ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago finds that it is important, in the interest of public safety, to ensure that any construction, installation, alteration, maintenance, or repair work related to small wireless facilities, small cell technologies, and distributed antenna systems (referred to as "small cell work") performed on public property in the City of Chicago, including within the public right-of-way and on City-owned light poles, be performed safely and effectively by trained and qualified persons;
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago finds that it is in the public interest and economic well-being ofthe City of Chicago and its residents to encourage the employment of Chicago residents to perform small cell work performed on public property in the City of Chicago; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of this ordinance is to promote public safety by establishing minimum standards that must be satisfied by any person or entity seeking to perform small cell work on public property in the City of Chicago and to promote the economic well-being of the City and its residents by encouraging the employment of Chicago residents to perform this small cell work; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. Section 10-30-020 ofthe Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by inserting the language underscored and by deleting the language struck through, as follows:
10-30-20 Permit required.
No telecommunications provider shall install or maintain any telecommunications equipment on, over or under the public way without first having obtained a telecommunications provider permit issued by the commissioner pursuant to this chapter, after consultation with the executive director.
The commissioner shall deny the issuance of a permit under this chapter, or shall revoke any such permit, efrly- if:
the commissioner determines that the installation or maintenance of the telecommunications equipment would endanger public health or safety or otherwise inc...
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