The company shall have the right to erect all necessary poles and to place thereon the necessary wires, fixtures and accessories as well as to excavate and bury conduits or conductors for the distribution of electric energy in and through the city, provided the same shall be placed in accord with this franchise and any regulation the city may from time to time adopt or amend regarding the placement of facilities or structures of utilities, and other right of way users' facilities or structures, in the right of way. All electric utility system components placed above, upon, in or under public right of way, and the wires placed thereon or therein, shall comply with the national electrical safety code as adopted by the regulations of the Iowa utilities board. The company shall not without express approval from the city place in the right of way any substation operating at greater than fifteen thousand (15,000) volts, transmission lines, equipment or appliances operated at greater than fifteen thousand (15,000) volts or pad mounted distribution facilities of greater than fifteen thousand (15,000) volts serving an underground distribution feeder system. (Ord. 07-4294, 11-27-2007)