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To amend City Code ?? 28-880, concerning general terms of permits, and 28-881, concerning the issuance of permits, for the purpose of modifying certain requirements and limitations for the installation of wireless facilities on City-owned utility poles.
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THE CITY OF RICHMOND HEREBY ORDAINS:
? 1. That sections 28-880 and 28-881 of the Code of the City of Richmond (2015) be and are hereby amended and reordained as follows:
Sec. 28-880. General terms of permits.
Permits issued in accordance with this division shall contain, at a minimum, the following general terms and conditions:
(a) A requirement that the permittee shall comply with the requirements and limitations set forth in the permit as prescribed by the Director in accordance with this division.
(b) A requirement that the permittee shall comply with this division, the applicable requirements of the applicable standards established by the Federal Communications Commission, and all other applicable federal, state, or local laws, rules, regulations, and guidelines.
(c) A requirement that the permittee shall maintain the wireless facilities covered by a permit in a manner determined by the Director to preserve the public safety, health and welfare with respect to electric utility facilities within the city.
(d) A requirement that the permittee shall protect, at the permittee's expense, the City's electric utility infrastructure, and all other City-owned real property or City-owned personal property, from damage that may be caused by the permittee's wireless facilities or any installation or maintenance thereof.
(e) A provision that the Director shall take such action, as appropriate and to the extent permitted by law, to establish, maintain, and operate City-owned wireless network technologies, and self-monitoring, analysis and reporting technology and to [require] request access to wireless facilities and bandwidth from the permittee, in order to facilitate the City's use of City-owned...
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