(A) The city shall have authority to require the placing of all electric wires and also all telephone and telegraph wires in conduits underground and prescribe rules and regulations for the construction and use of said conduits and to enforce compliance therewith. In case of failure or refusal of the public utilities companies to place such wires underground and comply with the rules and regulations thereof, the city shall have authority to construct such conduits and place the wires underground and maintain a lien against the franchise and property of such companies.
(B) Every owner of real property which has an electric, telephone or cable television system connected to overhead electric, telephone or cable television facilities in a public right-of-way and which abuts upon a public right-of-way containing underground electric, telephone or cable television facilities shall cause such electric, telephone or cable television system to be disconnected from the overhead facilities within 90 days after written notification by the city that the underground facilities are available for connection. No less than 90 days prior to the date the underground facilities will become available, the city shall notify the affected property owner of the anticipated availability of the underground facilities and shall also notify the owner that the owner will be required to disconnect from the overhead facilities within 90 days of actual availability of the underground facilities.
('72 Code, § 12½-10) (Am. Ord. O-2005-31, passed 12-21-05)