7-4-11: UTILITY COMPANIES:
   A.   Plan Submission:
      1.   The owner of the utility company responsible for installing and/or constructing any aboveground or buried system of cables, conduits, pipes, ducts, tunnels or any appurtenances within the public right of way or other public place for the purpose of supplying or conveying oil, gas, electricity, communications, water, sewer, storm water in, to or from the city, or to or from any parcel of land within the city shall submit three (3) copies of plans and specifications to the city clerk at least fifteen (15) business days before commencing work. Plans shall clearly illustrate, by coordinates, distances and bearings, the exact location, size, descriptions and elevations of all pipes, conduits, ducts, cables, tunnels or appurtenances to be installed or constructed within the public right of way or other public places. Plans shall be accurately reproduced to a standard scale.
      2.   The owner of the utility company shall, within ten (10) business days following the completion of work, submit an as constructed plan or set of plans showing all corrections and changes marked clearly in red and shall indicate the date of installation, including the date of service connections.
      3.   The owner of the utility company which is responsible for any existing aboveground and/or buried systems of cables, conduits, pipes, ducts, tunnels or any appurtenances shall submit a plan or set of plans showing the location and description of the system components within thirty (30) days following notice by the city clerk.
   B.   Protection Of Utilities: The owner of any utilities within the public right of way or other public place shall bear all costs of relocating, removing, shoring, supporting or protecting the utility in the event it becomes necessary for the city or any authorized contractors to perform work under, above, across or adjacent to the utility within the public right of way or other public place.
   C.   Conflict With Franchise Agreements: The provisions of this section are subject to the terms of any existing franchise agreements entered into between the city and a utility company. In the event of a conflict between the terms of such agreements and this section, the terms of the franchise agreements control. (Ord. 210, 10-4-2005)