Any permittee occupying any portion of the public ROW shall erect a barrier around the perimeter of any excavation and provide any and all traffic-control devices, signs and lights appropriate to the level of complexity of the activity in order to protect, warn and guide the public (vehicular and pedestrian) through the work zone. The manner and use of these devices shall be described within a traffic control plan in accordance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.

Occupants of the public ROW with open excavations awaiting final restoration shall maintain all devices until the City notifies the occupant in writing that the City or the City's designated contractor is assuming responsibility for traffic control.

Each occupant shall designate a safety officer. The safety officer shall be responsible for safety-related issues affecting both the public and the occupant's field employees and contractors for all job sites within the public ROW.

An occupant of the public ROW shall not place any fixtures or equipment where the same will interfere with any existing facility, and shall locate its lines and equipment in such a manner as not to interfere unnecessarily with the usual traffic patterns (vehicular or pedestrian) or with the rights or reasonable convenience of owners of property that abuts any public ROW.

To minimize disruption of public passage or infrastructure, to forestall or relieve overcrowding of the public ROW, or to protect Historic Property or environmentally sensitive areas, the City may require, as a condition of issuing any permit for placement of underground facilities that the occupant place empty conduits in excess of its own present and reasonably foreseeable requirements for the purpose of accommodating the City's use. The occupant shall cooperate with the City in any such construction, provided that the City has first notified the occupant in writing that it is interested in sharing the trenches or bores in the area where the construction is occurring. The occupant shall allow the City to place its infrastructure in the occupant's trenches and bores as requested by the City, provided that the City incurs an incremental share of the costs of trenching, boring, and placing the conduit/infrastructure. The City shall be responsible for maintaining is facilities buried in the trenches and bores or otherwise placed in the public ROW under this subsection.

Before beginning excavation in any public ROW, an occupant shall contact the regional notification center for subsurface installations (One-Number Locator Service) to determine possible conflicts.

If relocation of facilities is required as a result of any public project, the City shall provide the greatest practical advance notice to the affected occupants of the public ROW and shall facilitate the greatest reasonable project coordination among the affected occupants, whereas coordinated sequencing dependencies are common. Generally, projects of greater scale and scope will have a longer planning horizon, and commensurate notice.

The objective of the relocation process recognizes the mutual obligations and responsibilities of the City and the public ROW occupants to avoid or minimize service disruption and to timely and economically complete the public project. Public ROW occupants are obligated to proceed with diligent speed and attention so as to not unreasonable delay or complicate a public project.

As general guidance, projects involving a public project of greater than $100,000, or more than 10 utility poles, or more than 1,000 frontage feet of public roadway would be smaller projects; and projects greater than any of the above would be larger projects. A reasonable, general expectation is that that smaller projects would provide 90 days' notice, and larger projects would provide 180 days' notice to complete the relocation of the public ROW occupants.

Unless otherwise provided by applicable laws, the occupant, at no cost to the City, shall accomplish the necessary relocation within a reasonable time from the date of the notification, but, in no event, no later than seven days prior to the date the City has notified the occupant that it intends to commence its work which mechanically requires the occupant's relocation, or immediately in the case of emergencies. With as much notice as possible, but in no event less than 180 days following written notice from the City, a provider shall, at its own expense, protect, support, temporarily or permanently disconnect, remove, relocate, change or alter the position of any Communications Facility.

Facility within the public ROW whenever the City has determined that such removal, relocation, change or alteration is reasonably necessary for the construction, repair, maintenance or installation of any City improvement in or upon, or the operations of the City in or upon, the public ROW. The City will use its best efforts to accommodate the provider's request for relocation of the Communications Facility.

Except as provided in § 31-50.2.5a4(b), the City may not directly or indirectly require an applicant to perform services unrelated to the Communications Facility or support structure for which approval is sought, such as in-kind contributions, except reserving fiber, conduit or pole space for the City. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an applicant may offer in-kind contributions related to Communications Facility or support structure for which approval is sought, on a reasonable and nondiscriminatory basis, including by contributing the cash value of an in-kind contribution already provided by another party.

Any occupant of the public ROW that intends to permanently discontinue use of any facilities within the public ROW shall notify the City in writing within 30 days prior to abandonment. Such notice shall describe the facilities for which the use is to be discontinued, and the date of discontinuance of use. Upon notification, the City will choose from the following options within 14 days or any other agreed upon option, and so notify the occupant of its decision:

Compliance with ADA and other applicable Federal, State and local laws and standards.

Pedestrian and vehicular traffic and safety requirements established by the City.

Existing public ROW occupancy or management ordinances, not otherwise inconsistent with this section.

Notification to Hoplite for all work contemplated in this section, pursuant to § 31-50.2.1.

Construction Permit (including building and electrical subcodes), per statutory fees established by uniform construction code regulations contained in N.J.A.C. 5:23.

Zoning Permit, as applicable, per this section and the City Chapter 31, Zoning code.

Street Opening Permit, if applicable, per City Code Chapter 15, Streets and Sidewalks.

Telecommunications Consultation and Review performed by Hoplite, to include permit review, construction oversight for code and zoning compliance and post-installation inspection to ensure compliance with the technical specifications.

Engineering Review by an outside consultant, as needed.

Discretionary Approvals: For Small Wireless Facilities applications not subject to Administrative Review, pursuant to the general and district zoning provisions of Chapter 31, Zoning Code.