(A) The poles used for the company's distribution system shall be those erected and maintained by the power company and/or the telephone company and others, and such poles as shall be erected by the company only where poles of the power company and/or the telephone company and others share are not practicable, provided mutually satisfactory rental agreements can be entered into between the company and the power company and/or the telephone company and others. It is understood that if and when the power company and/or telephone company with whom the company contracts for use of poles goes underground with cables and lines, then the company shall likewise place its cables and lines underground.
(B) The company's transmission and distribution system, poles, wires, and appurtenances shall be located, erected and maintained so as not to endanger or interfere with the lives of persons or to interfere with any improvements or other uses the city may deem proper to make, or to hinder unnecessarily or obstruct the free use of streets, alleys, bridges or other public property.
(C) The company may not erect or remove any pole without giving prior notice to the city. The erection and removal of such poles shall be performed subject to such conditions as the city may establish from time to time not inconsistent with the purposes of this chapter.
(Ord., passed 8-25-92)