§ 27-69. Pass-through provider fees and charges.

(a)

Pass-through providers shall pay to the county on an annual basis an amount equal to $500.00 per linear mile or portion thereof of communications facilities placed and/or maintained in the public rights-of-way.

(b)

The amounts charged pursuant to this section shall be based on the linear miles of public rights-of-way where communications facilities are placed, not based on a summation of the lengths of individual cables, conduits, strands or fibers.

(c)

Any annual amount charged shall be reduced for a prorated portion of any 12-month period during which the pass-through provider remits taxes imposed by the county pursuant to F.S. ch. 202, as amended.

(d)

Annual payments shall be due and payable on March 1 of 2018 and then on January 1 of each subsequent year. Fees not paid within ten days after the due date shall bear interest at the rate of one percent per month from the date due until paid. The acceptance of any payment required hereunder by the county shall not be construed as an acknowledgement that the amount paid is the correct amount due, nor shall such acceptance of payment be construed as a release of any claim which the county may have for additional sums due and payable. All fee payments shall be subject to audit by the county, and assessment or refund if any payment is found to be in error. If such audit results in an assessment by and an additional payment to the county, such additional payment shall be subject to interest at the rate of one percent per month until the date payment is made.

(e)

If the payments required by this Section are not made within 90 days after the due date, the county administrator or designee may withhold the issuance of any permits to the registrant until the amount past due is paid in full.

(Ord. No. 17-51, § 3, 12-12-17)