(A) The company shall, at its cost, locate and relocate its existing facilities or equipment in, on, over or under any public street, right-of-way, or alley in the city in such a manner as the city may at any time reasonably require for the purposes of facilitating the construction, reconstruction, maintenance or repair of the street or alley or any public improvement thereof, in or about any such public street, right-of-way, or alley or reasonably promoting the efficient operation of any such improvement. If the city requires the company to relocate facilities in the public right of way that have been relocated at company expense at the direction of the city during the previous five years, the reasonable costs of such relocation will be paid by the city.
(B) If the city orders or requests the company to relocate its existing facilities or equipment for any reason other than as specified above, or as the result of the initial request for a commercial, private or other non-public development, the company shall receive payment for the cost of such relocation as a precondition to relocating its existing facilities or equipment.
(C) The city shall consider reasonable alternatives in designing its public works projects so as not arbitrarily to cause the company unreasonable additional expense in exercising its authority under this section. The city shall also provide a reasonable alternative location for the company’s facilities as part of its relocation request.
(Ord. 2362, passed 8-19-2019)