§ 5-28-28.5-7 — Procedure for reviewing applications and issuing permits for projects

Indiana § 5-28-28.5-7

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 5: STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION
• Art. 28: INDIANA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
• Ch. 28.5: Broadband Ready Communities Development Center

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(a) A unit that wishes to be certified as a
broadband ready community must establish a procedure to review
applications and issue permits for projects. The procedure must contain
the following components:
(1) A single point of contact for all matters related to a project.
(2) A guarantee that all applications related to a project will be
reviewed and either approved or rejected within ten (10) business
days after an application is submitted.
(3) An assurance that all inspections, including necessary
approvals, related to a project will occur in a timely and
expeditious manner.
(4) An authorization for all forms, applications, and
documentation related to a project to be filed and signed by
electronic means.
(b) A procedure established under subsection (a) may not do the
following:
(1) Require an applicant to designate a final contractor to
complete a project.
(2) Impose a fee to review an application or issue a permit for a
project.
(3) Impose a seasonal moratorium on the issuance of permits for
a project.
(4) Discriminate among communications service providers or
utilities with respect to any action described in this section or
otherwise related to a project, including granting access to public
rights-of-way, infrastructure and poles, river and bridge crossings,
and any other physical assets owned or controlled by the unit.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.18-2015, SEC.1.