§ 34-20. Purposes.

The city adopts the ordinance from which this article is derived to better:

(1)

Manage a limited resource to the longterm benefit of the public;

(2)

Regulate access to and ongoing use of public rights-of-way by telecommunications providers while protecting the public health, safety and welfare and exercising reasonable control of the public rights-of-way in compliance with the metropolitan extension telecommunications rights-of-way oversight act, Public Act No. 48 of 2002 (MCL 484.3101 et seq.) ("Act") and other applicable law;

(3)

Minimize inconvenience of the public from the placement and maintenance of telecommunications facilities in the public rights-of-way;

(4)

Recover the burden imposed on taxpayers by occupation of the public rights-of-way;

(5)

Ensure that the city qualifies for distributions under the Act by modifying fees charged to providers and complying with the Act; and

(6)

Protect the assets from overuse and misuse and ensuring their availability for services for the public.

(Code 1988, § 2.401; Ord. No. 424, § 1, 9-14-1998; Ord. No. 470, § 1, 10-15-2002)