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A. Applications for new franchises shall be submitted to the director and shall include the following information:

1. Applicant’s name, address, and telephone number and the name, address and telephone number of the duly authorized officer or employee of the applicant. If the application is submitted by an agent of the applicant (i.e., by someone other than a duly authorized officer or employee of the applicant), the following information shall also be provided: (a) the agent’s name, address and telephone number; and (b) documentation of the agent’s authority to submit the application on behalf of the applicant;

2. Applicant’s business structure, e.g., corporation, limited liability company, partnership, sole proprietorship;

3. Identification of the service area for which the franchise is requested, including a map of the area to be covered by the franchise and specific locations of the initial build-out and, if known, proposed future build-out locations, including which proposed facilities will be underground, ground based or aerial. A citywide franchise area may be requested;

4. Description of the services that the applicant expects to provide within the city, including whether the services will be provided to the general public, to commercial and/or residential customers, or to other utilities or telecommunications providers;

5. Description of the type(s) of facilities to be installed in the right-of-way;

6. Description of applicant’s previous experience providing the proposed services and facilities, including a list of all other franchises awarded applicant in the state of Washington;

7. The name, address and telephone number of any person, other than applicant, who will have any ownership interest in, or commercial use of, the proposed facilities;

8. Proof that applicant possesses all governmental licenses, certificates or authorizations that are necessary to lawfully conduct the proposed franchise activities;

9. Explanation of whether applicant-proposed services or any portion thereof will be subject to tax under Chapter 6.04 or 6.06 BMC;

10. Information demonstrating applicant’s financial capacity to construct, maintain and operate the proposed franchise facilities in compliance with the requirements of this chapter, as may be shown by its operations in other cities, financial statements, or other means; and

11. A statement as to whether applicant has had any franchise revoked or been held to be in violation of any franchise and, if so, a full explanation of the reasons for such violation and/or revocation and the steps taken by the applicant to cure all resulting harms and prevent their reoccurrence.

B. Applications to renew existing franchises shall be submitted to the director and shall include the following information:

1. The information described in subsection (A)(1) of this section;

2. A description of any proposed changes to applicant’s franchise service area; and

3. A description of any material changes to the types of facilities that it proposes to install or operate in the right-of-way.

C. Applications to amend an existing franchise shall include a description of the proposed amendments and the reasons therefor.

D. Applications to transfer an existing franchise shall include the information described in subsections (A)(1), (A)(2), (A)(6), (A)(8), (A)(9), (A)(10) and (A)(11) of this section with respect to the proposed transferee.

E. Applications shall include the applicable application fee.

F. Applications shall contain the notarized signature of an officer, employee or agent of applicant who is authorized to submit such application and to bind applicant to the contents thereof.

G. With the exception of fees, the director may waive, expand, or alter the application content requirements contained in this section when he or she reasonably determines that such information would materially assist the city in determining whether to grant or deny the application. [Ord. 2018-09-015 § 1].