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the Department to recover its costs directly associated with reviewing a Small Wireless Facility Permit Application. (a) The Department shall charge a fee of $500 for a Small Wireless Facility Permit Application seeking to Collocate up to five Small Wireless Facilities. This fee shall increase by $100 for each additional Small Wireless Facility that an Applicant seeks to Collocate. (b) The Department shall charge a fee of $1,000 for a Small Wireless Facility Permit Application seeking to install or replace a Wireless Support Structure in addition to Collocating of a Small Wireless Facility on the Wireless Support Structure. Commencing January 1, 2020, the Department shall adjust the Application Fees annually by the consumer price index for the Minneapolis -St. Paul area. (2) Annual Small Wireless Facility Permit Fee. The Department shall charge an Annual Small Wireless Permit Fee for each Small Wireless Facility Permit issued to a Permittee. The Annual Srnall Wireless Permit Fee shall be determined by the Director and listed in the City's Fee Schedule. The Annual Srnall Wireless Permit Fee shall be based upon the recovery of the City's rights -of -way management costs. (3) City -Owned Wireless Support Structure Fees. The Department shall charge the following fees to the owner of any Small Wireless Facility Collocated on a Wireless Support Structure owned by the City or its assigns located in the Public Right -of - Way: (a) $150 per year for rent to occupy space on the Wireless Support Structure; (b) $25 per year for maintenance associated with the space occupied on the Wireless Support Structure; and (c) a monthly fee for electricity used to operate the Small Wireless Facility, if not purchased directly from a utility, at the rate of: i. $73 per radio node less than or equal to 100 max watts; ii. $182 per radio node over 100 max watts; or iii. the actual costs of electricity if the actual costs exceed the above. The applicant may opt to pay an annual fee upfront for the cost of electricity based on an annualized calculation. (4) City -Owned Property Fees. The Department shall charge an annual fee for collocating Small Wireless Facilities on City -owned property not located in the public right-of-way. The Department shall determine a reasonable and nondiscriminatory annual fee on a per location and per request basis. (5) Discretion to Require Additional Fees. In instances where the review of a Small Wireless Facility Permit Application is or will be unusually costly to the 19