Section 284.153 - General Process Relating to Permit Application(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a municipality may not require an applicant to provide more information to obtain the permit than a telecommunications utility that is not a network provider is required to provide unless the information directly relates to the requirements of this chapter.(b) As part of the standard form for a permit application, a municipality may require the applicant to include applicable construction and engineering drawings and information to confirm that the applicant will comply with the municipality's publicly disclosed public right-of-way design specifications and applicable codes.(c) A municipality may require an applicant to provide:(1) information reasonably related to the provider's use of the public right-of-way under this chapter to ensure compliance with this chapter;(2) a certificate that the network node complies with applicable regulations of the Federal Communications Commission; and(3) certification that the proposed network node will be placed into active commercial service by or for a network provider not later than the 60th day after the date the construction and final testing of the network node is completed.Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code § 284.153
Added by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 591,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2017.