1. The City, by registering a person under Section 141.04 of this chapter or by issuing a right-of-way permit under this chapter does not surrender or to any extent lose, waive, impair, or lessen the lawful powers and rights which it has or which may be vested in the City under the state constitution, state law, and the City ordinance to regulate the use of the right-of-way by such persons. All such persons, by registration or by acceptance of a right-of-way permit, franchise, license, or lease are deemed and shall be held to agree that all lawful powers and rights, regulatory power, or police power, or otherwise as are or may be from time to time vested in or reserved to the City, shall be in full force and effect and subject to the exercise thereof by the City at any time. All such persons are further deemed to acknowledge that their rights are subject to the regulatory and police powers of the City to adopt and enforce general ordinances necessary to the safety and welfare of the public and are deemed to have agreed to comply with all applicable general laws and ordinances enacted by the City pursuant to such powers.
2. Any conflict between the provisions of a registration or of a right-of-way permit, franchise, license, or lease and any other lawful exercise of the City’s regulatory or police powers shall be resolved in favor of the City’s exercise of its lawful powers.