110.01 Franchise Granted | 110.11 Indemnification |
110.02 Mains and Pipes; Indemnification | 110.12 Franchise Fee Remitted to City |
110.03 Excavations | 110.13 Modifying Fee |
110.04 Construction and Relocation | 110.14 Use of Fees |
110.05 Service Requirements | 110.15 Fee Refunds |
110.06 Franchise Fee | 110.16 Obligation to Collect |
110.07 Franchise Fee Billing | 110.17 Exemption From Other Fees |
110.08 Franchise Fee Collection | 110.18 Management Fees |
110.09 Administrative Fees | 110.19 Term of Franchise |
110.10 Annexation | 110.20 Entire Agreement |
There is hereby granted to INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY, hereinafter referred to as the "Company," its successors and assigns, the right, franchise and privilege for the term of twenty-five (25) years from and after the passage, adoption, approval and acceptance of this Ordinance† 4 , to lay down, maintain and operate the necessary pipes, mains and other conductors and appliances in, along and under the streets, avenues, alleys and public places in the City as now or hereafter constituted, for the purpose of distributing, supplying and selling gas to said City and the residents thereof and to persons and corporations beyond the limits thereof; also the right of eminent domain as provided in Section 364.2 of the Code of Iowa. The term "gas" as used in this franchise shall be construed to mean natural gas only.
Notes
| 4 | † EDITOR’S NOTE: Ordinance No. 2203, adopting a natural gas franchise for the City, was passed and adopted on September 15, 2014. |
The mains and pipes of the Company must be so placed as not to interfere unnecessarily with water pipes, drains, sewers and fire hydrants which have been or may hereafter be placed in any street, alley and public places in said City nor unnecessarily interfere with the proper use of the same, including ordinary drainage, or with the sewers, underground pipe and other property of the City, and the Company, its successors and assigns shall hold the City free and harmless from all damages arising from the negligent acts or omissions of the Company in the laying down, operation and maintenance of said natural gas distribution system.
In making any excavations in any street, alley, or public place, Company, its successors and assigns, shall protect the site while work is in progress by guards, barriers or signals, shall not unnecessarily obstruct the use of the streets, and shall back fill all openings in such manner as to prevent settling or depressions in surface, pavement or sidewalk of such excavations with same materials, restoring the condition as nearly and as soon as practical. The Company shall not be required to restore or modify public right of way, sidewalks or other areas in or adjacent to the Company project to a condition superior to its immediate previously existing condition.
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