and also permit the private sector to earn a fair profit
while providing the most sophisticated telecommunication system
in the world; and
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WHEREAS, it is fair and reasonable that the firms utilizing
the rights -of -way shoulder some of the burden to pay their share
for access to a limited resource and to recoup the public monies
expended for the acquisition, construction and maintenance of the
public rights -of -way and the assumption of their share of the
burden ought to be considered as a fixed cost of doing business;
and
WHEREAS, only by controlling the corridor through which
these new communication services must flow can the City's future
administrative mechanism for partly recouping these public monies
be made efficient or operable, and
WHEREAS, under the City's Home Rule powers as granted by
Sec. 2(b), Article VIII of the constitution of the State of
Florida and Section 166.021, Florida Statutes and as the owner in
fee simple of the City's rights -of -way, the City Commission has
determined and does hereby determine to impose an annual fee for
the commercial utilization of the City's rights -of -way by the
placement of private telecommunications lines within the
right-of-way in accordance with the terms and conditions as set
forth in this ordinance which will replace the City's existing
interim right-of-way fee;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Chapter 54, of the Code of the City of Miami,
Florida, as amended, is hereby amended by the addition of a new
article:
"CHAPTER 54
STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
ARTICLE VIII.USE OF THE PUBLIC RIGHTS -OF -WAY BY PRIVATE
COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS.
Sec. 54-140 Statement of Purpose.
The City Commission hereby finds and declares that it
is necessary and reasonable for this Article;
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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;
b, to provide the City with compensation for
occupation and use of the City's rights -of -way for
a private communications system;
c. to provide the City with compensation for
acquisition and maintenance of City's rights of
way when used for commercial purposes; and
d. to provide the City with compensation for the cost
of regulation imposed by this article on a private
communications system.
Sec. 54-141 Definitions.
For the purposes of this Article and any agreement in
accordance herewith, the following terms, phrases,
words and their derivations shall have the meaning
given herein unless otherwise specifically provided in
this Article, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise or unless such meaning would be inconsistent
with the manifest intent of the City Commission and/or
with Chapter 337, Florida Statutes, as amended.
(1) "Cable Communications Division" means the City's
Cable Communication Division Director or their
designee and any successor in interest.
(2) "Cable Communication System" means a nonbroadcast
facility consisting of a set of transmission paths
with associated signal generation, reception and
control equipment, under common ownership and
control, which distributes or is designed to
distribute to subscribers and signals of one or
more television broadcast stations and is
franchised by the City in accordance with law.
(3) "FCC" means the Federal Communications Commission
or its legally appointed successor.
(4) "Local telephone service" means
a. The access to a local telephone system, and
the privilege of telephonic -quality
communication with substantially all persons
having telephone or radio telephone stations
constituting a part of such local telephone
system or
b. Any facility or
connection with a
paragraph (a).
service provided in,
service described in
The term "local telephone service" does not
include any service which is a toll telephone
service; private communication service
cellular mobile telephone or
telecommunication service; specialized mobile
telephone or telecommunication service;
speQialed mobile radio, or pagers and
paging service, including but not limited to
"beepers" and any other form of mobile and
portable one-way or two-way communication; or
teletypewriter or computer exchange service.
(5)
"Telecommunication Permit Agreement" means the
document by which a privilege granted by the City
by which the City authorizes a person to erect,
construct, reconstruct, operate, dismantle, test,
use, maintain, repair, rebuild and replace a
private communications system that occupies the
streets, public ways or public places within the
City. Any Telecommunication Agreement issued in
accordance herewith shall be a nonexclusive permit
and shall be subject to approval as to form by the
City Attorney whose office is promulgating a
standard form agreement.
(6)
"Permittee" means the person or its legal
successor in interest who is issued a
Telecommunication Permit Agreement or Permits in
accordance with the provisions of this Article for
the erection, construction, reconstruction,
operation, dismantling, testing, use, maintenance,
repairing, rebuilding or replacing of a private
communications systems in the City.
(7)
"Private Communications System" means any
communications lines, cables, equipment or
facilities, not part of the LATA, not part of a
Cable Communications System franchised by the
City, nor part of a government -owned system, that
in any manner is connectedwith the streets,
public ways or public places within the corporate
limits of the City, as now or in the future may
exist, which:
I. are used to provide a toll telephone service;
ii. are used by a person or business entity to
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provide telecommunication services including
but not limited to, telephone, telegram,
teletypewriter, or computer exchange services
between different offices or facilities of
the person, business entity or its affiliated
companies; or
iii.
are used to provide telecommunication
services to other entities.
(8)
"Street" means any area established for vehicular
or public access use or the entire width between
the boundary lines of every way publicly
maintained when any part thereof is open for
public- purposes. "Street" includes, but is not
limited to, highway, avenue, road, alley, right of
way, drive, lane, boulevard, court, concourse,
bridge, cul de sao, tunnel, parks, parkways and
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waterways.
(9),
"Toll telephone service" means:
(a) A telephonio-quality communication for which
there is toll charge which varies in amount
with the distance and elapsed transmission
time of each individual communication; or
(b) A service which entitles the subscriber or
user, upon the payment of periodio charge
which is determined as a flat amount or upon
the basis of total elapsed transmission tine,
to the privilege of an unlimited number of
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telephonic communications to or from all or A
substantial portion of the persons having
telephone or radio telephone stations in a
specified area which is outside the local
telephone system area in which the station
provided with this service is located.
(10) "Pathway" means any line, cable, fiber optic
conduit, duct -bank similar transmission equipment
which shall be known collectively in thi8 article
as pathways.
Sec. 54-142 Service of Notice.
All notices required to be given to the City under any
provision of this Article shall be deemed served when
received through the U.S. mail or delivered by hand in
writing to the City Public Works Director or to any
person in charge of the division during normal business
hours.
See. 54-143 No Liability or Warranty
This Article shall not be construed to create or hold
the City responsible or liable for any damage to
persons or property by reason of any inspection or
rainspection authorized herein or failure to inspect or
reinspect, nor shall the issuance of any
Telecommunication Permit nor the approval or
disapproval of any installation authorized herein
constitute any representation, guarantee or warranty of
any kind by, nor create any liability upon the City or
any official, agent or employee thereof.
Sec 54-144 Length of Permit Agreement.
(a) Any Telecommunication Permit Agreement issued by
the City in accordance herewith shall be a
nonexclusive permit for the use of the streets,
public ways or public places within the City as
specified in the Telecommunication Permit for the
erection, construction, reconstruction, operation,
maintenance, dismantling, testing and use of a
Private Communications System.
(b) Any Telecommunication Permit issued by the City
shall continue in full force and effect so long as
the Permittee is incompliancewith this Article,
and all applicable Federal, State and local
ordinances and regulations and the space occupied
is not needed for a public purpose.
_ (c) In the event any Telecommunication Permit shall be
revoked, the applicable. Private Communications
System shall be removed from the streets, public
ways and public places in accordance with the
provisions of Section 54.80
Sec. 54-145 Permit Locations.
(a) Any Telecommunication Permit Agreement issued for
a Private Communications System in accordance
herewith shall apply only to the location or,
locations stated on the Telecommunication Permit
or Permits
(b) Nothing in this Article shall be construed as a
representation, promise or guarantee by the City
that any other permit or other authorization
required under any City ordinance for the
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construction or installation of a private
Communications System shall be issued. The
requirements for any and all other permits as may
be required by any City ordinance, including the
Might -of --stay Utilization Permit, shall still apply
and all other 'applicable permit fees shall still
be due.
Sec. 54-146 Technical Standards.
All technical standards governing construction,
reconstruction, installation, operation, testing, use,
maintenance, and dismantling of a Private
Communications System provided for herein shall be in
accordance with all applicable FCC and other Federal,
State and local laws and regulations, including but not
limited to the most recent, editions of the South
Florida Building Code, National Electrical Code and the
National Electrical Safety Code.
Sec. 54-147 Powers and Duties of City Public Works
Director.
The City Public Works Director and his authorized
designee shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) Receive and review applications for
Telecommunication Permits for any Private
Communications System.
(2) Review and cause to be audited all reports and
filings submitted by the Permittee to the. City
pursuant to this Article.
(3) Submit regulations regarding the construction,
reconstruction, operation, maintenance,
dismantling, testing, use, repairing, rebuilding
or replacing of any Private Communications System
established by Telecommunication Permit in
accordance herewith to the Director of the
Department of Public Works for promulgation.
Sec. 54-148 Bonds.
(a) Unless the applicant supplies. other acceptable
financialguarantees or demonstrates financial
responsibility satisfactory to the Director of
Finance and the City Attorney, all persons
submitting a request for a Telecommunication
Permit to construct a Private Communications
System in accordance herewith shall file with
their request bonds solely for the protection of
the City with a surety company or trust company or
companies as surety or sureties in the amount
sufficient to protect the City from any and all
damages or costs suffered or incurred by the City
as a result, thereof, including, but not limited
to, attorney's fees and costs of any action or
proceeding, and including the full amount of
compensation, indemnification, cost of removal or
abandonment of any property or other costs which
may be in default, up to the full principal amount
of such bond which shall not exceed the amount of
$50,000,00; and the condition shall be a
continuing obligation during the entire term of
any Telecommunication Permit issued in accordance
herewith and thereafter uzitil the Permittee shall
have satisfied in full, any and all obligations to
the City which arise out of or pertain to the
Telecommunication Permit for a Private
Communications System.
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(b) None of the provisions of this section nor any
bond accepted by the City pursuant hereto nor any
damages recovered by the City thereunder, shall be
construed to excuse the faithful performance by or
limit the liability of the permittee under this
Article or any Telecommunication Permit issued in
accordance herewith or for damages either to the
full amount of such bond or otherwise.
Sec. 54-149 Compensation for Permit.
Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be a term and
condition of any Telecommunication Permit issued in
accordance herewith that as a part of the consideration
supporting the issuance of such Telecommunication
Permit and the City's permission thereby to occupy and
use the streets of the City, that the Permittee shall
pay each year to the City compensation and License fees
in the amount of:
(i) $2.00 per linear foot of any aboveground or
underground line, cable, fiber optic,
conduit, duct -bank, or other pathway
(hereinafter collectively referred to as
"Pathway") that makes physical use of the
City streets.
For the purposes of this Section, two or more lines
cables fiber optics conduits, duct -banks or other
pathways parallel to each other which are:
(i) underground and within a sixteen (16) inch
wide strip of -right-of-way, except as
hereinafter provided, or
(ii) aboveground and attached to the same poles,
and owned by the same or an affiliated
company shall be considered as one Pathway
for the purpose of the per linear foot
_ charge. In the event a Permittee cannot
construct or lay its underground lines,
cables, fiber optics conduits, duct -banks or
otherpathways within a single sixteen inch
wide strip of right-of-way because a sixteen
inch wide strip of right-of-way is not
available due to the closeness of other lines
owned by other entities, then all lines,
cables fiber optics conduits, duct -banks or
other pathways which are owned by that
Permittee or an affiliated company that are
parallel to each other within the same right-
of-way regardless of distance apart shall be
considered as one Pathway for the purpose of
the, per linear foot charge, provided that
such lines and pathways could have been
constructed within a single sixteen inch wide
strip of right-of-way, if it had been
available. Lines, cables or fiber optics of
a Private Communications System placed in an
underground conduit or duct -bank owned by
another Permittee shall require a separate
Telecommunication Permit, subject to the same
requirements as other installations, except
the fee for the additional Telecommunications
Permit shall be one-half of the otherwise
applicable per linear foot fee for one
portion of the Pathway so utilized, Lines,
cables or fiber optics of a Private
Communications System placed aboveground on
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existing poles Shall require a
Telecommunication Permit, subject to the same
requirements as other installations. Lines,
cables or fiber optics of a Private
Communication System which are placed in an
underground conduit or duot--bank, or on —
aboveground poles owned by an entity exempt
from the provisions of this Article shall
require a Telecommunication Permit, unless
the Franchise, or other authorization by
which the exempt entity has the right to
place the conduit, duct -bank or poles within
the City property, prohibits the application
of the permit and fee requirements contained
in this Article to the lessee of space within
the conduit or duct -bank or on the poles. As
may be allowed by law, the City may raise
this license fee no more frequently than
every three years, by an amount not exceeding
the proportional cumulative increase in the
Bureau of Labor Statistics Telephone and
Telegraph Wire and Cable Index or successor
index since the initial establishment of this
permit fee, or since the more recent increase
in the permit fee for any and all subsequent
increases after the first increase, and only
after a public hearing and at least twenty
(20) days notice to all Permittees, except as
hereinafter provided. The City may raise the
license fee more than the cumulative increase
in such Index in the event there is competent
evidence that the fee imposed by the .City is
below the average of fees imposed by other
cities within the State of Florida which
impose such fees and which have populations
in excess of 100,000 people. Except for
lines, cables or fiber optics within a
conduit or duct -bank owned by another
Permittee, the license fee shall be based on
the same amount per linear foot for all
nongovernmental entities subject to the
requirements of this Article after the
transition period, except in no event,
however, shall the fee be less than $500.00
per annum.
Sec. 54-150 Payment and Audit of Compensation and
License Fees.
(a) The annual -oompensation.and license fee provided
for in Section 54.149 shall be payable annually on
July 1 of each year.
(b) Fees not paid within ten days after the due date
shall bear interest at the rate of one percent per
month from the date due until paid.
(c) The acceptance of any payment required hereunder
by the City shall not be construed as an
acknowledgment that the amount paid is the correct
amount due, nor shall such acceptance of payment
be construed as a release of any claim which the
City may have for additional sums due and payable:
(1) All fee payments shall be subject to audit by
the City and assessment or refund if the
payment is found to be in error.
(2) In the event that such audit .results in an
assessment by and an additional payment to
the City, such additional payment shall be
subject to interest at the rate of one
percent (1%) per month until the date payment
is made.
(d) Nothing in this Article shall be construed to
limit the liability of the licensee for all
applicable Federal, State and local taxes.
(e) In the event any fees due in accordance with the
terms of this Article are not paid within 90 days
after the due date, the Public Works Director may
withhold the issuance of any right-of-way
utilization permits or Telecommunication Permits
to the Permittee until the amount past due is paid
in full.
Sec. 54-151 Indemnity and Insurance.
(a) The City shall not at any time be liable for any
injury or damage occurring to any person or
property from any cause whatsoever, arising from
the use, operation or condition of the Permittee's
Private Communications System.
(b) The Permittee shall indemnify, save and hold
harmless and defend the City from all liens;
charges; claims, including but not limited to,
libel, slander, invasion of privacy and
unauthorized use of any trademark, trade name or
service mark; demands suits; actions; fines;
penalties; losses; costs, including but not
limited to, reasonable legal fees and court•costs
including legal fees and court costs on appeal;
judgments; injuries; liabilities or damages, in
law or equity, of any and every kind and nature
whatsoever, arising out of or in any way connected
with the installation, operation, maintenance or
condition of the Permittee's Private
Communications System or the granting of the
Telecommunication Permit. The granting of the
permit agreement is separate and distinct
consideration for the granting of this indemnity.
(c) Upon the granting of a Permit and at all times
during the terms of the Permit, including the time
for removal offacilities as provided for herein,
the per.mittee shall obtain, pay all premiums for,
and file with the City Insurance Manager written
evidence of payment of premiums and executed
duplicate copies of the following
(1) A general comprehensive liability police
indemnifying, defending, and saving harmless
the City, its officers, boards, commissions,
agents or employees from any and all claims
by any person whatsoever on account of injury
to or death of a person or persons occasioned
by the operations of the Permittee under the
Telecommunication Permit herein granted, or
alleged to have been so caused or occurred,
with a minimum liability of Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($500,000) combined single
' limit for personal injury or death.
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(2) Property damage insurance, indemnifying,
defending, and saving harmless the City, its
officers, boards, commissions, agents and
employees from and against all claims by any
person whatsoever for property damage
occasioned by the operation of Permittee
under the Telecommunication Permit herein
granted, or alleged to have been so caused or
occurred, with a minimum liability of Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) combined
single limit for property damage.
(d) All insurance policies called for herein shall be
in a form satisfactory to the City Insurance
Manager and shall require thirty (30) days written
.notice of any cancellation to both the City -and
the Permittee. The Permittee shall, in the event
of any such cancellation notice, obtain, pay all
premiums for, and file with the City, written
evidence of the issuance of replacement policies
within thirty (30) days following receipt by the
City or the Permittee of any notice of
cancellation.
(e) In lieu of the insurance policies as required by
and referenced in subparagraphs (c) and (d) above,
the Permittee may submit (i) a certification by a
qualified independent actuary, acceptable to the
City Insurance Manager, which indicates that
Permittee has established an "actuarially sound"
self-insurance program with adequate reserves and
resources to provide coverage and protection equal
to or better than the requirements contained in
subparagraphs (e) and _(d), or (ii) other
documentation and proof acceptable to the City's
Director of Finance and Insurance Manager which
_ indicates that Permittee has a self-insurance
program with adequate reserves and resources to
provide coverage and protection equal to or better
than the requirements contained in subparagraphs
(a) and (d).
Sec. 54-152 Police Powers.
Nothing in this Article or in any Telecommunication
Permit issued in accordance herewith shall be construed
as an abrogation by the City of any of its police
powers
Sec. 54-153 Use of Streets and Pole Attachments.
(a) Before commencing construction of its Private
Communications System in, above, over, under,
across, through or in any way connected with the
streets, public ways or public places of the City,
the Permittee shall first obtain the written
approval of, and all other necessary permits from,
all appropriate City agencies, including but not
limitedto, the Department of Public Works.
Applications for such approval shall be made in
the form prescribed by the Director of Public
Works or his authorized, designee.
(b) Upon obtaining such written approval, the
Permittee shall give. the Department of Public
Works written notice within a reasonable time of
proposed construction, but in no event shall such
notice be given less than ten (10) days before
such commencement, except for emergency repairs of
existing lines or cables,
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(c) Any person who submits a request for a Permit in
accordance herewith shall include therein proposed
agreements for the use of existing utility poles
and conduits, if applicable, with the owter(s) of
such facilities to be used or affected by the
construction of the proposed Private
Communications System, which agreements shall
become effective on the date of execution of the
Permit issued in accordance herewith in the event
that such person is issued a Permit.
(d) It shall be unlawful for the Permittee or any
other person to open or otherwise disturb the
surfaoe of any street, sidewalk, driveway, public
way or other public place for any purpose
whatsoever without obtaining approval to do so
after proceeding in the manner prescribed in
subsections (a) and (b) hereof. Violation of this
section shall subject the Permittee to all
penalties and remedies prescribed therein and to
all other remedies, legal or equitable, which are
available to the City.
(e) The Permittee shall restore any street or sidewalk
it has disturbed in accordance with the provisions
of the City's standard specifications for Streets
and Sidewalks, and shall, at its own cost and
expense, restore and replace any other property
disturbed, damaged or in any way injured by or on
account of its activities to as good as the
condition such property was in immediately prior
to the disturbance, damage or injury or pay the -
fair market value of such property to its owner.
(f) The Permittee shall at its own cost and expense
protect, support, temporarily disconnect, relocate
in the same street or other public place, or
remove from such street or other public place, any
of its property when required to do so by the City
because of street or other public excavation,.
construction, repair, regrading or grading
traffic conditions; installation of sewers,
drains, water pipes, City owned power or signal
lines, tracts; vacation or relocation of streets
or any other type of structure of improvement of a
public agency, or any other type of improvement
necessary for the public health, safety or
welfare, or upon termination or expiration of the
Permit.
(g) Nothing in this Article or any Permit issued in
accordance herewith, shall be construed as
authorizing the Permittee to erect and -maintain
new poles in areas serviced by existing poles, if
the poles are available for Permittee's,.cable.
The Permittee shall obtain written approval from
the Department of Public Works and other
appropriate City agencies before erecting any new
poles or underground conduits where none exist.
(h) The Permittee shall maintain all wires, conduits,
cables, and other real and personal property and
facilities in good condition, order and repair.
() The Permittee shall keep accurate, complete and
current maps and records of its system and
facilities which occupy the streets, public ways
and public places within the City and shall
furnish as soon as they are availAbl.e two (2)
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complete copies of such maps and records,
including as -built drawings, to the Department of
Public Works.
(j) The Permittee shall comply with all rules and '
regulations issued by the Department of Public
Works governing the construction and installation
of Private Communications Systems. In addition:
(1) All aerial cables and wires shall be
installed parallel with existing telephone
and electric utility wires; and
(2) Multiple aerial configurations shall be in
parallel arrangement and bundled, in
accordance with engineering and safety
considerations; and
(3) All underground installations shall be in the
appropriate size and type conduit or other
enclosures approved by the Public Works
Director; and
(4) All installations shall be underground in
those areas of the City where both telephone
and electric utilities facilities are
underground at the time of the installation
of the Permittee's Private Communications
System:
a. In areas where both telephone and
electric utilities' facilities are above
ground at the tie of the installation of
the Permittee's Private Communications
System, the permittee may install its
system above ground on existing utility
poles only, upon the condition that at
such time as those facilities are placed
underground by the telephone and
electric utility • companies, the
Permittee shall likewise place its
facilities underground at its sole cost
and expense.
(5) The Permittee upon reasonable notice by the
City, shall temporarily or permanently
remove, adjust, raise or, lower its facilities
within the right of way when the City
determines that such action is needed for
public use of the right of way including but
not limited to, the passage of nonstandard
vehicles.
(6) The Permittee shall obtain the written
permission of the owner including the City of
any tree or other vegetation before it trims
or prunes the same.
Sec 54-154 Transfer Assignments; Sublessees.
(a) The Permittee shall not transfer or assign its
interest in any Permit issued in accordance
herewith, other than a general assignment of the
Permittee's entire assets or a pledge of the
assets as collateral on a loan, without the prior
written authorization of the Director, Department
of Public Worl�s . For purposes of this section a
merger of oon'solidation of the Permittee with
another company shall- not be deemed a transfer or
assignment. The assignment of the right to a
nonaffiliated company to place a Line, cable or
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fjber optic within a permitted conduit or duct
bank of a Permittee is subject to the requirement
of an additional Telecommunication Permit.
(b) The Permittee shall promptly, in writing, notify
the City public Works Director of any sublessee,
license, or other agreement it enters into with
any person authorized to use, lease or license any
or all of the Permittees' facilities or lines and
shall furnish the name, address and telephone of
such sublessee, licensee or other user."
Section 2. All ordinances or parts ordinances insofar as
they are inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of this
Ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 3. If any section, part of section, paragraph,
clause, phrase or word of this Ordinance is declared invalid, the
remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 4. This Ordinance is hereby declared to be an
emergency measure on the grounds of urgent public need for the
preservation of peace, health, safety, and property of the City
of Miami and upon the further grounds of the necessity to make
required and necessary purchases and payments, and to generally
carry out the functions and duties of municipal affairs.
Section 5 The requirements of reading this Ordinance on
two separate days is herby dispensed with by a vote of not less
than four -fifths of the members of the Commission.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of a 1988.
G
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XAVIER L. SUA EZ,MAYOR
Y HIRAI
CITY CLERK -
PREPARED AND APPROVED BY:
RAFAEL E. SUAREZ-RIVAS
ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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LUCIA A, DOUGHERTY
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MIAMI REVIEW
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STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF DADE:
Before the undersigned authority personally appeared
Sookle Williams, who on oath says that she is the Vice
President of Legal Advertising of the Miami Review, a daily
(except Saturday, Sunday and Legal Holidays) newspaper,
published at Miami in Dade County, Florida: that the attached
copy of advertisement, being a Legal Advertisement of Notice
In the matter of
CITY OF MIAMI
ORDINANCE NO. 10438
in the ..... x X . X Court,
was published in said newspaper in the issues of
May 26, 1988
Afliant further says that the said Miami Review is a
newspaper published at Miami in said Dade County; Florida.
and that the said newspaper has heretofore been continuously
published in said Dade County. Florida, each day (except
Saturday, Sunday and Legal Holidays) and has been entered as
second class mail matter at the post office in Miami in said
Dade County, Florida, for a period of one year next preceding
the first publication of the attached copy of adverlisement: and
afftant further says that she has neither paid nor promised any
person, firm or corporation any discount, rebate, commission
or ref d for the purpose of securing this advertisement for
publi71on In the said newspaper.
�r Stao�p id and sutigcribed before me this
26 .tfay of- ." M a y , - A.D. ie 88
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MR 114A
CITY OF IiMIAIMI
DARE COUNTY, FLORIDA
LEGAL NOTICE
All Interested persons will take notice that on t 19th day of May,
1988, the City Commission of Miami, Florida, adopt the following titled
ordinances:
ORDINANCE N0, 10438
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 54 OF THE
CODE OF THE CiTY OF MIAMi, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, BY
THE ADDITION OF A NEW ARTICLE Vill, CHAPTER 54, TO
PROVIDE THAT ANY PERSON OR FiRM SEEKING TO USE
PUBLIC RiGHTS•OF•WAY IN THE CITY FOR THE PLACEMENT
OF PATHWAYS IN CONNECTION WITH THE OPERATION OF A
PRIVATE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM SHALL BE
REQUIRED TO PAY A FEE TO THE CITY BASED ON THE ACTUAL
LINEAR FEET OF PATHWAY AS A CONDITION TO SUCH
PLACEMENT OF THE PATHWAYS; FURTHER PROVIDING
DEFINITIONS; SETTING FORTH TERMS AND CONDITIONS iN
REGARD TO THE PERMIT TO BE ISSUED TO SAID PERSON OR
FIRM: PROVIDING FOR POSTING OF BONDS AND SECURING
OF INSURANCE; REQUIRING COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN
STANDARDS; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
ORDINANCE NO, 10439
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE ADOPTING A NEW SECTION 53.1
OF THE CODE OF THE CiTY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED,
TO ESTABLISH A TICKET SURCHARGE ON PAID ADMISSIONS
FOR EVENTS HELD IN CITY OF MIAMI PUBLIC FACILITIES AND
PARKS; FURTHER AMENDING SECTIONS 53-131(C), 53-135(A)
AND (B) OF SAID CODE BY DELETING REFERENCES TO "THE
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE" AND SUBSTITUTING THE TERM i.
"PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL" WHERE APPLICABLE;
CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABILtTY
CLAUSE.
ORDINANCE NO. 10440
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 22,
ENTITLED"GARBAGE AND TRASH OF THE CODE OFTHE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, TO PROVIDE FOR:
THE ISSUANCE OF A REGULATORY PERMIT REQUIRED FOR
ALL PERSONS ENGAGED IN SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND
DISPOSAL IN THE CITY, THE PAYMENT OF A REGULATORY
PERMIT FEE, THE SUBMISSION OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND DOCUMENTS;AND THE AUTHORIZATION
OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE SOLID WASTE: DEPARTMENT TO
PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS IN REGARD TO THE {
ISSUANCE AND ADMINISTRATION OF SUCH PERMIT AND FEE;
MORE PARTICULARLY, BY AMENDING PARAGRAPH (1) AND
REPEALING PARAGRAPH (2) OF SUBSECTION (a) OF SECTION
22.13, REPEALING SECTIONS 22.18.5 AND 22.18.7 IN THEIR
ENTIRETY; AMENDING SUBSECTIONS (g) AND (h) OF SECTION
22.18.1, AMENDING SECTION 22.18.4. AMENDING SECTION
22-18.6, AND ADDING NEW SECTIONS 22 18.12 AND 22.18.13
TO SAID CHAPTER 22; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION
AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
ORDINANCE NO. 10441
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ATLAS OF
ORDINANCE NO.9500, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CiTY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA,' BY CHANGING THE ZONING
CLASSIFICATION OF APPROXIMATELY 2785.2855 TIGERTAIL
AVENUE AND APPROXIMATELY 3241.3299 MARY STREET, MIAMI, ;
FLORIDA, (MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN) FROM
RG-215 GENERAL RESIDENTIAL WiTH AN SPI.3 COCONUT
GROVE MAJOR STREETS OVERLAY DISTRICT TO RG•216;
GENERAL' RESIDENTIAL AND RETAINING THE SPI.3 OVERLAY
DISTRICT BY MAKING FINDINGS; AND BY MAKING ALL THE . 1
NECESSARY CHANGES ON PAGE NO. 46 OF SAID ZONING I
ATLAS MADE A PART OF ORDINANCE NO.95W BY REFERENCE
AND DESCRIPTION IN ARTICLE 3, SECTION 300, THEREOF;
CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE.
Said ordinances may be inspected by the public at the Office of the
City Clerk, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida, Monday through
Friday, excluding holidays, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. +
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MATTY HIRAI
CITY CLERK
(11114968) CITY*OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
5126 88-D52653M