(a) Notification of Abandoned Facilities. Any Permittee that intends to discontinue use of any Facilities within the public rights of way shall notify the Service Director in writing of the intent to discontinue use. Such notice shall describe the Facilities for which the use is to be discontinued, a date of discontinuance of use, which date shall not be less than thirty (30) days from the date such notice is submitted to the Service Director and the method of removal and restoration. The Permittee may not remove, destroy or permanently disable any such Facilities during said thirty (30) day period without written approval of the Service Director. After thirty (30) days from the date of such notice, the Permittee shall remove and dispose of such Facilities as set forth in the notice, as the same may be modified by the Service Director, and shall complete such removal and disposal within six months, unless additional time is requested from and approved by the Service Director.
(b) Conveyance of Facilities. At the discretion of the City, and upon written notice from the Service Director within thirty (30) days of the notice of abandonment, the Permittee may abandon the Facilities in place, and shall if the City so requests convey full title and ownership of such abandoned Facilities to the City. The consideration for the conveyance is the City’s permission to abandon the Facilities in place. The Permittee is responsible for all obligations as owner of the Facilities, or other liabilities associated therewith, until the conveyance to the City is completed.
(Ord. 14-2002. Passed 1-8-02.)