§ 50-36. Mapping data.

(a)

Required information.

(1)

Except as provided in this section, each registrant shall provide to the city information indicating the horizontal and vertical location, relative to the boundaries of the right-of-way, of all equipment which it owns or over which it has control and which is located in any right-of-way (mapping data). Mapping data shall be provided with the specificity and in the format requested by the city for inclusion in the mapping system used by the city.

(2)

Within six months of the acquisition, installation, or construction of additional equipment or any relocation, abandonment, or disuse of existing equipment, each registrant shall supplement the mapping data required herein.

(3)

Each registrant shall, within six months after the date of passage of the ordinance from which this article is derived, submit a plan to the city specifying in detail the steps it will take to comply with the requirements of this article. Said plan shall provide for the submission of all mapping data:

a.

For the business district within two years after the date of passage of the ordinance from which this article is derived; and

b.

For the remainder of the city as early as may be reasonable and practical, but not later than five years after the date of passage of the ordinance from which this article is derived.

(4)

Notwithstanding the foregoing, mapping data shall be submitted by all registrants for all equipment that is to be installed or constructed after the date of passage of the ordinance from which this article is derived at the time any permits are sought under this article.

(5)

After six months of the passage of the ordinance from which this article is derived, a new registrant, or a registrant who has not submitted a plan as required in this subsection (a), shall submit complete and accurate mapping data for all its equipment at the time any permits are sought under this article.

(b)

Information regarding equipment of right-of-way users constructed or located prior to May 10, 1997, need only be supplied in the form maintained, however, all right-of-way users must submit some type of documentary evidence regarding the location of equipment within the rights-of-way of the city.

(c)

At the request of any registrant, any information requested by the city, which qualifies as a trade secret under Minn. Stats. § 13.37(1)(b) shall be treated as trade secret information as detailed therein. With respect to the provision of mapping data, the city may consider unique circumstances from time to time required to obtain mapping data. Information that has been identified by the registrant as "trade secret" will not be released without the written consent of the registrant, if protected by Minn. Stats. § 13.37(1)(b). It shall be treated as general non-public data under Minn. Stats. ch. 13.

(Code 1978, § 4.10.24; Ord. No. 01-10, 5-27-2001)