(A) No person, public utility, business, or association, public or private, shall have the right to use the City streets, alleys, highways, public places, or rights-of-way for wires, poles, pipes, tracks, conduits, antennae or other utility facilities without the consent of the City, or to transact business therein without first obtaining a franchise from the City.
(B) Every public utility franchise shall be subject to the right of the City to use, control, and regulate the use of its streets, alleys, bridges, and public places and the space above and beneath them. Every public utility shall pay such part of the cost of improving or maintaining streets, alleys, bridges and public places as shall arise from its use thereof, and shall protect and hold the City harmless from all damages arising from said use. The City may require every franchise to permit joint use of its property and appurtenances located in the streets, alleys and public places by the City and by other utilities insofar as such joint use may be reasonably practicable. The City Commission shall arbitrate the terms and conditions of joint use and the compensation to be paid. The City Commission's decision shall be final.
(C) No person, public utility, business or association, public or private, shall use, install or construct any wire, pole, pipe, track, conduit, antenna, or other utility facility in the City streets, alleys, highways, public places or rights-of-way without first obtaining a permit from the City that describes the use, work, and facility and requires an "as built" blueprint or diagram to be filed with the City.
(D) No easement shall be granted by the City for the placement or installation of any wire, pole, pipe, track, conduit, antenna or other facility in the City streets, alleys, highways, public places or rights-of-way, but the City may grant a revocable license or permit for such purposes.
(Ord. 709-07-17, passed 7-17-17)