Alabama § 37-17-5 - Permit Application Fees; Access Rates.
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§ 37-17-5. Permit Application Fees; Access Rates.
(a) Application fees for permits for small wireless facilities shall be nondiscriminatory and may not exceed the following:
(1) A five hundred dollar ($500) non-recurring fee for a single up-front application for collocation that includes up to five small wireless facilities, with an additional one hundred dollars ($100) for each small wireless facility beyond five in a consolidated application.
(2) A two hundred fifty dollar ($250) non-recurring fee for the modification or replacement of an existing pole together with the mounting or installation of an associated small wireless facility in the right-of-way.
(3) A one thousand dollar ($1,000) non-recurring fee for the installation of a new pole together with the mounting or installation of an associated small wireless facility in the right-of-way.
(b) If an authority elects to charge for access to the right-of-way or collocation on poles owned or controlled by the authority in the right-of-way for small wireless facilities, the rates shall be nondiscriminatory and may not exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per small wireless facility per year for access to and use of the right-of-way and one hundred seventy dollars ($170) per year per small wireless facility collocated, mounted, or installed on or adjacent to poles owned or controlled by an authority.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Code of Alabama § 37-17-5 cover?
Section 37-17-5 ("Permit Application Fees; Access Rates.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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