Attachments to poles.
San Antonio City Code § 29-139
in effectSec. 29-139. - Attachments to poles.
(a) Nothing shall obligate or restrict a ROW user from exercising its rights to enter into pole attachment, pole usage, joint ownership or other wire space or facilities agreements with light and/or power companies or with other wire-using companies authorized to operate within the city.
(b) A ROW user shall utilize existing poles, conduits, and other facilities whenever reasonably and/or economically possible. Prior to the utilization of any right-of-way for the placement of any of its facilities, the ROW user shall make available to the director any utility pole usage agreement with each utility within the city currently owning poles, conduits, and other facilities, whose poles, conduits and facilities are to be used.
(c) A permit for a network node, node support pole, or transport facility expires due to non-performance:
(1) On midnight of the 183rd day following the date the permit is approved if installation has not commenced by that date;
(2) On midnight of the 365th day following the date the permit is approved if installation is not completed by that date; and
(3) On midnight of the 60th day following the date installation and final testing is complete if the node, node support pole, or transport facility is not placed into active commercial service as of that date.
(4) The right-of-way manager may grant a one-time extension for up to thirty (30) days to an expiration date in this section, provided the right-of-way manager determines in their sole discretion that the network provider has shown good cause for granting the extension. Good cause is determined in the right-of-way manager's sole discretion and, in any event, must be due to circumstances entirely outside of the network provider's control and may not in any way be the result of a business decision or market forces.
(d) Where anticipated construction activities will involve service pole re-enforcement or replacement, network providers shall notify the city right-of-way manager before submitting application materials. Replacement pole must comply with Texas Department of Transportation specifications and standards, Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices requirements, and applicable federal or state standards. Prior to construction, network provider shall agree that all re-enforced or replaced service poles will be owned by the city. Where a traffic signal pole is reinforced or replaced, the traffic signal must remain operational throughout construction, and if necessary, network provider must provide a temporary signal trailer or other temporary pole during construction.
(Ord. No. 93319, § 1, 1-25-01; Ord. No. 2017-08-31-0609, § 1, 8-31-17; Ord. No. 2020-04-02-0225, § 1, 4-2-20)
Source: City of San Antonio, City Code, City Charter and Unified Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/san_antonio/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICO_CH29STSI_ARTIVEX_DIV2TESP_S29-139ATPOFetched: 10/27/2026