§ 9. CONDITIONS ON STREET USE.  


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  • (a)

    All transmission and distribution structures, lines and equipment erected by the grantee within the city shall be located so as not to interfere with the proper use of streets, alleys and other public ways and places, and to cause minimum interference with the rights or reasonable convenience of property owners who adjoin any of the said streets, alleys or other public ways or places, and not to interfere with existing public utility installations. In all areas of the city where the cables, wires, or other like facilities of public utilities are placed underground, the grantee shall place its cables, wires, or other like facilities underground to the maximum extent existing technology reasonably permits.

    (b)

    In case of any disturbance of pavement, sidewalk, driveway or other surfacing, the grantee shall, at its own expense, and in the manner provided by the city, replace and restore all paving, sidewalk, driveway or other surface of any street or alley disturbed.

    (c)

    If at any time during the period of this permit the city shall lawfully elect to alter or change the grade or location of any street, alley or other public way, the grantee shall, upon reasonable notice by the city, remove, relay, and relocate its poles, wires, cables, underground conduits, manholes and other fixtures at its own expense, and in each instance comply with the requirements of the city.

    (d)

    The grantee shall not place poles, conduits, or other fixtures above or below ground where the same will interfere with any gas, electric, telephone fixtures, water hydrant or other utility, and all such poles, conduits or other fixtures placed in any street shall be so placed as to comply with all requirements of the city.

    (e)

    The grantee shall, on request of any person holding a moving permit issued by the city, temporarily move its wires or fixtures to permit the moving of buildings, the expense of such temporary removal to be paid by the person requesting the same, and the grantee shall be given not less than forty-eight (48) hours advance notice to arrange for such temporary changes.

(Res. No. 11-01, § 9, 1-11-2011)