[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Cambria 4-17-2017. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Zoning — See Ch. 485.
The purpose of this chapter is to encourage the development
of broadband access in the Village of Cambria by reducing administrative
obstacles to broadband service providers and coordinating the review
of applications to ensure such applications are timely processed.
This chapter shall at all times be construed consistent with the aforestated
purpose.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
A person applying for a permit for a broadband network project.
The construction or deployment of wireline or wireless communications
facilities to provide broadband communications services in the Village
of Cambria.
Any local permit, license, certificate, approval, registration,
or similar form of approval required by policy, administrative rule,
regulation, ordinance, or resolution with respect to a broadband network
project.
Information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that
is stored in an electronic or other intangible medium and is retrievable
in perceivable form.
The Village of Cambria shall appoint a single point of contact
for all matters related to a broadband network project. The Village
of Cambria shall provide on its public website the contact information,
including the e-mail address, for the point of contact authorized
to receive a broadband network project application.
A.
Electronic submission of applications. An applicant may sign and
file all forms, applications and documentation related to a broadband
network project electronically.
B.
Review of applications. Notwithstanding any other provision in the
Village of Cambria's ordinances, resolutions, regulations, policies
or practices to the contrary, the following process shall apply exclusively
upon receiving a broadband network project application.
Upon receiving a broadband network project application, the
Village of Cambria shall:
A.
Determine whether an application is complete and notify the applicant
of the determination by the Village of Cambria in writing within 10
calendar days of receiving an application. If the Village of Cambria
does not notify the applicant in writing of its completeness determination
within 10 calendar days of receiving the application, the application
shall be considered complete.
B.
If the Village of Cambria determines that an application is not complete,
the written notification to the applicant shall specify in detail
the required information that is not complete. The applicant may resubmit
an application as often as necessary until the application is complete.
A.
Within 60 calendar days of receiving an application that is complete, or considered complete under § 176-4B, the Village of Cambria shall approve or deny the application and provide the applicant written notification of the approval or denial. If the Village of Cambria does not notify the applicant of its approval or denial within 60 calendar days of receiving a complete application, the application shall be considered approved and any required permit shall be considered issued.
Any fee imposed by the Village of Cambria to review an application,
issue a permit, or perform any other activity related to a broadband
network project shall be reasonable. An application fee that exceeds
$100 is unreasonable.
The treatment of this chapter first applies to applications
received by the Village of Cambria on or after the effective date
of this chapter.
