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A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Coral Gables, Florida, authorizing a sixty-day extension of a Zoning in Progress related to wireless communications facilities and authorizing that the rate for collocation of small wireless facilities on City-owned or controlled utlity poles be set at the maximum rate of $150 annually, as authorized by Florida Statutes § 337.401(7)(f)(3).
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On July 11, 2017, the Commission adopted Resolution No. 2017-205 (the “Zoning in Progress Resolution”) issuing a Zoning in Progress in accordance with Article 3, Division 7 of the Zoning Code for the consideration of Zoning Code Text Amendments to Article 5, Division 20 “Telecommunications” addressing wireless communications facilities and Article 8 “Definitions” to implement the recently passed Florida legislation known as the “Advanced Wireless Infrastructure Deployment Act.” (the “Act”). The Zoning in Progress is in effect through December 5, 2017. However, additional time will be necessary to develop the amendments to the Zoning Code and City Code. Additionally, the Act requires that the City make available its rates, fees, and terms for the collocation of small wireless facilities on City-owned or controlled utility poles by the later of January 1, 2018 or 3 months after receiving a request to collocate its first small wireless facility on a utility pole owned or controlled by the City.
The proposed resolution extends the Zoning in Progress through a period not to exceed the first regularly scheduled City Commission meeting after (60) days from December 5, 2017 and authorizes that the rate for collocation of small wireless facilities on City-owned or controlled utility poles should be set at the maximum rate allowed under applicable law, currently $150 annually, as authorized by the Act.