56-546 - Local approvals.
§ 56-546. Local approvals.
A. Prior to the issuance of a certificate of authority by the Commission andcontemporaneously with the filing of any application materials with theCommission, the applicant shall provide the local governing body of eachjurisdiction through which any part of the roadway passes with theapplication information and materials required by § 56-540 and an overalldescription of the project and its benefits. The governing body mayparticipate in procedures conducted by the Board or the Commission concerningthe application.
B. When the operator wishes to occupy lands owned by any county, city, town,or any agency or instrumentality of the federal government, including thestreets or alleys of a city or town, or the roads of any county, it shallfirst obtain a franchise allowing such occupancy or it may obtain thenecessary interests through grant or other appropriate conveyance to theoperator for a period of time, in the case of a franchise, not to exceed theterm of the certificate.
C. Where the applicant wishes to interconnect with the streets of any city ortown, or the road system of any county, and the locality is willing to allowthe interconnection, it shall submit appropriate plans for the connection tothe governing body, which shall approve the connection if it determines thatthe connection meets all appropriate engineering requirements.
D. The operator and the county, city, or town may also agree on anysupplemental or related matters in addition to the matters specified in §15.2-2026, according to such terms and conditions as are reasonable,appropriate, and in the public interest, and any such county, city, or townis hereby enabled to enter into such an agreement.
E. Prior to commencement of construction, the operator shall survey and platthe right-of-way in accordance with local requirements.
(1988, c. 649; 1990, c. 180.)