Current through the 2024 Fourth Special Session
Section 54-21-503 - Application fees(1) An authority may charge an application fee, if: (a) a similar fee is required for similar types of commercial development or construction within the authority's jurisdiction;(b) the costs to be recovered by an application fee are not already recovered by existing fees, rates, licenses, or taxes paid by the wireless provider; and(c) the fee does not include: (i) travel expenses incurred by a third party in review of an application; or(ii) payment or reimbursement of a third-party rate or fee charged on a contingency basis or a result-based arrangement.(2) Subject to Subsection (3), an application fee for collocation of a small wireless facility is limited to the cost of granting a building permit for similar types of commercial development or construction within the authority's jurisdiction.(3) An application fee for the collocation of a small wireless facility on an existing or replacement utility pole may not exceed $100 for each small wireless facility on the same application.(4) If the activity is a permitted use described in Section 54-21-204, an application fee may not exceed $250 per application to install, modify, or replace a utility pole associated with a small wireless facility.(5) If the activity is not a permitted use described in Section 54-21-204, an application fee may not exceed $1,000 per application to: (a) install, modify, or replace a utility pole; or(b) install, modify, or replace a new utility pole associated with a small wireless facility.Added by Chapter 299, 2018 General Session ,§ 22, eff. 9/1/2018.