No franchise granted by the city shall in any way impair or affect the right of the city or successor in authority to acquire the property of the franchisee by purchase or through the exercise of the right of eminent domain, and nothing contained in such franchise shall be construed to contract away or to modify or abridge, either for a term or in perpetuity, the city’s or the franchisee’s rights of eminent domain before any court or other public authority in any proceeding of any character.
(Ord. 1152, passed 5-17-11)