(a) All structures, lines and equipment erected by a Grantee within the City shall be so located as to cause minimum interference with the proper use of streets, alleys, public utility easements and other public ways and places and to cause minimum interference with the rights or reasonable convenience of property owners. The Grantee shall comply with all reasonable, proper and lawful ordinances of the City now or hereafter in force. The City shall actively assist the Grantee to the fullest extent necessary in obtaining reasonable joint pole or conduit use agreements from the owners of existing poles or conduits. To the extent that existing poles, posts, conduits and other such structures are not available, or are not available under reasonable terms and conditions, including excessive cost or unreasonable limitation upon the use of a Grantee's cable television system, a Grantee shall have the right, at its expense, to purchase, lease or in any other manner acquire, land, rights of way or public utility easements upon or under which to erect and maintain its own poles, conduits and other such structures as may be necessary for the construction and maintenance of its cable television system.
(b) In case of any disturbance by a Grantee of pavement, sidewalk, driveway or other surfacing, a Grantee shall, at its own cost and expense and in a manner approved by the City, replace and restore all paving, sidewalk, driveway or surface so disturbed in as good a condition as before said work was commenced.
(c) In the event that at any time during the period of a franchise the City shall lawfully elect to alter or change any street, alley, public utility easement or other public way requiring the relocation of a Grantee's facilities, then in such event the Grantee, upon reasonable notice by the City, shall remove, relay and relocate the same at its own expense; provided, however, that where public funds are available for such relocation pursuant to law, the Grantee shall not be required to pay the cost.
(d) Grantee shall, on the request of any person holding a building moving permit issued by the City, temporarily raise or lower its lines to permit the moving of the building. The expense of such temporary removal shall be paid by the person requesting the same, and the Grantee shall have the authority to require such payment in advance.
(e) A Grantee shall have the authority to trim trees upon and overhanging all streets, alleys, public utility easements, sidewalks and public places of the City so as to prevent the branches of such trees from coming into contact with the Grantee's facilities.
(f) All poles, lines, structures and other facilities of a Grantee in, on, over and under the streets, sidewalks, alleys, public utility easements and public grounds or places of the City shall be kept by the Grantee at all times in a safe and substantial condition.
(Res. 96-355. Passed 6-24-96.)