(A) General. Facilities on, over, above, along, upon, under, across, or within rights-of-way are to be maintained by or for the utility in a manner satisfactory to the city and at the utility's expense.
(B) Emergency maintenance procedures. Emergencies may justify non-compliance with normal procedures for securing a permit:
(1) If an emergency creates a hazard on the traveled portion of the right-of-way; the utility shad take immediate steps to provide ail necessary protection for traffic on the highway or the public on the right-of-way including the use of signs, lights, barricades or flaggers. If a hazard does not exist on the traveled way, but the nature of the emergency is such as to require the parking on the shoulder of equipment required in repair operations, adequate signs and lights shall be provided. Parking on the shoulder in such an emergency will only be permitted when no other means of access to the facility is available.
(2) In an emergency, the utility shall, as soon as possible, notify the City Engineer or his or her duly authorized agent of the emergency, informing him or her as to what steps have been taken for protection of the traveling public and what will be required to make the necessary repairs. If the nature of the emergency is such as to interfere with the free movement of traffic, the city police shall be notified immediately.
(3) In an emergency, the utility shall use all means at hand to complete repairs as rapidly as practicable and with the least inconvenience to the traveling public.
(C) Emergency repairs. The utility must file in writing with the city a description of the repairs undertaken in the right-of-way within 48 hours after an emergency repair.
(D) Graffiti removal. The utility shall be solely responsible for the cost of the removal of all graffiti from all of its cable cabinets and other equipment. If graffiti is not removed after ten days written notice from the city to the utility, then the city may, but is not obligated, to so remove the said graffiti. Upon demand by the city to the utility, the city shall be reimbursed for all costs incurred by the city for said graffiti removal.
(E) Reduction in size of cable cabinets. If and when the availability of the size of the cable cabinets are reduced in size, the utility shall be required at its sole cost and expense to immediately replace all of its oversized installed cabinets with a reduced size cabinet.
(Ord. O-17-03, passed 3-14-17)