(A) Discontinued operations. A registrant who has determined to discontinue operations in the city must either:
(1) Provide information satisfactory to the Planner that the registrant’s obligations for his or her equipment and facilities in the right-of-way under this chapter have been lawfully assumed by another registrant; or
(2) Submit to the Planner an action plan for the removal or discontinuance of equipment and facilities. The Planner shall require removal of the equipment and facilities if the Planner determines the removal is necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare. The Planner may require the registrant to submit a surety consisting of an irrevocable letter of credit or a cash deposit to be held in escrow in an amount sufficient to reimburse the city for reasonably anticipated costs to be incurred in removing the equipment and facilities.
(B) Discontinued facilities. A right-of-way user shall notify the city when facilities are to be discontinued. A right-of-way user that has discontinued facilities in a right-of-way shall remove them from that right-of-way during the next scheduled city excavation if required in conjunction with other right-of-way repairs, excavation, or construction, unless this requirement is waived by the city.
(Ord. 277, passed 11-13-2017)