§ 110-121. Purpose and intent.

The Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, hereby declares as a legislative finding that the County Rights-of-Way within the County are a unique and physically limited resource that are critical to the travel and transport of persons and property within the County; that the County Rights-of-Way must be managed and controlled in a manner that enhances the health, safety and general welfare of the County and its citizens; and that the use and occupancy of the County Rights-of-Way by providers of communications services must be subject to regulation which can ensure minimal inconvenience to the public, coordinate users, maximize available space, reduce maintenance and costs to the public, and facilitate entry of an optimal number of providers of cable, telecommunications, and other services in the public interest.

It is the intent of the County to promote the public health, safety and general welfare by: providing for the placement or maintenance of Communications Facilities in the County Rights-of-Way within the County limits; adopting and administering reasonable rules, regulations and general conditions not inconsistent with State and Federal law, including F.S. § 337.401 (2016), as it may be amended from time to time, and in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 and other Federal and State law; establish reasonable rules, regulations and general conditions necessary to manage the placement and maintenance of Communications Facilities in the County Rights-of-Way by all Communications Services Providers; minimize disruption to the County Rights-of-Way; and require the restoration of the County Rights-of-Way to original condition.

This Ordinance is intended to supplement Ordinance No. 03-37, as amended, the "Construction in Public Rights-of-Way Ordinance" (Article II, Division 1 of this Chapter). To the extent these ordinances differ, this ordinance shall control with regard to Communications Facilities.

(Ord. No. 2017-27, § 1)