Ordinance 01-1554ORDINANCENO. 01-1554
AN ORDINANCE, OF THE CITY OF LONGWOOD,
FLORIDA ASSESSING A FEE ON
TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES THAT
OCCUPY MUNICIPAL RIGHTS -OF -WAY FOR
TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES;
PROVIDING FOR WHEN PAYMENTS ARE DUE;
PROVDING FOR INTEREST; PROVIDING FOR
REVIEW OF RECORDS; PROVIDING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
wHERDAs, section 33z4nL Flodaa staem<. (za1o1_ wbmn<e, rcea nr timer wnaia�eon wni<n
icipali[i rc9nire fiom mlecommnniennons <oinPnnius ro p, ni icipal rigM1m-ofry : for
[clewrmnvnica[ions (autitics; m[tl
WHEREAS. is [hc Cin's in s[abIB, fccs for occupa[ion of Uh Cinh rightsrof-� , for
[aloe s facili[ie of toluw i<ahons p es no[ othusi p ivg a fee to the City kr
wwpa[ion of [he C,i[v's rights-ofwrvy', and tin
WHEREAS, it iS me Ciq, in i tna[ a tcl<wmmanica[ions company paying f— for IN,
oecupa[ion of [he Gry's nghn-If lhy kr[telc'commnnicanons facilrtics ns or.yicrf'-,,'WI
da[c ofdais Ordinance
shall w o pa)' fss [ [he " [hc ompmi- has bmn paying then and that otncr
[deco company' ocentpying dte Ci[y's righ[srof- nv for tdacommnni<auoas fncilitics pathe Res
Yoroacupetio�ss[ ford[ in [his Ordinance.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LONGWOOD,
FLORIDA
SECTION I. Paryose and apPlieanm[. The pvspose of[his Ord—, m cstabliSM1 fas for oceupn[ion
of the Ciry's n91,11 -eay Cr [deeommuoien[ions faoili[ies of [dcwnununirstions f IN, Cicompanies not o[nonrisc
pacing a fzv to Me Cin f r ocwpvtion oty's rights-oAl
l, ny [cicwmmnaica[ions mmpwy pa•ing
fws for the ocaipa[i of the Citt rigntsaf-sv v for s faciliti of the effective dale of
this Ordina[ce shnll a ,,— to pay fccs [o [hc Ci[) as [no <a ,p., hvstbou� paying [hem.
Tn.. fws imposed pnrsian[ [o [his Ord— shall applyto all U—,Lmunirn[ione companies
acanp)ing [tie Ciry's ngh—f my for [dewfadN.., and not othensise pe)'ing a f . the City
for ocwpa[ion ofdm Cln's righ[s-oC—,,
The Rm hose npd ` this
s Ordinu a fee mid n s spcciEcd in Sa n 33> 401,
Plorida SI— (2000)_ consegt�cn,lh, (1) the p to bn madenp,.D— to this 0rdiwaw'OW1 no[ be
deemed [o be n the
vppliwbifin vnd eof a p hall h 1 vnd all rioott¢anfe-sv
ra
(3)th<fr —,F oCin
11 public czsemems, foe [hu puryos of en 4 nstru tin6 m[d inam[ainmg [c <wmmnmwnons
SECTION z. pee rnr alewmn�nm<atinnr < p _ p tin nfdgnts-ohr. .
I.) ( Any cducommuvicmia[s compm[F p[oviding lwal talcphonnsenicz as
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defines in S-- 203 01213), Florida Stam[es (2000). in the Cty avd that is Occuptdvg muniupal s[rcexs or
ri&Itvsrof-vvvy "'d- the corponto Iimils of 0" Cltj •vlth pales, •rirm or other finures shall pvy to the City a Poc
iv the amount of one percent (I %) of rho g.... —PI, ov reeurzing local service revenvu for services p'.—
"Odd the corpora a Odii. of the Cinby 1, telccvn —pmt Included vvitlrin die f all
cs. 11, hl-kivd contributions a-1,1ed pursuant to Seaien 337401- Florid. Statutes (2000) dOd
older idtpon(— avicept ad valorem toots and amounts for nsscssmeltts ibr special bmefin_ such os sidcu'alks,
ree[ pnvivgs, and similar v—,i, - a p oral liayse races Ic•ded or imppsetl bt' the Cin upov die
relecvmnrumcanons —pan
In the [ba[ omp"y •vhirh Provddzs [G.w03 Oil anoa�
[elcconununiva[ions semiees defined as wllGse in Section p, 1.2 (7). Flonda S.O.s (2000), D dpies
the Citys rightsrof dm the tcleconununica[ionslcompavy shall pay [o tltc Cin mtnuauy Five Hundretl Dollars
(3500) par linevr mile_ •vfuch amount is prorated For .ny portion thoroof for vny cvble, fiber o Id4 or o[ Oe
pnthvva.- dw[ makes p (),dal use of the Cin' s righ[srof-•vm Such annual Re shell be promad to rzflett tlrc
ddi. IS ion data of this Ordinance and shall be potable mmualh', in e. If. telec.nmmni<atiora compam,
the[ is required m pay v hw pursuvnt to this sp—,vr ,,d h, (v) (i) irdd, b,OOre vmormt of its hal I occupying
the Cip's rights-ofve.y after such aUvance 10- Ivtt his P mode, but prior m [he evpiration dart of this
Od.11- _ the Res duo for Ue vddiuoval f.eiliOcs shall be prorvted end Ovid in fiill a[ [M1e omc the facilitiu are
installed iv rho City s rigNauf-rvay.
The f, r Odrer aside,. imposed p o this ldb. on (1i) sl app t ly n
telem Ompn nh.ch provides loam tdcpld, as defived is S-- 203012(3),
Florida'OO_s(2000),'o' owes provided by such [Gec.mm.mevbons eompunt
Gii) T.Ittommnnica[ions company, as .sad hr dds 000. rce_ shall havz [hc meaning
mt forth in Scc[iov 364.02(2), Florida S[awres (2000)_
n
(b) The revs Vrovided for in subscdion (.00 shall be p.id by the telecommunications
company to the Clty in q.ertaly in ievr(s). Thc w'rallment pvymcnhs) shell be based aeon such gross
_POg 1-1 x es Rr [he medlate]y pi—d period or port on thereof
.flu the if�exiuc dote of Od, Oddnm avd shall Abe nadn vvidtin 30 alondm does Pollovving J. end of the
period Pas[ duo patonen[s or undcrp -- shell bzvr interest aeo— from [hv Ian day of We ['..Hari Rr
vfiich the pa) 0 ••as due_ I;=1 shell be paid d the Florida na0— mId of intervsl on pdgmcats as
.did, had by -1— 55,03_ Flonda Smnrtzs (NOO). pnymcros shall include a vtawment as ro M1ow Uc Re
mnvuvt .vas dea ,..11d and the smwinutt shah be certified by the tGecominnnlcanons eomovn s chief
(c) OF—d' —1-zri" 0. Pay in
wlttommmricntions emvpvny shall pu-1 the C.1, O a design.tWire vc of the C[>o ..
advanc. v+itten notiu:.nd during ..noel bus -, hours at Oil lova[ioa OC Me [clemrmnunivahons comp:
vvhzre such reeoMs ere mein —d in the C.- a[ mother lOca[ion Ia011deton to the CO,-_ or 1-1h— purse
w (i) or (ii) 6Go•v [o .s review or cud [the tciccommunicadons comp-,' bill- and pnt'ment —d, kepr is
ONina a O£ bv.hielr Ore paten re basetl. tclecommuni<aOOns om— a
are no[ mmntaived In dm Cnu Ne tdec.mm.ni-d—comomv shell .1-
112 061 (6)_ (7) and (d)_ FIOHdv Stamens (2000), tO the CO, d,, lk City 10 trove a rcvimr or..dh Pertbmtetl: e[
(i) provide the Cin vitb a Of the tGc. OOmpm- cONs in the
tin •vimmss mn.r came ea>n�nym Gvttmme memoaaadaRet o 'o m�cti,arts
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