The public works director, upon such terms as he or she may see fit to impose, may give the grantee of the franchise permission to abandon, without removing, any facility laid, erected, constructed, operated or maintained under the franchise. The length of any such facility abandoned with such permission shall not be considered in calculating payments due under the franchise except for the time prior to the effective date of such permission. Nothing contained in the franchise shall be construed to permit the grantee any right to omit from its annual reports, if such reports are required, and from the calculation of franchise payments the length of any abandoned facility of grantee except in the manner aforesaid. Unless such permission is granted, the grantee shall remove all abandoned facilities within ninety (90) days after such abandonment and shall restore the street to its former state at the time such facilities were removed, as near as may be, so as not to impair its usefulness. (Ord. 579, 2-9-2005)