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herein. WIRELESS SUPPORT STRUCTURE. A pole, street light pole, traffic signal pole, a fifteen - foot or taller sign pole, or utility pole capable of supporting small cell facilities, excluding utility poles or other facilities used to supply traction power to public transit systems. WIRELINE BACKHAUL FACILITY. A facility used for the transport of communications service or any other electronic communications by coaxial, fiber-optic cable, or any other wire. 904.04 APPLICATION REQUIRED (A) General Requirements. The following requirements shall apply to all small cell facilities and wireless support structures proposed within the right-of-way. (1) No person shall occupy or use the right-of-way except in accordance with law. (2) In occupying or using the right-of-way, no person shall unreasonably compromise the public health, safety, and welfare. (3) No person shall occupy or use the right-of-way without first obtaining, under this Chapter or section 1332.24 or 4939.031 of the Ohio Revised Code, any requisite consent of the city. (B) Pre -Application Conference. (1) Purpose. Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the city and request a pre - application conference. This meeting will provide an opportunity for early coordination regarding proposed small cell facilities and wireless support structure locations, design, and the application submittal, and the approval process in order to avoid any potential delays in the processing of an application and deployment of small cell facilities and wireless support structures in the city. (2) Appointment Required. An appointment is required for all pre -application conferences. Applicants must contact the City Engineer of designated eity staffbt a the applieation feFm, who will provide applicants an appointment with all applicable city representatives in a timely manner. (C) Application Required. Anyone seeking to site small cell facilities in the right-of-way shall first duly file a written application with the city, in accordance with the requirements in this section and additional requirements set forth in the Design Guidelines as modified from time to time by the City Engineer. (D) Categories of Applications. In accordance with federal and state law, rule and regulation the city shall classify every application to locate small cell facilities in the right-of-way as one of the following types: (1) Eligible Facilities Request (Type I): (a) Involves collocation, replacement, modification, or removal of small cell facilities on an existing publicly owned wireless support structure; and (b) Does not substantially change the physical dimensions of the existing wireless support structure. 7