Chapter 15 Privately Owned Utilities

Sec. 15.1 Franchise required.

   No person, partnership, association or corporation operating a public utility shall have the right to the use of the highways, streets, alleys, or other public places of the city for wires, poles, pipes, tracks or conduits without the consent of the council; nor may it transact a local business in the city without first obtaining a franchise therefor from the city.

Sec. 15.2 Regulatory powers.

   The city shall have the right (a) to regulate public utilities; (b) to regulate the location of poles and other facilities used by public utilities, and (c) to require that wires in streets and alleys be placed underground.