A. The grantor hereby grants to grantee for the term of twenty five (25) years from the passage and voter approval of the ordinance codified herein and the filing of a written acceptance by the grantee, the right to enter upon the public ways to install, operate and maintain a distribution system along, across, over and under the public ways for the privilege of transporting, distributing and/or selling gas to consumers and the public generally within the corporate limits of the city.
B. This chapter shall have the effect of and shall be a contract between grantor and grantee and shall be the measure of the rights and liabilities of grantor as well as grantee.
C. The franchise granted by this chapter is not exclusive and nothing herein shall be construed to divest the grantor of its control and regulation of the public ways. (Ord. 6053, 5-9-2007)