(A) Construction and maintenance of the transmission distribution system, including house connections, shall be in accordance with the provisions of the National Electrical Safety Code as prepared by the National Bureau of Standards, the National Electrical Code of the National Board of Underwriters, and any applicable ordinances and regulations of the city affecting electrical installations which may be, from time to time, in effect. The system shall be adequately grounded according to the best cable industry practices.
(B) Installation and housedrop hardware shall be uniform throughout the city. However, the company shall be free to change its hardware and installation procedures as the art progresses.
(C) In the maintenance and operation of the television transmission and distribution system, and in the course of any new construction or addition to its facilities, the company shall proceed so as to cause the least possible inconvenience to the general public. Any opening or obstruction in the streets or other public places made by the company in the course of its operations shall be guarded and protected at all times by placement of adequate barriers, fences, or boardings, the bounds of which, during periods of dusk and darkness, shall be clearly designated by warning lights.
(D) In case of any disturbance of the pavement, sidewalk, driveway, or other surface, the company shall, at its own expense and in a manner approved by the city, remove, replace, and restore the pavement, sidewalk, driveway, or other surface so disturbed, in as good a condition as before the work was commenced.
(E) In the event that the city elects to alter or change any street, alley, easement, or public way requiring the relocation of the facilities of the company, the company, upon reasonable notice by the city, shall remove and relocate the same at its own expense.
(F) The company shall, when necessary, on the request of any person holding an appropriate permit issued by the city, temporarily raise or lower its lines to permit the moving of any building or other structure. The actual expense of the temporary removal shall be paid by the person requesting it and the company shall have the right to require payment in advance of the temporary removal.
(Ord. 1799, passed 6-21-71)