(A) A registrant who has determined to discontinue all operations in the city must either:
(1) Provide information satisfactory to the City Engineer that the registrant's obligations for its facilities in the rights-of-way under this chapter and under other applicable provisions of this Code, have been lawfully assumed by another registrant;
(2) Obtain permission from the City Engineer to abandon the facilities in place; or
(3) Submit to the City Engineer a proposal and instrument for transferring ownership of its facilities to the city.
(B) Facilities of a registrant who fails to comply with this section shall be deemed abandoned. Abandoned facilities are deemed to be a nuisance. The city may exercise any remedies and rights it has in law or in equity, but not limited to:
(1) Abating the nuisance and seeking reimbursement for the cost of abatement from the registrant; or
(2) Taking possession of the facilities and restoring them to a usable condition.
(Ord. O-2000-29, passed 7-19-00; Am. Ord. O-2020-14, passed 10-7-20)