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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 24. PUBLIC SPACE AND SAFETY |
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Chapter 24-33. PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY OCCUPANCY PERMITS |
Section 24-3300. OCCUPANCY OF PUBLIC STREETLIGHT POLES
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3300.1The Director of the Department of Public Works may issue a Public Rights-of-Way Occupancy Permit to persons seeking to occupy portions of public streetlight poles in order to operate or continue to operate a wireless communications system.
3300.2Any person seeking to operate or continue to operate a wireless communications system which occupies any part of a public streetlight pole shall submit an application for a Public Rights-of-Way Occupancy Permit to the Department.
3300.3For each component device installed on a public streetlight pole, the Permittee shall pay an annual rental fee of:
(a)$60 for wireless data transmissions only; or
(b)$1,200 for wireless voice and data transmissions.
3300.4The fees specified in Subsection 3300.3 shall remain in effect until December 31, 1997.
3300.5The Department may enter into revenue and resource sharing agreements authorizing the District of Columbia to use the Permittee's communications and information systems, in lieu of the payment of all or part of the Permittee's annual rental fee.
3300.6The initial payment for a 6-month period shall be paid to the District on the date the permit is issued. Thereafter, the Permittee shall make advance payments on January 30 and on June 30 of every year until the term of the permit agreement has expired.
3300.7Failure to make a rental payment within thirty (30) days after the due date may result in the revocation of the permit.
3300.8The acceptance of any payment required hereunder by the District 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 District may have for additional sums due and payable.
3300.9The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to a communications system that is used exclusively for internal communications purposes by one entity.