A. Grantee shall not have the right to assign, sell, lease, or otherwise transfer in any manner whatsoever to any third party not affiliated with Grantee the rights and privileges granted under this chapter except as hereinafter provided. Any assignment, sale, lease, or other transfer by the Grantee of the Franchise granted herein to any third party not affiliated with Grantee shall be ineffective and void unless:
1. The proposed assignment, sale, lease or transfer shall be in writing:
2. The prospective assignee, buyer, lessee or other transferee shall agree in writing to accept and become responsible for full performance of all conditions, covenants, obligations, and liabilities contained in this chapter; and
3. Such writing shall be submitted to the City Clerk of the Grantor.
This Paragraph A shall not apply to any arrangement which is in compliance with the provisions of Paragraph B of this Section. This Section shall not apply to the use of any portion of Grantee's distribution system for the transportation, distribution or sale to any Consumer purchasing, receiving and using natural gas outside the municipal corporate limits of the City.
B. After the operative date of this chapter, Grantee shall have the right to enter into or continue to operate pursuant to any "Transportation Tariff Arrangement" or to enter into or continue any arrangement by which natural gas owned by any party other than Grantee shall be transported, distributed or sold through any portion of Grantee's Distribution System for delivery to any Consumer located within the municipal corporate limits of the City. (Ord. 2014-29, 8-19-2014)