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GA Code § 36-66B-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 66B - Mobile Broadband Infrastructure Leads to Development|§ 36-66B-5. Time Limitations for Review of Application for New Wireless Facilities or Support Structure

  Within 150 calendar days of the date an application for a new wireless support structure is filed with the local governing authority, unless another date is specified in a written agreement between the local governing authority and the applicant, the local governing authority shall:   Make its final decision to approve or disapprove the application; and   Advise the applicant in writing of its final decision.     Within 30 calendar days of the date an application for a new wireless support structure is filed with the local governing authority, the local governing authority shall determine if it is a complete application and, if it determines the application is not a complete application, notify the applicant in writing of any information required to complete such application. To the extent additional information is required to complete the application, the time required by the applicant to provide such information shall not be counted toward the calendar day review period set forth in subsection (a) of this Code section. Information requested to complete the application may only include the documents, information, and fees specifically enumerated in the local governing authority's existing regulations, ordinances, and forms pertaining to the location, construction, collocation, modification, or operation of wireless facilities.     (Code 1981, §36-66B-5, enacted by Ga. L. 2014, p. 413, § 1/HB 176.)
GA Code § 36-66B-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 66B - Mobile Broadband Infrastructure Leads to Development|§ 36-66B-6. Limitations on Local Regulations

 In the regulation of the placement or construction of any new wireless facility or wireless support structure, a local governing authority shall not:    Condition the approval of any application for a new wireless support structure on a requirement that a modification or collocation to such structure be subject to a review that is inconsistent with the requirements of Code Section 36-66B-4;   Require the removal of existing wireless support structures or wireless facilities as a condition to approval of an application for a new wireless facility or wireless support structure unless such existing wireless support structure or wireless facility is abandoned and owned by the applicant; or   Require the applicant to place an antenna or other wireless communications equipment on publicly owned land or on a publicly or privately owned water tank, building, or electric transmission tower as an alternative to the location proposed by the applicant.     (Code 1981, §36-66B-6, enacted by Ga. L. 2014, p. 413, § 1/HB 176.)
GA Code § 36-66B-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 66B - Mobile Broadband Infrastructure Leads to Development|§ 36-66B-7. Limitations on Local Fees Charged

 A local governing authority shall not:    Charge an applicant a zoning, permitting, or other fee for review or inspection of a new or existing wireless facility or wireless support structure in an amount greater than the amount authorized by subsection (a) of Code Section 48-13-9;   Charge an applicant a zoning, permitting, or other fee for review or inspection of a collocation or modification in excess of $500.00;   Seek reimbursement from the applicant for any application fees, consultation fees, registry fees, or audit fees with respect to a wireless facility or wireless support structure that are based on a contingency fee arrangement; or   Charge a wireless service provider or wireless infrastructure provider any rental, license, or other fees in excess of the fair market value for rental or use of similarly situated property to renew or extend the term of a lease or other agreement for a wireless facility or wireless support structure on such local governing authority's property.     (Code 1981, §36-66B-7, enacted by Ga. L. 2014, p. 413, § 1/HB 176.)
GA Code § 36-66C-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 66C - Streamlining Wireless Facilities and Antennas|§ 36-66C-1. Short Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Streamlining Wireless Facilities and Antennas Act."    (Code 1981, §36-66C-1, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 236, § 1/SB 66.)   Editor's notes.   - For information as to the effective date of this Code section, see the effective date note at the beginning of this chapter.
GA Code § 36-66C-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 66C - Streamlining Wireless Facilities and Antennas|§ 36-66C-3. Informing Authority on Deployment of Small Wireless Facilities and Poles; Confidentiality and Proprietary Nature of Information

  An applicant that has not previously held a meeting with a Class I Authority that complies with this Code section shall meet with the Class I Authority at least 30 days before submitting applications under Code Section 36-66C-6 to inform such authority in good faith when such applicant expects to commence deployment of small wireless facilities and poles within such authority pursuant to this chapter, the number of small wireless facilities and poles it expects to deploy during the 24 months after commencement, and the expected timing of such deployments.   Upon request by any Class II Authority that is located within a metropolitan statistical area and with which the applicant has not previously held a meeting that complies with this Code section, an applicant shall meet with such authority at least 30 days before submitting applications under Code Section 36-66C-6 to inform such authority in good faith when such applicant expects to commence deployment of small wireless facilities and poles within such authority pursuant to this chapter, the number of small wireless facilities and poles it expects to deploy during the 24 months after commencement, and the expected timing of such deployments.   All documents or other information provided by the applicant in the course of, or in association with, any meetings provided for in this Code section shall be presumed to be confidential and proprietary and a trade secret as such term is defined in Code Section 10-1-761, shall be subject to exemption from disclosure under state and federal law, and shall not be subject to disclosure under Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50.     (Code 1981, §36-66C-3, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 236, § 1/SB 66.)   Editor's notes.   - For information as to the effective date of this Code section, see the effective date note at the beginning of this chapter.
GA Code § 36-66C-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 66C - Streamlining Wireless Facilities and Antennas|§ 36-66C-4. Collocation of Small Wireless Facilities and Installation, Modification, or Replacement of Associated Poles or Decorative Poles

 A wireless provider may collocate small wireless facilities and install, modify, or replace associated poles or decorative poles under this chapter without an agreement with an authority and without an implementing ordinance. An authority may make available to wireless providers rates, fees, and other terms that comply with this chapter and that are adopted by ordinance, resolution, or another document by the authority after public notice. In the absence of an ordinance, a resolution, or another document that complies with this chapter, and until any such ordinance, a resolution, or other document is adopted, if at all, a wireless provider may collocate small wireless facilities and install, modify, or replace associated poles or decorative poles pursuant to the requirements of this chapter. An authority may not require a wireless provider to enter into an agreement to implement this chapter, but nothing in this chapter shall prohibit an authority and a wireless provider from voluntarily entering one or more such agreements, including such agreements with rates, fees, and other terms that differ from those in this chapter; provided, however, that the authority shall make each such agreement available for public inspection and available for adoption upon the same terms and conditions to any requesting wireless provider.    (Code 1981, §36-66C-4, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 236, § 1/SB 66.)   Editor's notes.   - For information as to the effective date of this Code section, see the effective date note at the beginning of this chapter.
GA Code § 36-66C-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 66C - Streamlining Wireless Facilities and Antennas|§ 36-66C-8. Compliance With All Applicable Law

 Applications for any other uses that are not expressly set forth or referenced in subsection (a) of Code Section 36-66C-6 or that are not otherwise addressed by this chapter shall require compliance with, and issuance of a permit under, applicable law. Without limiting the foregoing, any modification, maintenance, repair, or replacement that is not set forth in subsections (e) and (f) of Code Section 36-66C-6 or that is not eligible for administrative review under Code Section 36-66C-7 shall require compliance with, and issuance of a permit under, applicable law.    (Code 1981, §36-66C-8, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 236, § 1/SB 66.)   Editor's notes.   - For information as to the effective date of this Code section, see the effective date note at the beginning of this chapter.
GA Code § 36-66C-9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 66C - Streamlining Wireless Facilities and Antennas|§ 36-66C-9. Due Care During Installation and Maintenance; Interference Prohibited

  An applicant in the right of way shall employ due care during the installation and maintenance process and shall comply with all safety and right of way protection requirements of general applicability set forth in applicable law.   An applicant in the right of way shall not place any small wireless facilities, support structures, poles, or decorative poles where they will interfere with any existing infrastructure or equipment and shall locate its lines and equipment in such a manner as not to interfere unnecessarily with the usual vehicular or pedestrian traffic patterns or with the rights or reasonable convenience of owners of property that abuts any right of way.     (Code 1981, §36-66C-9, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 236, § 1/SB 66.)   Editor's notes.   - For information as to the effective date of this Code section, see the effective date note at the beginning of this chapter.
GA Code § 36-66C-10 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 66C - Streamlining Wireless Facilities and Antennas|§ 36-66C-10. Collocation Within Historic District; Limitations

 Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, within a historic district, an applicant may collocate a small wireless facility and may place or replace a pole, only upon satisfaction of the following:    The issuance of a permit under subsection (a) of Code Section 36-66C-6; and     Compliance with any objective, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory aesthetic and structural requirements that have been made publicly available in writing by the authority at least 30 days prior to submission of the application; provided, however, that any such requirements may not have the effect of materially inhibiting any wireless provider's technology or service, and compliance with any such requirements shall not be considered a part of the small wireless facility for purposes of the size restrictions in the definition of small wireless facility; or   In the absence of any such requirements, a replacement pole shall be substantially similar in height and appearance to the pole being replaced.       (Code 1981, §36-66C-10, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 236, § 1/SB 66.)   Editor's notes.   - For information as to the effective date of this Code section, see the effective date note at the beginning of this chapter.
GA Code § 36-66C-11 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 66C - Streamlining Wireless Facilities and Antennas|§ 36-66C-11. Alternate Locations; Certification

 For applications for new poles in the right of way in areas zoned for residential use, the authority may propose an alternate location in the right of way within 100 feet of the location set forth in the application, and the wireless provider shall use the authority's proposed alternate location unless the location imposes technical limits or significant additional costs. The wireless provider shall certify that it has made such a determination in good faith, based on the assessment of a licensed engineer, and it shall provide a written summary of the basis for such determination.    (Code 1981, §36-66C-11, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 236, § 1/SB 66.)   Editor's notes.   - For information as to the effective date of this Code section, see the effective date note at the beginning of this chapter.
GA Code § 36-66C-12 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 66C - Streamlining Wireless Facilities and Antennas|§ 36-66C-12. Requirements for Use of Decorative Poles

 Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, an applicant may collocate a small wireless facility on a decorative pole, or may replace a decorative pole with a new decorative pole, in the event the existing decorative pole will not structurally support the attachment, only upon satisfaction of the following:    The issuance of a permit under subsection (a) of Code Section 36-66C-6; and     Compliance with any objective and reasonable aesthetic and structural requirements that have been made publicly available in writing by the authority at least 30 days prior to submission of the application; provided, however, that any such requirements shall not have the effect of materially inhibiting any wireless provider's technology or service, and compliance with any such requirements shall not be considered a part of the small wireless facility for purposes of the size restrictions in the definition of small wireless facility; or   In the absence of any such requirements, a replacement decorative pole shall be substantially similar in height and appearance to the decorative pole being replaced.  The authority shall operate authority fixtures on the replaced decorative pole, and, absent an agreement to the contrary between the authority and the wireless provider that is confirmed by email or other writing, the authority shall take ownership of the new decorative pole.        (Code 1981, §36-66C-12, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 236, § 1/SB 66.)   Editor's notes.   - For information as to the effective date of this Code section, see the effective date note at the beginning of this chapter.
GA Code § 36-66C-14 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 66C - Streamlining Wireless Facilities and Antennas|§ 36-66C-14. Resolution of Conflicting Requests

 If multiple applications are received by the authority to install two or more poles or decorative poles at the same location or to collocate two or more small wireless facilities on the same pole, decorative pole, or support structure, the authority shall resolve conflicting requests in an appropriate, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory manner.    (Code 1981, §36-66C-14, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 236, § 1/SB 66.)   Editor's notes.   - For information as to the effective date of this Code section, see the effective date note at the beginning of this chapter.
GA Code § 36-66C-15 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 66C - Streamlining Wireless Facilities and Antennas|§ 36-66C-15. Indemnification and Liability

  An authority shall not require a wireless provider to indemnify and hold the authority and its officers and employees harmless against any claims, lawsuits, judgments, costs, liens, losses, expenses, or fees arising from the wireless provider's activities in the public right of way under this chapter, except when a court of competent jurisdiction has found that the negligence of the wireless provider while conducting such activities caused the harm that resulted in such claims, lawsuits, judgments, costs, liens, losses, expenses, or fees or to require a wireless provider to obtain insurance naming the authority or its officers and employees an additional insured against any of the foregoing.   In no event shall any authority or any officer, employee, or agent affiliated therewith, while in the performance of its or his or her official duties, be liable for any claim related to the siting, installation, maintenance, repair, replacement, relocation, permitting, or location of wireless equipment, facilities, poles, or infrastructure, including, but not limited to, any claim for destruction, damage, business interruption, or signal interference with other communications service providers wherein such siting, installation, maintenance, repair, replacement, relocation, permitting, or location was undertaken in substantial compliance with this chapter.     (Code 1981, §36-66C-15, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 236, § 1/SB 66.)   Editor's notes.   - For information as to the effective date of this Code section, see the effective date note at the beginning of this chapter.
GA Code § 36-66C-16 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 66C - Streamlining Wireless Facilities and Antennas|§ 36-66C-16. Extra Services

 Absent an agreement to the contrary that is made public and that is available for adoption upon the same terms and conditions to any requesting wireless provider, an authority shall not require an applicant to perform services unrelated to the collocation for which approval is sought, such as in-kind contributions to the authority, including reserving fiber, conduit, or space on a utility pole or a wireless support structure for the authority, and such authority may not require an applicant to transfer small wireless facilities, poles, decorative poles, or support structures to the authority, provided that the authority may require transfer of an authority pole replaced by the applicant to accommodate its collocation.    (Code 1981, §36-66C-16, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 236, § 1/SB 66.)   Editor's notes.   - For information as to the effective date of this Code section, see the effective date note at the beginning of this chapter.
GA Code § 36-66C-17 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 66C - Streamlining Wireless Facilities and Antennas|§ 36-66C-17. Application if Prior Agreement in Place

 If an authority and a wireless provider entered into an agreement addressing the subject matter of this chapter prior to October 1, 2019:    This chapter shall not apply until such agreement expires or is terminated pursuant to its terms with regard to poles, decorative poles, support structures, replacement poles, and small wireless facilities installed pursuant to such agreement prior to October 1, 2019; and   Otherwise, the provisions of this chapter shall apply to poles, decorative poles, support structures, replacement poles, and small wireless facilities installed on or after October 1, 2019.     (Code 1981, §36-66C-17, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 236, § 1/SB 66.)   Editor's notes.   - For information as to the effective date of this Code section, see the effective date note at the beginning of this chapter.
GA Code § 36-66C-18 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 66C - Streamlining Wireless Facilities and Antennas|§ 36-66C-18. Limitations

 Except to the extent authorized by current or future federal law, nothing in this chapter shall authorize this state or any political subdivision thereof, including, but not limited to, an authority, to require small wireless facility deployment or to regulate wireless services.    (Code 1981, §36-66C-18, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 236, § 1/SB 66.)   Editor's notes.   - For information as to the effective date of this Code section, see the effective date note at the beginning of this chapter.
GA Code § 36-66C-19 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 66C - Streamlining Wireless Facilities and Antennas|§ 36-66C-19. Conflicting Provisions

 In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this chapter and the provisions of Chapter 66B of this title, this chapter shall control as to the collocation of small wireless facilities and the construction, installation, maintenance, modification, operation, and replacement of poles or support structures by wireless providers in the right of way.    (Code 1981, §36-66C-19, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 236, § 1/SB 66.)   Editor's notes.   - For information as to the effective date of this Code section, see the effective date note at the beginning of this chapter.
GA Code § 36-66C-20 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 66C - Streamlining Wireless Facilities and Antennas|§ 36-66C-20. Wireline Backhaul Facilities Not Addressed; No Communication Services Authorized; Utilization of Rights of Ways

  The construction, installation, maintenance, modification, operation, and replacement of wireline backhaul facilities in the right of way are not addressed by this chapter, and any such activity shall comply with Code Section 46-5-1, Chapter 76 of this title, and other applicable law.   The approval of the installation, placement, maintenance, or operation of a small wireless facility pursuant to this chapter shall not authorize the provision of any communications services.   Except as provided in this chapter or otherwise expressly authorized by state or federal law, an authority shall not adopt or enforce any ordinances, regulations, or requirements as to the placement or operation of communications facilities in a right of way by a communications services provider authorized by state or local law to operate in a right of way, regulate any communications services, or impose or collect any tax, fee, or charge for the provision of communications services over the communications services provider's communications facilities in a right of way.   This chapter shall not apply to an authority to the extent that such authority uses communications facilities to provide free Wi-Fi services to the public.     (Code 1981, §36-66C-20, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 236, § 1/SB 66.)   Editor's notes.   - For information as to the effective date of this Code section, see the effective date note at the beginning of this chapter.
GA Code § 36-66C-21 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 66C - Streamlining Wireless Facilities and Antennas|§ 36-66C-21. No Relief of Duties

 Nothing in this chapter relieves any person of any duties set forth in Chapter 9 of Title 25.    (Code 1981, §36-66C-21, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 236, § 1/SB 66.)   Editor's notes.   - For information as to the effective date of this Code section, see the effective date note at the beginning of this chapter.
GA Code § 36-67-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 67 - Zoning Proposal Review Procedures|§ 36-67-1. Through 36-67-6

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2012, p. 351, §1/HB 1089, effective April 19, 2012.   Editor's notes.   - This chapter consisted of Code Sections 36-67-1 through 36-67-6, relating to zoning proposal review procedures, and was based on Ga. L. 1985, p. 1178, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2202, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 3017, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1473, § 1.